Global InformationSramajibi Canteen information
শ্রমজীবী ক্যান্টিন | |
| Established | April 2020 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Jadavpur |
| Legal status | Active |
Area served | West Bengal |
Parent organization | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Sramajibi Canteen is a community kitchen chain in India, mainly active in West Bengal, run by Communist Party of India (Marxist), a national political party in India.[1] Sramajibi Canteen has seen a good involvement of youths from SFI, DYFI and from the society. Along with CPI(M) workers, who run it, people from the civil society, film industry, educational institutes etc. have taken part in this. The Jadavpur Sramajibi Canteen is the state's longest-running community kitchen in West Bengal till now. As of July 2021, more than 20 Sramajibi Canteens are functioning in the whole state of West Bengal.[2]
The daily cost of running the kitchens vary between ₹10,000-20,000 and the money comes entirely from party fund and donations.[2]
- ^ "CPM's student, youth wings back in Bengal streets to run community kitchens for lockdown-hit people - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. May 2021.
- ^ a b "On Day 200, chicken, rice served at Bengal's longest-running community kitchen set up amid Covid-19". Hindustan Times. 19 October 2020.