A centralised kitchen is soon to come up at Sonabad area of Chas block for preparing Mid Day Meals (MDM) for Government schools in the area with an aim to reduce the burden of the teachers. The centralised kitchen will cover the Government schools in 40 kilometre radius of the block.
With an estimated investment of `10 crore, this centralised kitchen will be constructed in the campus of Sonabad Upgraded High School campus under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Annamrita Foundation (ISKCON Food Relief Foundation), informed Renuka Tigga, district superintendent of education, Bokaro.
“About 1.5 acres of land has been finalised for construction of the centralised kitchen at Sonabad.Annaamrita Foundation is working on it,” she said.
“In the centralised mode, MDM is cooked in the Centralised Kitchen and hot cooked meal is carried to the schools for consumption by the school children,” said Jyoti Ranjan Chief Marketing Officer of Annaamrita Foundation.
He informed that about 40 thousand children of 400 schools have been targeted in the 35- 40 kms radius of the Chas block, to be served by this proposed kitchen.
“An estimated cost for this kitchen is `10 crore and we are on move to collect it through CSR funds, Ranjan informed. “Talks with several PSUs are in progress, tough we are initiating process to get funds from the state government too,” he said.
“With the help of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) a construction of a centralised kitchen is almost completed in Ranchi,” added Ranjan.
Annaamrita Foundation is a none-profitable, non-religious, non-sectarian public charitable organizations formed on April 23, 2004 and registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act. “We believe in providing children with the right nutrition to support their education.
Our program is based on the belief that ‘you are what you eat’. Therefore one nutritious meal prepared with compassion and love, the way a mother would prepare a meal for her child, brings thousands of children to school daily,” he said.
Annamrita Foundation serves over one million meals every single day, through its 20 kitchens across India. They have a presence in seven states including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
“Our aim is to Promote Education One Meal at a Time by providing nutritious, wholesome, hygienic meals prepared in hi-tech kitchens which not only nourish the body but also nurture the soul,” said Ranjan.