More than 80 students of Government Primary School, Chundipur, 12 km from here, were taken ill due to food poisoning and were rushed to a trauma centre.
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The state Human Resource Development Department is revamping its midday meal scheme in order to provide a proactive role for the Saraswati Vahini responsible for cooking hygienic food for the children.
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on Thursday reiterated that only hot cooked, non-fortified food would be served under the Integrated Child Development Scheme and suggested setting up of a group of ministers (GoM) to decide on providing a cook, kitchen and utensils for the 14 lakh anganwadi centres in the country.
While school authorities have denied any food-poisoning incident at Our Lady of Mother of the Poor High School, Tilamol-Quepem, on September 30, a group of parents have continued to maintain that their children had fallen ill after eating the midday meals.
Mormugao Police on Thursday arrested Sree Saraswati Mahila Mandal Chief Urmila Salgaokar, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the mid-day meals supplied to Yuvak Sangh High School Headland Sada, Vasco, on August 8 was not fit for consumption.
QUEPEM: Eight primary students fell ill after eating mid-day meals at Our Lady of Poor High School, Tilamol-Quepem, on Wednesday, as substandard mid-day meals continued to torment students in the State for the third time in less than two months.
According to reports, some students began complaining of stomachache, while some began to vomit shortly after consuming pao-bhaji.
Gandhinagar: Keeping in view the high percentage of malnourished children in schools, the state government has decided to introduce fortified flour in the mid day meals supplied in government schools.
Cabinet spokesperson and health and family welfare minister Jay Narayan Vyas said the fortified flour would be introduced on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
