After the congress came to power in Karnataka, Indira canteen service was resumed with different menus in many cities/towns, but congress High Command Dr. Only in Kalaburagi, the hometown of Mallikarjuna Kharge, this project has not been eclipsed 10 months ago! After the congress came to power in Karnataka, the Indira canteen service was resumed with different menus in many cities/towns, but congress High Command Dr. Only in Kalaburagi, the hometown of Mallikarjuna Kharge, this project has not been eclipsed 10 months ago!


In 2018 itself, Indira Canteen service was started in 7 places under Kalaburagi Corporation and here 3 to 4 thousand people were the beneficiaries of Indira Canteen by consuming discounted lunch and dinner. These canteens also gained popularity within a short period of time. No hike in Indira canteen meal price: State government clarifies

Bengaluru-based Septagency was managing the Indira Canteen in the city. According to the sources, it is said that the corporation has not paid the money to the said organization despite running the canteen in Kalaburagi for 30 months. This service has not resumed due to release of dues.


According to Septagency employee Basalinga Batherli, the corporation paid Rs 7.30 crore to his agency. Money must come. Moreover, the staff working in the canteen have not been paid for the last 5 months. What should we do when a huge bill is due? How to cope? Batherli is crying that the door of Indira canteen has to be closed inevitably. Meanwhile, the corporation is ordering the Indiri canteen to be put back into service, but the corporation is not willing to release the outstanding amount. 50 lakhs recently. 6.80 crore is still retained by the released company. The amount we give outside is .3 crore. In this case, tell me what should the .50 lakh given by the corporation be loaned to? Batherly is questioning.


We have to pay crores for cylinder, vegetable, dawasa grain, laborers, sanitation workers and so on. Batherli expressed his helplessness saying that due to the outstanding balance, the door of Indira Canteen could not be opened immediately after paying 50 lakhs as suggested by the corporation. people are coming and asking when the canteen will reopen. Even though we are under increasing pressure, we are struggling to start the canteen service. The main reason for all this is that the 7.30 crores that should come from the corporation is not coming. We got the agency after defaulting on the loan. Sreshaila Kulkarni, manager of Septagency, said that if the money is paid in full, it will be convenient to resume the canteen service immediately. Talking to kannada Prabha newspaper, he said that Indira Canteen has benefited thousands of people of Kalaburagi on a regular basis. Let the corporation facilitate the reopening of the canteen as per the demand of the people. He demanded full payment of the outstanding bill.


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