Launch of Breakfast Scheme and Inauguration of Community Kitchen at Kodangal

The Centralized Community Kitchen will provide Breakfast to 28,000 School Children across 312 Government Schools.  

Kodangal, December 6^th, Friday :  

The Nutritional Breakfast Scheme for Government School children has been launched in Kodangal, Vikarabad District. This initiative will benefit approximately 28,000 students from 312 Government Schools across Kodangal, Bomraspet, Dudyal, and Doulatabad Mandals in Vikarabad District, as well as Gundumal, Kosgi, Kothapally, and Maddur Mandals in Narayanpet District. The breakfasts will be prepared and distributed from a newly constructed Centralized Kitchen. The inauguration of the Centralized Kitchen and the commencement of the Breakfast Programme were graced by Hon’ble Cabinet Ministers Sri Damodar Rajanarasimha, Sri D. Sridhar Babu and Sri Jupally Krishna Rao in the presence of various Dignitaries and Guests and was Presided by Sri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa Prabhuji, President – Hare Krishna Movement and Smt. Michelle Dominica, Head of India CSR and Administrative Services, Viatris. This state-of-the-art Centralized Community Kitchen utilizes modern technology and advanced production practices to provide hot, nutritious breakfasts on all school working days.

This Kitchen is a joint effort of the Government of Telangana and various renowned organisations as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The Government of Telangana allocated 22,000 sq. ft of space for setting up of a shed for Centralised Community Kitchen at its Agricultural Market Yard at Kodangal. Breakfast will be provided by Viatris for 28,000 students studying in 312 Government Schools for a period of 1 year. Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) generously contributed towards Kitchen construction.  Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation (HKMCF)  will be implementing the Breakfast Program from this Kitchen and Telangana Social Impact Group (T-SIG) coordinated towards the funding requirements of this Noble Project.

 In a specially organised event, the Centralized Community Kitchen was inaugurated by

Sri Damodara Rajanarasimha, Hon’ble Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare,

Science and Technology,

Sri Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Hon’ble Minister of Information Technology,

Electronics and Communication, Industries, and Commerce and Legislative Affairs

Sri Jupally Krishna Rao, Hon’ble Minister of Prohibition and Excise ; Tourism and

Culture and Archaeology,

underscoring the Government’s commitment to supporting initiatives aimed at the well-being of Government School Children and the underprivileged in the presence of various public representatives, dignitaries, sponsors, Government officials and functionaries of Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation.

This Inaugural event was Presided by His Grace Sri Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa Prabhuji, President, Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation, Telangana and graced by Smt. Michelle Dominica, Head of India CSR and Administrative Services, Viatris ; Sri Prateek Jain, IAS, Collector and District Magistrate, Vikarabad and Sri K. Venkat Reddy, Special Officer, Kodangal Area Development Authority (KADA), Smt. Archana Suresh, Director, Telangana Social Impact Group (T-SIG) and other Dignitaries and Guests.

Guests of Honour :

Dr. T Ram Mohan Reddy, Hon’ble Member of the Legislative Assembly, Pargi

Sri R Gurunath Reddy, Chairman, TG State Police Housing Corporation

Sri Rajesh Reddy, Chairman, Zilla Grandhalayam, Vikarabad

Sri Varla Vijay Kumar, Chairman, Zilla Grandhalayam, Narayanapet

Sri R. Jagadeeshwar Reddy, Chairman, Kodangal Municipality

Smt. K Annapurna, Chairperson, Kosgi Municipality

Sri Patnam Ambaiah Goud, Chairman, AMC Kodangal

The event began with all the Dignitaries and Guests taken for the Kitchen tour by the key functionaries of the Foundation and were explained about the whole cooking processes and were also introduced to the advanced technology and various facilities that were put to use efficiently in designing the Kitchen.

The Free Breakfast Program is primarily concentrated in providing hot, tasty and nutritious Breakfast to the underprivileged children of Government Schools, and thereby not only providing nutritious and balanced diet, but also aiding in enrichment of the underprivileged children by fostering optimal growth and development. 

The Hon’ble Cabinet Ministers conveyed the Message of Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri A. Revanth Reddy garu that betterment and development of society can only happen through quality education and introduction of Breakfast Scheme in Government Schools would compliment the efforts of the Government in achieving this objective. They appreciated the humanitarian and charitable services of Hare Krishna Movement, particularly in the  

field of providing nutritious and healthy food to school students and other beneficiaries and also particularly thanked Smt. Michelle Dominica, Head of India CSR and Administrative Services, Viatris, for their generous contribution and wished all success for the implementation of this Noble initiative.

Sri Satya Gaura Chandra DasaPrabhuji (M.Tech, IIT Chennai) President of Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation said,“Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation has initiated feeding programs like Bhojana-Amritam, Annapurna (Rs. 5 Meal program), Saddimoota, Swasthya Ahara, etc. for the underprivileged.  We thank Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Sri A. Revanth Reddy and the Govt. of Telangana for their strong support and encouragement. We are also thankful to the Cabinet Ministers and other Dignitaries for coming to participate in this noble event. We sincerely thank Viatris for its commitment to

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and fostering positive change in society by coming forward to support to the Free Breakfast Scheme. It’s always inspiring to see companies prioritise social impact alongside their business goals. We also would like to express our gratitude to Singareni Collieries for their generous support in Kitchen construction and T-SIG for their collaborative services. This Centralized Community Kitchen will serve many underprivileged in the districts of Vikarabad and Narayanpet thereby making our humble contribution to the “TELANGANA RISING” Theme.

Speaking on the Occasion, Smt. Michelle Dominica, Head of India CSR and Administrative Services of Viatris, said, “A healthy mind lives in a healthy body. We are happy to be able to support this initiative of Free Breakfast Scheme that ensures every school student starts their day with a healthy, nutritious meal, and it is our privilege to contribute to their bright future”.

The unique Breakfast Menu is designed to cater different varieties of tasty breakfast recipes each day of the week. The Breakfast Menu shall be as follows :

The Centralized Community Kitchen uses the latest of technologies to cook food by which Rice for 1,000 students can be cooked in 15 minutes and tasty Sambar for 5,000 students can be prepared within 2 hours. Idli making machine can produce around 1020 hot Idlis in 15 minutes and similarly Puri making machine can produce 2000 Puris in one hour. Further, the Kitchen uses the Bio waste that is produced during the process for making Bio-Gas, the water used for cooking is treated in a RO Plant, and also there is a Boiler Plant and Gas Bank along with an Effluent Treatment plant for effective waste treatment. To ensure that the food cooked is not only hot and hygienic, but also tasty, Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation has designed varieties of Menus for every single day.

The event concluded with Breakfast and other food items being served by Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Sponsors and other Dignitaries to the School Children.

Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation (HKMCF) is a registered Trust (initiated by Hare Krishna Movement – Hyderabad) with operations spread across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. With the sole vision of “Nobody should go hungry within 10-mile radius of our centre”, HKMCF is primarily engaged in charitable activities providing free food in Hospitals, Market yards in partnership with donors and providing subsidized food to the needy in collaboration with Government bodies, through its state of art centralized community kitchens through its programmes such as Bhojanamruta, Saddimoota, Annapurna (Rs. 5 Meal program in partnership with Municipal Corporations and Municipalities) which feeds about 40,000 meals every day. The Trust has served cumulative meals of about 16 crores, benefitting Lakhs of beneficiaries, over the past 11 years.

Viatris Inc. formed through the combination of Mylan and Upjohn, is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, it provides access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life’s moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases. With their exceptionally extensive and diverse portfolio of medicines, a one-of-a-kind global supply chain designed to reach more people when and where they need them, and the scientific expertise to address some of the world’s most enduring health challenges, access takes on deep meaning at Viatris. Viatris is headquartered in the U.S., with global centres in Pittsburgh, Shanghai and Hyderabad, India.

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a Government coal mining company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India on a 51:49 equity basis. The Company’s accredited function is to explore and exploit the coal deposits in the Godavari valley coalfield, which is the only repository of coal in South India. SCCL strives for the social and economic growth of the nation through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The major thrust areas of the CSR policy are identified with a view to have long term benefits to the Society such as Basic Services (Drinking Water supply, Sanitation etc.), Health, Education, Livelihood and Local Economic Development.