A hi-tech kitchen of Akshaya Patra Foundation, which will provide mid-day meals to over 35,000 children in Telangana, was today inaugurated in Narsingi here, by Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
The kitchen has been constructed with the support of The Bank ofTokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., a member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), at an approximate cost of Rs 10.5 crore, according to a release.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation Chairman Madhu Pandit Dasa, said "this hi-tech kitchen will serve many children in Telangana as part of our endeavour to eradicate classroom hunger. We look forward to more such associations from our well-wishers. We are committed to serve the nation and feed 5 million children by 2020."
The kitchen, in the current phase, is poised to serve 366 Anganwadi Centres, and in 238 schools through the Mid-Day Meal Programme, the release added.
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