Telangana school breakfast scheme to cover 27 lakh students across the State: Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka inaugurated a centralized kitchen to provide breakfast to 27 lakh students across the state. The initiative is a partnership between the government and the Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation to improve student nutrition and learning outcomes.
Why it matters
This program represents a significant investment in public health and education infrastructure for disadvantaged communities in India.
Calling the Telangana government’s school breakfast programme a landmark initiative of its kind in the country, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said the programme aims to provide nutritious breakfast to around 27 lakh government and residential school students across the State.
Mr. Vikramarka on Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art centralised community kitchen of the Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation (HKMCF) in Madhira town of Khammam district.
The HKMCF is the implementing partner of the State government’s school breakfast programme.
The newly inaugurated kitchen will provide breakfast to 44,107 students studying in 879 government schools across 16 mandals in Khammam district.
Under the collaborative initiative, the State government provided 8,000 sq. ft. shed in Madhira, while the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) funded the construction of the kitchen under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
The HKMCF established the modern kitchen and will operate it.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in