Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Centralized Kitchen Opens for Telangana Government School Breakfasts
A new kitchen has opened in Manthani, Telangana.
It will make breakfast for children attending government schools.
About 40,052 students are expected to receive these meals.
The kitchen serves schools in Peddapalli and Bhupalpally districts.
Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu opened the facility on August 24.
The Government of Telangana provided the building space.
Singareni Collieries Company Limited paid for construction through its social-responsibility programme.
Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India built the kitchen and will run it.
The meals are planned to be fresh, hygienic, and nutritious.
Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu inaugurated a centralized community kitchen in Manthani on August 24.
The facility is expected to provide breakfast to approximately 40,052 government school students.
Coverage includes 14 mandals in Peddapalli district and five mandals in Bhupalpally district.
The Government of Telangana provided an 8,000-square-foot shed, while Singareni Collieries Company Limited funded construction through its CSR initiative.
Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India established and operates the kitchen, which will deliver fresh breakfasts on school working days.
- Who
- The Government of Telangana, Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, and Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu were involved.
- What
- A centralized community kitchen was inaugurated to prepare and distribute nutritious breakfasts to government schoolchildren.
- When
- August 24.
- Where
- The kitchen is at the Agricultural Market Yard in Manthani, Peddapalli district, Telangana; meals will reach schools in Peddapalli and Bhupalpally districts.
- Why
- To support the Telangana School Breakfast Programme and improve nutrition for government schoolchildren.
- Expected beneficiaries
- Approximately 40,052 government school students
- School coverage
- 694 government schools
- Districts covered
- Peddapalli and Bhupalpally
- Facility location
- Agricultural Market Yard, Manthani, Peddapalli district
- Government contribution
- An 8,000-square-foot shed
- Construction funding
- Singareni Collieries Company Limited through its CSR initiative
- Kitchen operator
- Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation India
- Reported mandal count
- The reports describe 14 mandals in Peddapalli and five in Bhupalpally; the first report also refers generally to 14 mandals, creating a numerical inconsistency.
