Anna Canteen is a subsidised food service initiative launched by the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 11 September 2018, under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
The program was named in honor of N. T. Rama Rao, popularly known as "Anna," who introduced subsidised rice at ₹2 per kilogram in 1983.
Anna Canteen was designed to offer meals at a subsidised rate of ₹5 which would be ₹15 per day including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The initiative was discontinued by the YSR Congress Party government in 2019 was re-opened on 15 August 2024 with 100 canteens in phase 1,[1] following the National Democratic Alliance's success in the 2024 polls.
[2][3][4][5] The canteens operate from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for breakfast offering South Indian dishes such as Idli, Upma, Puri, and Pongal.