The Karnataka government is not providing funds for the Indira canteens and is instead asking the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to run them, claimed <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/disqualification-of-karnataka-rebel-mlas-to-send-strong-signal-across-country-siddaramaiah-239054">Congress leader Siddaramaiah</a> on Saturday.

"I have heard that the government is not providing funds for the Indira canteen. They are instead saying that the BBMP should run it," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.

Expressing his dissatisfaction with the BS Yediyurappa led the government's decision he said that the state should continue to manage and pay for the canteens in Bengaluru.

"There are more than 190 canteens in Bangalore. The cost of running them comes to around Rs 200 crore per annum. The state should not let the BBMP run them, the state should pay for it," Siddaramaiah said.&nbsp;

Indira canteens were started by the former Congress government in the state in 2017 to provide meals to the economically disadvantaged sections of society at a subsidised price.

The Karnataka government is not providing funds for the Indira canteens and is instead asking the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to run them, claimed Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday.

The Karnataka government is not providing funds for the Indira canteens and is instead asking the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to run them, claimed Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday. "I have heard that the government is not providing funds for the Indira canteen. They are instead saying that the BBMP should run it," Siddaramaiah told reporters here. Expressing his dissatisfaction with the BS Yediyurappa led the government's decision he said that the state should continue to manage and pay for the canteens in Bengaluru. "There are more than 190 canteens in Bangalore. The cost of running them comes to around Rs 200 crore per annum. The state should not let the BBMP run them, the state should pay for it," Siddaramaiah said. Indira canteens were started by the former Congress government in the state in 2017 to provide meals to the economically disadvantaged sections of society at a subsidised price.

State government should continue running Indira canteens: Siddaramaiah

The civic authority in Bengaluru has come up with a novel idea to make women feel safe. The city will soon have as many as 1000 parking spots reserved for women across its busy, prime areas.

The project has been implemented in Brigade Road so far and will be extended to 85 prime areas of the city.

&quot;There are people who have all the time and money in the world. They park their vehicles for a long time, for the entire day till late evening. The women, meanwhile, are troubled by this. When they come, they have to go looking for parking for 1-2 km,&quot;&nbsp;Sampath Raj, Mayor, Bengaluru.

Mayor Raj says that the idea behind the initiative is to better&nbsp;women&#39;s safety by allowing them to park&nbsp;on main roads, especially&nbsp;during the&nbsp;night.

&quot;I think something like this has happened for the first time in the world. There will be some teething troubles initially, but this move will be beneficial in the long run,&quot; he added.

Bengaluru&#39;s packed streets desperately lack parking spaces and more often than not drivers are forced to go looking for suitable&nbsp;bylanes. The women drivers in the city that WION spoke to expressed great excitement over the initiative.&nbsp;

&quot;It is something nice that the city is doing for us. you find it so difficult to park with those big cars. it&#39;s a wonderful initiative, said a woman driver.

&quot;It gives me more pleasure to come to brigade road and church street now that I have a few slots available where I can park without hassle,&quot; said another.

Traders in these areas are also expecting an increase in their businesses as they feel that the slots will be available for genuine shoppers.

The civic authority in Bengaluru has come up with a novel idea to make women feel safe. The city will soon have as many as 1000 parking spots reserved for women across its busy, prime areas.

The civic authority in Bengaluru has come up with a novel idea to make women feel safe. The city will soon have as many as 1000 parking spots reserved for women across its busy, prime areas. The project has been implemented in Brigade Road so far and will be extended to 85 prime areas of the city. "There are people who have all the time and money in the world. They park their vehicles for a long time, for the entire day till late evening. The women, meanwhile, are troubled by this. When they come, they have to go looking for parking for 1-2 km," Sampath Raj, Mayor, Bengaluru. Mayor Raj says that the idea behind the initiative is to better women's safety by allowing them to park on main roads, especially during the night. "I think something like this has happened for the first time in the world. There will be some teething troubles initially, but this move will be beneficial in the long run," he added. Bengaluru's packed streets desperately lack parking spaces and more often than not drivers are forced to go looking for suitable bylanes. The women drivers in the city that WION spoke to expressed great excitement over the initiative. "It is something nice that the city is doing for us. you find it so difficult to park with those big cars. it's a wonderful initiative, said a woman driver. "It gives me more pleasure to come to brigade road and church street now that I have a few slots available where I can park without hassle," said another. Traders in these areas are also expecting an increase in their businesses as they feel that the slots will be available for genuine shoppers.

Bengaluru now has reserved parking for women

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