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ATAL CANTEENS IN CAPITAL GAIN IN POPULARITY
The Sunday Guardian
|March 01, 2026
Itis afternoon, and the peoplearestreaming in the large hall.
Oneby one they register themselves at the counter, get their token, slowly take their food thali to the table, andstart eating. Scenes such as this are an everyday affair at Atal Canteens across the capital.
Earlier this week, Delhi's Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched 70 Atal canteens across the capital, an initiativeby the Delhi government to subsidize the food for the working-class people in the city. These canteens serve both lunch served between 11:30am to2pmand dinner from 6:30 pm to 9 pm, and they provide a full thali for just 5 Rs consisting of rice, dal, roti, sabzi, and pickle.
To see the buzz of these canteens, TSG visited several of the Atal Canteens in Delhi toshare the experience of the people availing themselves of service of these canteens. Mostly, there were working-class people, slum dwellers, including women and children and passersby.
This story is from the March 01, 2026 edition of The Sunday Guardian.
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