Government of India

CUP-19: COVID Urban Practices : Innovation / Initiative

A Glimpse of Initiative


Community Kitchen-Tirur Municipality


State/UT Name : Kerala

Place : Tirur Municipality, Malappuram, Kerala

Type of Initiative : Food - Community Kitchen

Date of Initiative : 26-03-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Community Kitchen-Tirur Municipality

Details : The Community Kitchen is the initiative to ensure everybody is hunger-free during the lockdown. The community kitchens mainly focus to the weaker sections including migrant labourers, homeless people and the destitute. Kerala’s most powerful women self-help is the back bone of the community kitchens. For destitute people Tirur community kitchen is serve breakfast, mid-day meals, evening snacks, and supper, for migrant labours mid-day meal and supper in free of cost.The community kitchen is run by Tirur Municipality with the leadership of Kudumbashree CDS involving women volunteers, municipal councillors, many volunteers from various voluntary organisations etc. it serve 1200 food packets/day

Outcome : The initiative to ensure everybody is hunger-free during the lockdown. The community kitchens mainly focus to the weaker sections including migrant labourers, homeless people and the destitute