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Food subsidisation program in the India state of Odisha
Āhāra Jojanā (meaning "food" in Odia) is a food subsidisation program run by the Ministry of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Co-operation, Government of Odisha to provide cheap lunch to the poor at a price of five rupees inspired from the Amma Unavagam of Tamilnadu. It was inaugurated on April 1, 2015 by the Chief Minister of Odisha Nabin Patnaik on Utkala Dibasa.2 It is headquartered in Bhubaneswar.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Āhāra Jojanā (meaning "food" in Odia) is a food subsidisation program run by the Ministry of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Co-operation, Government of Odisha to provide cheap lunch to the poor at a price of five rupees inspired from the Amma Unavagam of Tamilnadu. It was inaugurated on April 1, 2015 by the Chief Minister of Odisha Nabin Patnaik on Utkala Dibasa.2
Founded by Government of Odisha in 2015.1
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