AP CM serves food for students
Vijayawada, Feb 18 : Manifesting intense interest towards his favourite Goru Muddha (Mid-day meal scheme), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy stood on the other side of the table and served food to the school children to the delight of the viewers and adding another layer of aroma to the dishes laid at the Akshayapatra centralized kitchen run by ISKCON here on Friday. The 30-odd girl students of ZPHS, Atmakur were in for a pleasant surprise as the Chief Minister went to the serving side of the table and filled their plates with vegetable biryani and sweets demonstrating his interest in the Goru Muddha (mid-day meal scheme). He has always been particular about the mid-day meal programme and made it a point to mention about the menu details during his review meetings on the subject and education. The organizers had a wide spread menu for the special occasion with three sweets halwa, kova and kala jamun and two starters gobi manchuria and masala vada. The main course had a traditional flavour spiced up to match the occasion which include, vegetable biryani, kaju tomato curry, raita, rice, stuffed brinjal curry, potato fry, mango dal, gongura chutney, sambar, curd and kulfi for dessert. The Chief Minister went through the centralized kitchen and the organizers told him about its functioning and the capacity before entering the dining hall where he posed with the students before the mid-day meal. Later, Mr Reddy flagged off the delivery vehicles which were donated to the Akshayapatra for delivering food to the schools. The centralized kitchen has the capacity to cook for 50,000 children. The freshly cooked meals would be delivered to schools through three delivery vehicles. (UNI)