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Delhi government today alloted Rs 10 crore in its budget for setting up 'Aam Aadmi canteens' across the city to provide subsidised food.

The Supreme Court today sought the response from the Centre on a plea seeking distribution of subsidised foodgrains to the poor through PDS.

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Ministry needs to set aside at least 650 cr for the non-subsidised cylinders this yr

Worried that the mid-day meal programme could be hit by the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, Kapil Sibal had written to Petroleum Ministry.

The government's new policy would mean that every school would get only six cylinders at a subsidised rate.

"Of course we will be talking to the Finance Ministry..They will examine it and get back to us," HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju told.

Petroleum Ministry has turned down a request of the HRD Ministry to allow supply of subsidised LPG cylinders for the mid-day meal programme.

There is a ray of hope for consumers as oil ministry may increase the supply of subsidised LPG cylinders.

Kapil Sibal has urged oil minister Jaipal Reddy to take a quick decision to prevent operational problem in the scheme.

HRD Ministry has asked the Petroleum Ministry to exempt schools from this formulation as the meal is not a "commercial activity".

Additional financial burden on account of buying LPG cylinders at market rate stand at about Rs 652 cr every year as per rough estimates.

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