Bioara: The Central government has directed for appointing a nodal officer to investigate reports of sub-standard mid-day meals being provided to the school children in Madhya Pradesh.
The details of mid-day meal (MDM) scheme being implemented in each government and government-aided school of the country ~ considered to be the largest such scheme in the world ~ will now be just a click away.
Chandigarh To ensure quality mid-day meals in the city government schools, feedback forms will be distributed among students, wherein they will be able to give their suggestions or complaints on a monthly basis.
Spelling out zero tolerance for disruption and delay in the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has written to all state governments asking them to set up a grievance redressal mechanism to keep a tab on the programme.
Ranchi, July 12: Irregular supply of foodgrain is costing the Centre-sponsored midday meal programme dear.
Complaints have poured in from a few state-run schools that in the absence of foodgrain, the mata samitis or mother committees are unable to cook meals with the result students are going back home hungry.
