Bengal raises mid-day meal allocation, honorarium for cooks under PM-POSHAN scheme
The package, involving a total allocation of Rs 639 crore, is expected to benefit nearly 51.61 lakh pre-primary and primary school students.
The package, involving a total allocation of Rs 639 crore, is expected to benefit nearly 51.61 lakh pre-primary and primary school students.
"Children eat three or four meals a day. Their eating habits at home constitute the main source of their nutrition," Bengal Education Minister Dipak Barman said in an exclusive conversation with The Statesman.
"It is not a matter of controversy. We have time alloted for this issue in the budget session. We will see what comes out of it," Vijay Ojha said.
Amid intense heat, Zirat Colony High School has taken an innovative initiative to promote awareness about good health and eating habits among students.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday launched a morning nutrition program for young children in select government schools, partnering with Akshaya Patra, aimed to provide nutritious food to support kids' energy and studies.
Tension broke out in Mathurapur in South 24-Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday after as many as 15 school children had to be hospitalised after they had fallen ill consuming an infected mid-day meal, officials said.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken strong exception to reports of schoolchildren being served food contaminated by stray dogs under the mid-day meal scheme in Balodabazar district.
A school in Arambag has decided on organic farming to provide insecticides and pesticides-free organic vegetables in mid-day meals.
A special Mid Day Meal programme with a difference will be held in Siliguri Boys’ High School on 13 January 2024.
He alleged that the funds to feed school students for their nutrition and health, has been unethically diverted by the state government to serve their own vested interests.
