Telangana CM launches uniform diet menu in residential schools, hostels

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government on Saturday launched "uniform diet menu", increased the quantity of food and also hiked the allocation of funds by 40% to improve the quality of food at the residential institutions and welfare hostels across the state.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

Launching the programme at social welfare residential school at Chilkoor on the outskirts of Hyderabad, chief minister A Revanth Reddy said his government has increased the allocation of funds to food for students in all residential schools and hostels by 40%, for the first time after eight years.

He said: "In addition to the diet charges revision, we have announced an unprecedented 200% increase in cosmetic charges (charges paid for purchasing hair oil, soaps, face powder, sanitary napkins etc) for girl students, for the first time in the last 16 years, keeping in view of increased prices and the difficulties faced by the students."

"The increased mess charges and cosmetic charges in Telangana are the highest in the country," he said.