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New Indian Express
27-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
‘Trupti Canteens' to come up in Vijayawada soon
VIJAYAWADA: Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) will soon launch four 'Trupti Canteens' in the city to offer affordable, protein-rich food to the public and visitors. As a pilot project, firstly, four canteens will be inaugurated at Pujna Centre, BRTS Road, near D-Mart (Durgapuram), and close to Siddhartha College in Moghalrajapuram. These will operate from morning to night, with proposals under consideration to run them 24/7. The menu includes tiffin items such as idly, dosa, poori, and vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryani, priced between `20 and `70. Non-vegetarian items will be slightly costlier. The State government, under the 'One Family – One Entrepreneur' initiative, aims to set up 700 Trupti Canteens across Andhra Pradesh. As part of this initiative, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana inaugurated the first canteen in Nellore a few months ago. Encouraged by the positive public response, authorities plan to expand the initiative in urban areas, particularly Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. VMC will set up the canteens on municipal lands with support from the Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) through the Sale of Articles of Rural Artisans Society (SARAS). Each canteen will operate from prefabricated iron containers measuring 24x16 feet. SARAS will supply both the containers and the kitchen equipment. Self-Help Group (SHG) women will operate the canteens. Each unit will be managed by four women from different groups. The total cost per canteen is Rs 14.50 lakh, with SHG members bearing 75% through bank loans and SARAS covering the remaining 25%. The women are expected to earn at least Rs 30,000 per month from the venture. Speaking to TNIE, Technical Expert (UCD, VMC) Sujatha said, 'Four women will work in two shifts at each canteen. If needed, they may take assistance from family members. VMC has allotted lands for these Trupti Canteens. Bank loans are available at general interest rates, with a 7% rebate on interest. Four canteens will be launched in the city soon.'
Hans India
06-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Govt proposes to start 700 Trupti canteens in State: Narayana
Nellore: Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development P Narayana has said the government is proposed to start as many as 700 Trupti Canteens across the State. He inaugurated newly established Trupti Canteen along with MEPMA MD Tej Bharath under Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) project at Atmakur bus stand center in the city on Monday. The Minister has said that as part of the initiative to provide economic empowerment to women, the government has initiated Trupti Canteens under Smart Bazar Concept. The aim of the government in initiating Trupti Canteens is to transform poor women as Industrialists. Narayana detailed that Trupti Canteen will be organised by four MEPMA women in Nellore, to make them earn at least Rs 30,000 each per month. He said that with the same spirit, 700 canteens are proposed to start across the State. Nellore Municipal Corporation Commissioner YO Nandan, MEPMA PD Radhamma, Deputy Mayor Roop Kumar Yadav and others were present.
