Kolkata to soon get rice and fish curry for Rs 21 at selected outlets

Kolkata would soon be serving full meals costing just Rs 21 at selected outlets in the city - the menu would consist of rice, fish-curry, dal and a vegetable. It will be by Benfish which is an arm of the state fisheries department. This had been reported in October 2016 and is now taking shape.
It will be the Ekushe Annapurna and will be targeted at office goers and others who usually depend on roadside eateries for their lunch. These are unhygienic.

The project is sure to raise eyebrows in an environment when the price of daal is racing towards the Rs 200/kg mark, and the price of fish is beyond reach of many. But, Benfish has control over the fish that is the most expensive item in the list.
Benfish feels the offer will appeal to the middle class.
Till now, various arms of the state government have been selling products like honey, ghee, raw meat, poultry and fish items. This will be the first time when the government will start selling cooked complete meals.


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