Inauguration of Centralised Community Kitchen at Manthani for serving nutritious breakfast to Government school students

Singareni Collieries allocated Rs 7.5 crore as part of its CSR funds for the construction of centralised kitchen

The kitchen would produce 10,000 idlies, 3,000 dosas and 5,600 puries in an hour

 The State-of-the-Art Centralized Community Kitchen will provide nutritious breakfast to 40,052 Government School children studying in 694 schools and 17 Junior Colleges across 14 mandals of Peddapalli district and 5 mandals of Manthani Constituency in Bhupalpally district.

MANTHANI, AUGUST 24, 2026: The Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India’s (HKMCF India) State-of-the-Art Centralized Community Kitchen was inaugurated today by Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs Duddila Sridhar Babu at Manthani, Peddapalli district to provide nutritious breakfast to Government School children on Monday.

HKMCF India is the premier implementing partner of the Government of Telangana for the implementation of the Telangana School Breakfast Programme, one of the Government’s flagship initiatives to improve child nutrition and learning outcomes.

This initiative will benefit approximately 40,052 students from 694 Government Schools across the following 14 Mandals viz. Manthani, Peddapalle, Sulthanabad, Odela, Julapalli, Eligedu, Dharamaram, Ramagundam, Anthergaon, Palakurthy, Kalva Srirampur, Kamanpur, Ramagiri, Mutharam in Peddapalli District, and Kataram, Mahadevpur and Malharrao, Mutharam(Mahamutharam) and Palimela in Bhupalapally District. The nutritious breakfasts will be prepared hygienically and distributed in a timely manner from this newly constructed advanced Centralised Kitchen.

The inauguration ceremony was graced by Minister Sri Duddila Sridhar Babu as the Chief Guest, in the august presence of His Grace Sri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa Swamiji, President, Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India (HKMCF India) and Regional President, The Akshaya Patra Foundation (Telangana & Andhra Pradesh), besides public representatives, eminent dignitaries, special guests, patrons, Government officials, and HKMCF India functionaries.

Equipped with modern technology and advanced food production practices, the state-of-the-art Centralized Community Kitchen will prepare and deliver fresh, hot, and nutritious breakfasts to Government School children on every school working day.

This project is the result of a collaborative partnership between the Government of Telangana, Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India (HKMCF India), and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. While the Government of Telangana provided an 8000 sq. ft. shed at the Agricultural Market Yard, Manthani, SCCL funded the construction of the kitchen, and HKMCF India established the modern facility and will operate it under the Government’s Telangana School Breakfast Programme.

The visiting dignitaries were given a comprehensive tour of the modern kitchen facility and introduced to its technology-driven food production processes. They witnessed the operation of advanced equipment, including automatic vegetable washing and cutting systems, automated curry-making machines, high-capacity steamers and sambar couldrons, fully automatic dosa and puri-making machines, and a dedicated milk processing unit. Designed for large-scale breakfast preparation, these modern systems will ensure the timely delivery of fresh, nutritious, and hygienically prepared meals. The dignitaries also flagged off newly commissioned, custom-built vehicles for the distribution of breakfast to schools.

In a heart-warming gesture, Minister and dignitaries served hot breakfasts to school children, reaffirming their commitment to child nutrition and education

 The Telangana School Breakfast Programme is dedicated to providing hot, tasty, and nutritious breakfast to Government School children, especially those from underprivileged communities. By ensuring a nutritious start to the day, the programme promotes better health, supports optimal physical and mental development, and creates a stronger foundation for effective learning and overall well-being.

State-of-the-Art Technology and Infrastructure:

The Centralized Community Kitchen is equipped with cutting-edge technology and advanced automated systems designed to produce hygienic preparation of breakfast on a large scale while eliminating any scope for food contamination. The facility houses high-capacity automated steamers capable of preparing 5400 idlis per hour, a specially designed automatic dosa-making machine capable of producing 2000 dosas per hour, and a fully automatic puri-making machine with a production capacity of 3000 puris per hour.

The kitchen is also equipped with automated sambar cauldrons and curry-making equipments capable of preparing sambar and curry for 5,000 students within two hours, along with high-capacity rice cooking equipment that can prepare rice for 1,000 students in just 15 minutes.

Demonstrating its commitment to sustainability, the kitchen converts biodegradable waste generated during food preparation into biogas. It is further equipped with a Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Treatment Plant, Boiler Plant, Central Gas Bank, and an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) to ensure safe water usage, efficient operations, and environmentally responsible waste management.

To ensure that every child receives not only a hot and hygienic breakfast but also a nutritious and enjoyable meal, HKMCF India has developed a carefully planned, diverse menu endorsed by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) along with a partnership with Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR) that varies each school day.

Speaking at the inauguration, Minister Sri Duddila Sridhar Babu expressed immense happiness and a deep sense of fulfillment at dedicating this Centralized Kitchen to the children of his home constituency. With deep affection and reverence, he recalled his cherished personal bond of over 14 years with HKMCF’s leadership, particularly with Sri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa Swamiji, and fondly reminisced about the year 2012 when he, as the then Minister for Civil Supplies, had approached HKMCF with a humble request to provide free meals to patients’ attendants in government hospitals — a seed of compassion that has since blossomed into the landmark Indiramma Canteens and Bhojanamrita programmes, today nourishing thousands of the needy across the state. He commended HKMCF as the Government’s most trusted implementing partner for the flagship Telangana School Breakfast Programme and acknowledged the invaluable CSR contribution of Singareni Collieries Company Limited in providing state-of-the-art machinery and equipment for this kitchen.

Lauding the Foundation’s absolute commitment to cleanliness, purity and nutritional quality — standards he personally witnessed during his facility tour — the Minister praised HKMCF’s integration of Artificial Intelligence and real-time automated tracking systems that seamlessly monitor vehicle departure, route, school arrival and meal handover timings, with live data flowing simultaneously to local teams and the central office in Hyderabad. He showered special praise on HKMCF’s extraordinary achievement of setting up the entire centralized kitchen infrastructure in a record 45 days — a feat that would ordinarily take several months under conventional systems — crediting the Foundation’s highly educated, selfless leadership and their rare combination of spiritual dedication and professional discipline. Expressing heartfelt gratitude for HKMCF’s unwavering commitment to reaching the most remote and underserved communities — choosing to serve where others seldom venture — the Minister affirmed that this is not merely a kitchen but a centre of hope and nourishment for Telangana’s children, and called upon HKMCF to expand this partnership across Peddapalli, Bhupalpally and beyond, firmly believing that a child who begins the day nourished begins the day empowered, and a generation fed well today shall lead Telangana with strength and pride tomorrow.

His Grace Sri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa (M.Tech., IIT Madras), President, Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India (HKMCF India), Regional President, The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TG & AP) said:

“Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation has been privileged to serve society through several nutrition initiatives in tie-up with various Government departments,including The Telangana School Breakfast Programme, Bhojanamrita(Govt Hospital Patient- attendents feeding), Indiramma Canteens (₹5 Meal Programme), Saddimoota (Feeding to farmers& Hamalis in Market yards) , Swasthya Ahara, and benefitting lakhs of underprivileged people.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Sri A. Revanth Reddy Garu, for his visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the welfare of Government School children.“
Our deepest thanks also go to the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Sri Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka Garu, for allocating adequate funds in the current financial budget to seamlessly execute this flagship program.

Our deep-rooted relationship with Hon’ble Minister Sridhar Babu garu dates back to 2012, when his steadfast guidance helped launch our flagship public feeding initiative, Bhojanamrita, at Niloufer Hospital. Over the years, this partnership has grown significantly through major social welfare initiatives like the Indiramma Canteen and the Telangana School Breakfast Program. Today, we come full circle as we inaugurate the Manthani kitchen in his home constituency, dedicated to nourishing the younger generation of this district.

This inauguration reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to ensuring nutritious breakfasts for Government School children through collaborative efforts with HKMCF India and CSR partners. This Inaugural event was also attended by  Vodnala Srinivas, Chairperson, Manthani Municipality, Sayender Reddy Muskula, Vice Chairperson, Manthani Municipality, Kududula Venkanna garu, Chairperson, Manthani Agriculture Market Committee and Koya Sree Harsha, Collector & District Magistrate, Peddapalli and DEO Peddapalli, General Managers from Singareni Collieries Company Limited and was presided by Sri Kaunteya Dasa Swamiji, Chief Executive Officer, HKM Charitable Foundation India.

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