Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Delhi Opens Rs 5 Atal Canteen for Poor
A new Atal Canteen has opened in Janakpuri, Delhi.
It sells nutritious and clean meals for only Rs 5.
The canteen is meant to help poor and economically vulnerable people.
Daily-wage workers and people who work long hours can also use it.
Ashish Sood opened the canteen on Wednesday.
He said people should be able to eat with dignity.
The government also wants to improve living conditions in JJ colonies.
More Atal Canteens are expected to open across Delhi.
Delhi’s first Atal Canteen in Janakpuri opened on Wednesday.
The canteen offers nutritious and hygienic meals for Rs 5.
Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood inaugurated the facility at JJ Colony.
The meals are intended for poor, economically vulnerable people, workers and labourers.
The Delhi Government plans to expand the Atal Canteen network and improve JJ colonies.
- Who
- The Delhi Government, Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood, and people facing financial hardship.
- What
- The first Atal Canteen in Janakpuri opened, offering nutritious and hygienic meals for Rs 5.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- JJ Colony, opposite Mother Dairy on Old Pankha Road, Janakpuri, Delhi.
- Why
- To provide affordable, nutritious and hygienic food to poor, economically vulnerable people, workers and labourers.
- Meal price
- Rs 5
- Location
- JJ Colony, opposite Mother Dairy on Old Pankha Road, Janakpuri
- Inaugurated by
- Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood
- Meal purpose
- Providing nutritious and hygienic food at an affordable price
- Intended beneficiaries
- Poor and economically vulnerable people, daily-wage workers, labourers and people working long hours
- Expansion plan
- The Delhi Government plans to open more Atal Canteens across Delhi
- Related housing effort
- The government is working to improve JJ colonies and provide permanent housing to needy families