Midday Meal Scheme

The Commission has observed that the contents, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the students

Delhi air pollution: Parents request the reopening of schools as children loss access to midday meals and air purifiers

Local activists circulated photos claiming that a dead lizard was found in the lunch container, which they believe may have caused the food poisoning

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at Rajasthan Minister Rajesh Yadav and his sons' homes in connection to midday meal irregularities

The Centre has decided to form a joint team of officials from the Ministry of Education and the Kerala government to examine the "improbable" claims made by the state about almost 100 per cent of enrolled students in primary availing mid-day meal on a daily basis in 2022-23. The issue was flagged during a meeting of the Programme Approval Board (PAB) of the PM POSHAN scheme, formerly known as the mid-day meal scheme. Earlier this year also, the Centre had constituted a 'joint review mission' (JRM) on the implementation of the centrally sponsored scheme PM POSHAN in West Bengal following similar complaints of alleged irregularities. All 14 districts in Kerala had claimed that 100 per cent students in the Bal Vatika (below class 1) primary section have been receiving mid-day meals. "PAB observed that in the districts as mentioned in the above tables, almost 100 pc of the enrolled children in the primary have been shown as availed school meal on all working days. "This seems highly

The amendment has been done on the recommendations of an inter-ministerial committee

Serving of around 16 crore midday meals worth over Rs 100 crore were over-reported by the local administration in West Bengal from April to September last year, a panel appointed by the Ministry of Education has found. The Ministry of Education (MoE) had in January constituted the 'joint review mission' (JRM) to review the implementation of centrally sponsored scheme PM POSHAN in West Bengal following complaints of irregularities. The panel noted "serious discrepancies in information submitted regarding number of meals served at various levels". "According to the first and second Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) submitted to the Government of India by the state government, about 140.25 crore meals had been served under PM Poshan scheme during April to September, 2022. However, as per the QPRs submitted by the districts to the state, the number of meals served was about 124.22 crore. "Thus, there is an over-reporting of over 16 crore meals which is a serious issue. The correspondin

He said that the state government was continuously engaged in the promotion of millets cultivation, production and consumption besides increasing farmers' income through it

A 13-member central team on Monday started review of the midday meal scheme in schools in West Bengal, a senior official said. The joint review mission consisting of Union Education ministry officials, one nutritionist, one representative of the Unicef along with director of PM Poshan Scheme, V Bhaskar held a high-level meeting with state Education department officials, he said. The officials, who are scheduled to conduct their review till February 6, will visit schools in districts starting with North 24 Parganas on Monday. The team, which reached the city on Sunday evening, will check school infrastructure and food quality, served to school children under the mid-day meal scheme. "This is a routine visit. We carry out such reviews in the states every year. We will try to visit as many districts as possible. Today we met the officials of the School Education department. Today is a testing day," an official of the team said after the meeting. She said that they are likely to spea

Over 90% of them are women who are too poor to afford even a single meal

With the West Bengal government extending the summer vacation, the School Education Department asked the authorities to distribute midday meal supplies among guardians within the period of June 20-26

The plea challenged the May last year order of the Director of Animal Husbandry, which directed immediate closure of all the dairy farms

The Supreme Court sought a response from Centre and others on a plea challenging the decision of the Lakshadweep administration to close dairy farms and remove meat products, from midday meals

Globally, a further 6,000 children under age 5 could die each day due to reduction in routine health coverage during the pandemic

The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday and it came to light after a video went viral

The court was hearing a PIL on the issue of cleanliness in the midday meals