Bengaluru, Aug 29: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today said that the government had no intention to close down Indira Canteens in the State that provide subsidisesd food to the poor and also there is no proposal to change its name.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he said his government had ordered a probe over alleged misuse of the subsidy given to the private food providers supplying food in over 200 such canteens and it had no intention to close them down. But the government will streamline supply of quality food through these canteens.
His clarification comes in the wake of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor stating that if the state government stopped funds, the BBMP would run these canteens.
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