Indira canteens in Bengaluru to provide free food packets to poor till May 24
BENGALURU:
Amid Karnataka Curfew till May 24, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to distribute food packets free of charge to the poor from May 12 from all Indira Canteens within the city limits.
Beneficiaries who receive a food packets will have to produce identity card such as voter identification card/ Aadhaar card/ driving license/labour department identity card to obtain meals.
As per the orders issued by BBMP’s chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta, each beneficiary will be given a maximum of three food packet, depending on the total number of family members on their ration card.
Those coming to get lunch packets at the canteens will have to comply with COVID-19 norms (wearing of masks and maintenance of social distancing while standing in queues).
Karnataka government has imposed a Curfew from 6 am on May 10 till 6 am on May 24 amid rising cases of coronavirus infection.
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