People of 29 villages in Guntur district, where the government has pooled land for construction of the new capital city Amaravati, can look forward to relishing south Indian fast foods and meal at NTR (Anna) Canteens at a very low price.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated one such canteen close to the Interim Secretariat Complex here on Saturday and had a taste of the items along with Deputy Chief Minister N. Chinarajappa, Guntur MP Jayadev Galla, and others.
He said these canteens would be set up in all those 29 villages across Mangalagiri, Tadepalli and Thullur in the coming months.
Being run by the Akshaya Patra Charitable Foundation (APCF) of Hare Krishna Movement, the canteens would be eventually extended throughout Andhra Pradesh.
The APCF has been identified as the implementing agency by the A.P. Capital Region Development Authority.
The canteens were promised to be set up under Schedule 3 (1) (iii) of the Land Pooling Scheme.
The menu
They (the canteens) are modelled on the lines of Amma Canteens that gained immense popularity in Tamil Nadu.
An idly costs just Re.1 in Anna Canteens. Two hundred grams of pongal and an equal quantity of tomato bath costs Rs.5 each. Two hundred grams of sambar rice, pulihora (tamarind rice) and vegetable rice costs Rs.5 each, and 150 grams of curd rice costs Rs.3.
