Indian Express 6.11.2009
VMC launches mechanised kitchen for school students
The students of Vadodara Municipal Corporation-run schools relished pulao and thepla on Thursday as the civic body inaugurated its new service of mechanised kitchen for them.
The VMC has taken this initiative in collaboration with Akshaya Patra, an NGO, which has built a mechanised kitchen in the Makarpura area at the cost of Rs 4.26 crore.
The trust will be funded for three years by as many companies, including Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL),
Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals (GSFC), and Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL).
Calling it a “revolution”, City Mayor Balkrishna Shukla said at the inaugural function that the quality of the food and its nutritious value “will not be compromised”.
While the function saw protest from the mid-day meal workers on their removal from duty, the mayor announced they would be given jobs as per their qualifications.
The students of Vadodara Municipal Corporation-run schools relished pulao and thepla on Thursday as the civic body inaugurated its new service of mechanised kitchen for them.
The VMC has taken this initiative in collaboration with Akshaya Patra, an NGO, which has built a mechanised kitchen in the Makarpura area at the cost of Rs 4.26 crore.
The trust will be funded for three years by as many companies, including Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL),
Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals (GSFC), and Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL).
Calling it a “revolution”, City Mayor Balkrishna Shukla said at the inaugural function that the quality of the food and its nutritious value “will not be compromised”.
While the function saw protest from the mid-day meal workers on their removal from duty, the mayor announced they would be given jobs as per their qualifications.
