Jaipur, Jan 5: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday renamed Indira Rasoi Yojna, launched by the previous state government, to 'Shree Annapurna Rasoi Yojna'.

The name was announced in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the BJP state headquarters here, party sources said. Rajasthan Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma Keeps Home Department, Diya Kumari Gets Finance; Check Details.

This is PM Modi's first visit to the party office in Jaipur since becoming prime minister. The new government found "shortcomings" in the Indira Rasoi Yojana, they said. Rajasthan: CM Bhajanlal Sharma-Led BJP Government Transfers 72 IAS Officers, 121 RAS Officers in First Bureaucratic Reshuffle.

Former Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot had launched the Indira Rasoi Yojna in August 2020 to provide food at Rs 8 per plate with a resolution that 'no one should sleep hungry'.

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