In wake of the death of 11 students in Bihar after consuming mid-day meal, the HRD Ministry today rushed a senior official to the state to take stock of the situation.
Amarjit Singh, additional secretary in the ministry supervising the mid-day meal programme in the country, has been sent to take stock of the situation after the tragic incident, sources in the ministry said.
Eleven students died and 48 others fell ill after consuming mid-day meal served to them at a government primary school in Bihar's Saran district.
The children fell ill soon after eating the meal, which consisted of rice, pulse and soyabean.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a high level inquiry into the incident, sources in the CMO said, adding that a Forensic Science Laboratory team will assist in the probe, which will be conducted jointly by Saran Divisional Commissioner and DIG.
Kumar also announced a compensation of Rs two lakh each to the families of the deceased. Of this, Rs 1.5 lakh is from the Disaster Management Fund and Rs 50,000 from CM's Relief Fund.
