When the government withdrew its subsidy two years after its launch in October 2021, Samridhi@Kochi, a budget eatery jointly run by the Kochi Corporation and the Ernakulam District Mission of Kudumbashree as part of a hunger-free initiative in Ernakulam North, was already staring into the abyss.
The ₹10 meal was its USP, with the government providing a matching subsidy of ₹10, though it was not enough to offset production costs.
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