Indira Rasoi Yojana: Rajasthan

Indira Rasoi Yojana: Rajasthan

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Policies and interventions 

In news

• Recently, Indira Rasoi Yojana was in the news. 
• Over 50 lakh people have benefited from the scheme in Rajasthan. 
• The scheme was launched in August 2020.

Key takeaways 

• Aim: To provide nutritious food to the poor and needy twice a day at concessional rates.
• Under the scheme, each plate serves 100 grams of pulses and vegetables each, 250 grams of chapati and pickles.
• Implementation: Local voluntary organisations 
• Monitoring: A committee headed by the District Collector monitors the scheme. 
• A special app has also been created for monitoring the food quality.
• Target: To serve 1.34 lakh people per day in the state.