Shivraj Singh Chouhan plans meals for Rs 10 in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh is set to join select states in the country which have launched subsidised meal schemes for the poor. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is giving final shape to his plan to launch “thali” (meals) at Rs 10, to be christened ‘Deendayal Sarkari Aahar’, after the name of philosopher and RSS ideologue Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya.

“The cheap meal scheme, mooted at the MP BJP’s recent convention at Pachmarhi, is most likely to be announced on the birth anniversary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya on September 25,” a BJP spokesman told this newspaper here on Friday.

The Rs 10 ‘thali menu comprises roti, dal, sabzi (vegetable curry), rice and pickle. The scheme is mulled apparently keeping an eye on the 2018 assembly elections when BJP will try for fourth successive term in power in the state.