Context: Recently, the Rajasthan Government announced a scheme named Indira Rasoi Yojana to provide meals twice a day on the concessional rate.
About the scheme

• The scheme has been named in honour of late Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India with a corpus of Rs 100 crores per annum. 
• The scheme will focus on eradicating the dearth of nutritious food and hunger in the state. 
• This scheme will provide food to the needy people living in the jurisdiction of urban local bodies and will function keeping in mind the requirements and tastes of every municipality.
• Use of Information Technology will ensure smooth functioning and monitoring of the Yojana. 
• For implementation and monitoring, a committee headed by the district collector will be constituted. 

Few other similar initiatives

• In 2016 Rajasthan government launched ‘Annapurna Rasoi Yojana’, a subsidised meal scheme offering breakfast and lunch for Rs 5 and Rs 8.
• The Amma Canteen by the Government of Tamil Nadu which provides idli for Rs 1, a plate of sambar rice for Rs 5, a plate of “Karuvapellai Satham” (Curry leaves rice) for Rs 5 and a plate of curd rice for Rs 3.
• Akshaya Patra, an NGO that works with the government on Mid-Day Meal Scheme for children. 
• Deendayal canteens in Madhya Pradesh, Aam Aadmi canteens in Delhi and other such canteens in Odisha and Karnataka are providing subsidised food to needy.