Telangana has strengthened its school nutrition programme by inaugurating a modern centralized community kitchen in Madhira, Khammam district, to prepare hygienic breakfasts for 44,107 government school students across 16 mandals.

Supported through SCCL's CSR initiative and operated by the Hare Krishna Movement Charitable Foundation, the facility uses automated cooking systems to prepare large quantities of food efficiently.

The initiative is part of the state's broader plan to establish similar kitchens across Telangana, ultimately serving around 2.7 million students in government and residential schools.

Alongside regular breakfast, students will receive milk on three days each week and ragi malt (finger millet porridge) on three alternate days to improve nutritional intake. By incorporating ragi into school meals, Telangana is promoting millet consumption while addressing child nutrition and supporting healthier dietary habits among schoolchildren.