‘200 Anna canteens will be set up soon’, says Pulla Rao

Saturday, March 3, 2018 
Visakhapatnam

The State government will soon set up 200 Anna canteens to supply meal on subsidy to the poor at Rs.5 said Minister for Civil Supplies Prathipati Pulla Rao.

He said that the government was also considering supply of black gram, green gram and red chillies through fair price shops on subsidy. Supply of kerosene to Washermen, fishermen and ‘kurakula’ communities was also on the cards. He paid a surprise visit to a fair price shop at Seethammadhara today. He said that red gram dal being sold at Rs.70 to Rs.80 in the open market was being supplied at Rs.40. a