The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is revamping the ‘Annapurna Scheme’ which offers meals for ₹5 per plate, by renaming the centres as ‘Indira Canteen’ and introducing breakfast too at the same price.

GHMC Standing Committee accorded its stamp of approval to the proposal, among 22 others, during its meeting on Thursday. The proposal also includes renovation of existing structures at the 11 locations of permanent seating, and building structures at 139 new locations.

A proposal to name the second level flyover at Gachibowli Junction after Congress party leader P.Janardhan Reddy too has passed through.

Among several city beautification and development proposals, the committee also cleared one to establish a ‘Hyderabad Sculpture Park’ around the walk way of the KBR National Park, in partnership with the Krishnakriti Foundation, besides seeking approval for license fee for kayaking facility to be started at Durgam Cheruvu by the Hyderabad Yacht Club.

The corporation has got clearance to bring the defunct toilets across the circles into use, by inviting Expression of Interest for refurbishing and reuse of the toilets to operated under Build-Operate-Transfer mode, by charging per use. The tenders for the same will be called and finalised at zonal level.

Also approved was another proposal to alienate land to the extent of over six acres for establishment of National Centre for Disease Control at Nacharam.

The committee accorded approval for utilising the services of the 156 outsourcing drivers and labourers repatriated from the HYDRAA by redeploying them as security guards in GHMC parks.

A total 22 proposals were cleared by the committee, including several for laying stormwater drains and sewage diversion, besides public auction of model market buildings.