Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma changed the previous state government’s Indira Rasoi Yojna to ‘Shree Annapurna Rasoi Yojna’ on Friday, news agency PTI reported. According to party insiders, the name was revealed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was visiting the BJP state headquarters. This is PM Modi’s first visit to the party headquarters in Jaipur since taking office. According to them, the new government discovered “shortcomings” in the Indira Rasoi Yojana.
Bhajanlal Sharma government of Rajasthan changed the name of ‘Indira Rasoi Yojana’ to ‘Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana’. The state government reviewed the scheme and issued orders to change the name. Orders were issued to change the name in all hoardings and online portals as well. pic.twitter.com/4QtQUMVDtA
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) January 6, 2024
In August 2020, the former Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot announced the Indira Rasoi Yojna to give meals at Rs 8 per plate with the goal of ensuring that “no one should sleep hungry.”
PM Modi Tells Rajasthan MLAs To Work Towards Providing ‘Double Engine’ Govt’s Benefit To Every Household
Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged BJP MLAs in Rajasthan to work together to ensure that every home benefits from the “double-engine” administration, PTI reported.
On Friday evening, the prime minister met with MLAs and party officials at the party’s state headquarters in this city. The meeting lasted over two and a half hours.
According to Rajasthan Urban Development Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra, nearly all ministers, MLAs, and party office-bearers attended the meeting. He stated that Vasundhara Raje did not attend the meeting owing to family obligations. Raje was a candidate for chief minister, but the party’s high leadership chose first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma instead.
“The prime minister, as the head of the family, has asked us to make the Viksit Bharat Yatra successful and to ensure that all beneficiaries of various schemes of the central government get benefits,” Kharra said.