Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had announced aid packages for various sections of the society in the state under the 'Break the Chain' restrictions to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak. In it, the poor and needy people of the state were provided free meals under Shivbhojan Thali for one month from April 15 onwards.
This period has now been extended for one more month and free meals will be made available to the poor people of the state till June 14, 2021 under the scheme.
A statement from the chief minister's office (CMO) said a government resolution in connection with this move was issued on May 14 by the state food and civil supplies department. The scheme, which was launched on January 26 last year to provide wholesome meals at Rs 10 from 950 centres, has so far served 4,27 crore 'thalis', including 48 lakh between April 15 and May 20 this year, it said.