Lakhanpur’s famous ‘Ram Ladoo’ gets national boost with street food hub tag

Lakhanpur, the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir where countless travellers already make a customary halt to savour the famous ‘Ram Ladoo’, is set to emerge as a national culinary destination after being selected among India’s first 50 towns to be developed as a Street Food Hub under a Government of India initiative.

Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh informed this on Saturday in a post on X.

Street Food Hubs are sought to be developed as world-class vending spaces, that will promote local culinary heritage and at the same time, ensure dignified livelihood for street vendors.

Financial assistance plus additional financial incentive are envisaged in this Street Vending Plan under PM SVANidhi.

The proposed Street Food Hub at Lakhanpur Market will consist of two Clusters…Cluster 1) near the old bus stand and Cluster 2) near the Sales Tax Office.

“Thanks PM Sh Narendra Modi for giving high priority to J&K, which has enabled the inclusion of Lakhanpur in the very first phase of this national level plan”, Dr. Jitendra Singh said.

Lakhanpur, the gateway to J&K, has traditionally always witnessed a high footfall of tourists, pilgrims and transit travellers, and therefore this initiative by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt of India, will further enhance the popularity of this highway stop-over.