Subhiksha hotel opens at Central Library canteen

Thiruvananthapuram: District’s first Subhiksha hotel was opened at the state central library canteen, Palayam, here on Tuesday. Minister for food and civil supplies G R Anil inaugurated the hotel.
Subhiksha hotel is a project of the state government which aims at providing food at fair price once in a day to the needy persons as part of ‘hunger free Kerala’ project.
Vayana Kudumbasree unit at Nanthencode has been entrusted with the conduct of the hotel. Inaugurating the hotel the minister said that the government is planning to implement the project in all legislative assembly constituencies in the state.
“Taking food to bed-ridden patients will be made a part of this project. The government will provide an assistance of Rs 10 lakhs for each unit. It is also considering giving cooking items on subsidised rates to Subhiksha units via Supplyco as part of easing the functioning of hotels,’‘ said G R Anil.
Meals can be had from Subhiksha hotel at Rs 20. Other special items will also be made available at subsidised rates. The government will give the units Rs 5 as subsidy for each meal.