Mega kitchen in Telangana’s Suryapet to feed 60,000 students daily within 100 days
A massive centralised kitchen is being constructed in Suryapet, Telangana, to provide nutritious daily meals to 60,000 students across 1,029 government institutions. The project is a collaborative effort between the state government, Singareni Collieries, and the Hari Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses student malnutrition and food security at scale, potentially serving as a model for efficient, centralised public-private welfare distribution.
A massive centralised community kitchen capable of preparing and supplying nutritious meals to nearly 60,000 students every day is being developed at Syedmujavarpet in Munagala mandal of Suryapet district, with efforts under way to make the facility operational within the next 100 days.
Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has contributed ₹9.6 crore towards the project, which is being implemented with the support of the Hari Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation (HKMCF).
Envisaged as an ultra-modern facility, the kitchen will serve around 1,029 government schools and junior colleges.
The scale and coverage of the project make it a unique student-nutrition initiative. Designed for large-volume food preparation, the kitchen will integrate cooking, quality control, packing and dispatch with a carefully planned distribution network. Hygiene, food safety, nutritional value and timely delivery will form the core of its operations.
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