The implementation of the nutrition support to Primary Education Scheme, popularly known as mid-day meal (MDM), is far from satisfactory in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi: 7 lakh students up to Class VIII to be part of scheme now, says government
Once bitten twice shy, the Delhi Government is waiting for a final report before announcing the expansion of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren up to Class VIII.
The government is open to starting the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme in private Christian schools, not yet covered under the scheme. The HRD Ministry today set up a high-level committee to look at the need and feasibility of providing the scheme to private Christian schools, primarily those in the tribal areas.
Chandigarh: Considering the earlier complaints received on worms infesting mid-day meals, the UT Administration has now decided to introduce various measures to provide better quality food to students.
Jamshedpur, Jan. 8: The state government is working extra hard to implement the mid-day meal scheme in all the schools of East Singhbhum district but minority-run institutions have requested to spare them from the scheme.
If such is the situation, the mid-day meal scheme would not be implemented in government high schools (Classes VI to VIII) of the district.
To ensure supply of good quality foodgrains for mid-day meal scheme under the Public Distribution System (PDS), the government has issued fair average quality foodgrains conforming to the Food Adulteration Act (PFA) standards, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.
HYDERABAD: The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) has pulled up the State for failing to provide adequate school infrastructure for implementing the mid-day meal scheme and inflating the enrolment figures while seeking Central allotment of rice.
Hyderabad Dec. 5: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said that the implementation of the mid-day meal scheme in the state was lacking in coordination and overall perspective. The latest CAG report tabled in the Assembly said that this has led to delays in assessing the requirements of food grains and differences in the quantity of cooked meals provided to children.
Jammu: The mid-day meals scheme aimed at improving nutritional status of children of primary schools, attract more enrolments besides checking early dropout cases, is not catching up with the students, thanks to substandard food being served to them.
