GS-2News & Analysis29 August 2026thehindu.com

Telangana Foods turns into role model for country in Take Home Ration models

The article highlights Telangana Foods, a state-owned enterprise, as a national role model for its Take Home Ration (THR) model, recommended by a Central government committee in association with GAIN and UNICEF. Telangana Foods supplies nutritious food like Balamrutham to children and women through ICDS projects and Anganwadi centres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, demonstrating effective implementation of welfare schemes to combat malnutrition.

The article highlights Telangana Foods, a state-owned enterprise, as a national role model for its Take Home Ration (THR) model, recommended by a Central government committee in association with GAIN and UNICEF. Telangana Foods supplies nutritious food like Balamrutham to children and women through ICDS projects and Anganwadi centres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, demonstrating effective implementation of welfare schemes to combat malnutrition.

Exam linkage

GS Paper II - Social Justice (Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections, Health, Human Resources), Governance (Role of State/Central Government in welfare delivery).

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Social Justice & DevelopmentWelfare Schemes & Social PoliciesIndian Culture Art ArchitectureModern Indian HistoryIndian Society DiversityWomen Population UrbanizationGlobalization Indian Society

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