Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Mancherial Centralized Kitchen Begins Breakfast for 49,104 Students
A large kitchen has been built in Mancherial to make breakfast for students.
It will feed 42,450 schoolchildren and 6,654 junior college students each day.
The kitchen can make food for about 50,000 people.
Meals will be sent to schools and colleges in three districts.
Vehicles will carry the hot food in special boxes.
The food will be vegetarian and made using machines and clean water.
Students will receive different breakfasts on different days, such as idli, dosa and poori.
The programme is meant to help students study without being hungry.
Officials are also considering adding lunch later.
A centralized kitchen in Mancherial will provide breakfast to 42,450 government school students and 6,654 government junior college students.
The facility will serve 691 schools and 13 junior colleges across 17 mandals in Mancherial, Jagtial and Peddapalli districts.
Built at a cost of ₹8 crore in an 8,000-square-foot government-allocated shed, the kitchen can prepare food for approximately 50,000 people daily.
The Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation will maintain the kitchen, while Singareni Collieries Company Limited funded its infrastructure through corporate social responsibility support.
The vegetarian menu includes idli, poori, dosa, upma, millet idli and bonda on different days, with food transported in hot boxes.
- Who
- The Government of Telangana, the Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation and Singareni Collieries Company Limited are involved in the programme; beneficiaries are 42,450 government school students and 6,654 government junior college students.
- What
- A centralized community kitchen will prepare and distribute hygienic, nutritious vegetarian breakfasts.
- When
- The kitchen was scheduled to be inaugurated and begin service on Monday.
- Where
- The facility is at the medical godown premises of the Mancherial Agriculture Market Yard and will serve 17 mandals across Mancherial, Jagtial and Peddapalli districts.
- Why
- The programme aims to ensure students do not attend school or junior college hungry and can pursue their education with greater enthusiasm.
- Daily beneficiaries
- 49,104 students: 42,450 school students and 6,654 junior college students
- Daily capacity
- Approximately 50,000 people
- Construction cost
- ₹8 crore
- Institutions covered
- 691 government schools and 13 government junior colleges
- Geographic coverage
- 17 mandals across Mancherial, Jagtial and Peddapalli districts
- Facility size
- 8,000-square-foot government-allocated shed
- Planned expansion
- Lunch may be added within the next two to three months
