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Federal Bank has agreed to grant Rs 3 crore as a CSR fund to realise the central kitchen. Samridhi, which started on Oct 7, 2021, as a collective of 14 Kudumbashree women during the tenure of M Anilkumar as mayor, has today grown into an enterprise providing employment to more than 300 people. The aim is to further expand the service of providing three meals a day for a total of Rs 50 through the Indira Canteen started as part of Samridhi.
Kochi : Mayor V K Minimol announced that an extensive central kitchen facility will soon be set up with CSR assistance to expand the activities of Samridhi@Kochi.
She said that the corporation intends to start Kochi Corporation’s central kitchen at Manappatti Parambu in Ernakulam. The mayor said that although the Indira Canteen called for by the state govt was first realised in Kochi, with the starting of the central kitchen, Indira Canteens will become operational in more local bodies in the nearby areas and through this, the dream of a hunger-free Keralam will become a reality. The mayor was speaking while presiding over the fifth anniversary celebration of Samridhi. The new kitchen will help to deliver food to more people at a low cost and to increase Samridhi’s food production and distribution capacity. The anniversary celebration was inaugurated by Hibi Eden, MP. T J Vinod, MLA, delivered the keynote address. Eden stated that this model project, which provides food at low cost to the people and employment to many, should be made more people-oriented. Actor Rima Kallingal, who was the special guest, described Samridhi’s activities as an exemplary enterprise.
As part of the anniversary celebrations, Samridhi’s new software and website were launched and 21 women employees who completed five years of service were felicitated. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kochi | Silver Rate in Kochi | Bank Holidays in Kochi | Public Holidays in Kochi Stay updated with the latest Kochi news. Welfare standing committee chairperson Antony Painuthara welcomed the gathering. deputy mayor V R Sudheer, standing committee chairpersons of the corporation, Kudumbashree east CDS president Anitha Jyothi and others attended the programme. Kudumbashree members and Samridhi office-bearers and employees were part of the celebration. Download the TOI App.