PATNA, Jan. 6 -- After successfully operating more than 300 kitchen units across Bihar, the government-supported community kitchen initiative "Didi Ki Rasoi", run by women self-help groups (SHGs), will now be extended to 19 major bus depots in the state, officials said.

Canteens under the Jeevika Didi's Kitchen Scheme will be opened at bus depots in Bankipur, Ara, Biharsharif, Phulwarisharif, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Motihari, Chhapra, Siwan, Darbhanga, Gaya, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Nawada, Bhagalpur, Jamui, Munger, Purnea and Saharsa, with scope for further expansion, according to transport department officials.

Bihar's minister for transport and rural development, Shravan Kumar, announced the decision at a programme marking the conclusi...