VIJAYAWADA: Tiffin and meal prices are set to become affordable for visitors and employees at the State Secretariat very soon.As of now, the employees and visitors have to shell out `25 for tiffin and `60 for meals at the Secretariat canteen. Recently, the government subsidised the prices for staff members, which will be enforced shortly. According to the new decision, the AP Secretariat Employees’ Cooperative Society Canteen will provide tiffin at `10 and meals at `25.
Visitors to the secretariat can also avail the facility, government sources told ‘Express’.
The government has taken the decision to provide meals to hundreds of employees of the Secretariat at low prices as many of them are staying away from home.Earlier, visitors, who hailed from underprivileged background, had requested the ministers concerned and administrative authorities to bring down the prices at the canteen.
The Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Employees’ Cooperative Society had also appealed to the government for the same. Taking a serious note of the issue, the government has issued a government order on the subsided prices. The Secretariat Employees’ Association is gearing up with the arrangements for the inauguration of this scheme by the Chief Minister. AP Secretariat Cooperative Canteen president V Srinivasarao said, “The government has responded quickly on the issue. It is a great initiative as it will bring relief to the employees and visitors alike.”Meanwhile, Opposition leaders claimed that the measure was to pacify the employees who are furious with the government over the compulsory retirement scheme news which was doing the rounds for quite some time now.
Rate chart
Idly 4,(200 grams) - L10
Vada 2 (120 grams) - L10
Plain dosa (150 grams) - L10
Mysore bajji (240 gms)- L10
Sweet/snacks (100 gms) - L10
Poori 2 (120 grams) - L15
Tomato bath/ Upma (250 grams) - L10
Chapati/Pulka (110 grams) - L15
Onion Dosa, Pesarattu (150 grams) - L10
Veg biryani (300 grams) - L15
Special rice (250 grams) - L15
Rice/ Pongal/ Lemon Rice/ Sambar Rice/ Curd Rice/ Tomato Rice
(250 grams) - L10
Ragi sankati (200 grams)- L10