Tripura launches ₹10 midday meal for patients' attendants at AGMC and GB Pant Hospital
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on 31 March 2025 launched a ₹10 midday meal service for family members and attendants of patients at Agartala Government Medical College and GB Pant Hospital.
Summary
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, who also holds the health portfolio, on 31 March 2025 launched a midday meal service at ₹10 for family members and attendants of patients at Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital in Agartala. The meal includes rice, dal, vegetables and egg curry. The service is run jointly by the state Health Department, the Rogi Kalyan Samiti and the Rotary Club. Saha said the government was also planning a shelter house for patients' attendants.
Key facts
- Date
- 31 March 2025, Agartala
- Launched by
- CM Manik Saha (also Health Minister)
- Price
- ₹10 per meal
- Menu
- Rice, dal, vegetables, egg curry
- Run by
- Health Department, Rogi Kalyan Samiti and Rotary Club
- Next
- Shelter house for attendants planned
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At what price per meal did Tripura launch a midday meal service for patients' attendants at AGMC and GB Pant Hospital on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹10
CM Manik Saha launched the meal at ₹10.
Tripura's ₹10 meal service for patients' attendants, launched on 31 March 2025, is run jointly by the Health Department, the Rogi Kalyan Samiti and which other body?
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Correct answer: A — Rotary Club
The service is run by the Health Department, the Rogi Kalyan Samiti and the Rotary Club.