₹7.5-crore centralised kitchen opened in Manthani for free breakfast scheme in govt. schools
The centralised community kitchen in Manthani, inaugurated by IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, cost around ₹7.5 crore and was funded by Singareni Collieries Company Limited's corporate social responsibility. Operated by the Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation, the mechanised kitchen can produce thousands of breakfast items hourly under hygienic conditions, aimed at improving students' physical growth and concentration.
The free breakfast scheme, initially piloted in Kodangal and later extended, has increased student attendance by 21% in the targeted constituencies.
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