At present 59 community kitchens are there in the 186 tribal hamlets in Attappady, one of the largest tribal settlements in the state,” he informed the state assembly in Thiruvananthpuram. “Community kitchens will be opened in all tribal hamlets. The ‘community kitchen’ scheme, a nutritional meal programme envisaged to address the malnutrition issues of tribals in Kerala, will soon be extended to all tribal hamlets across the state. The ‘community kitchen’ scheme, a nutritional meal programme envisaged to address the malnutrition issues of tribals in Kerala, will soon be extended to all tribal hamlets across the state, Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Tribes A K Balan said in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The ‘community kitchen’ scheme was first started in the tribal areas of Palakkad district in 2013 to provide one full meal each day to children below six years, adolescents, pregnant women, and those above 60 years of age.

Source: Indian Express July 15, 2016 13:41 UTC