Private schools, community centres should be used to serve food: Delhi govt to DMs
4 years, 8 months ago

Private schools, community centres should be used to serve food: Delhi govt to DMs

India Today  

Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev on Friday directed district magistrates to set up food shelters at private schools, community centres and other places if required as number of government schools fall short of providing food to the needy during the lockdown. In his order, the chief secretary said while it would be preferable that food shelters are set up at government buildings, in case of exigency and non-availability of public space, private premises can be used for the same. Number of govt schools used as food centres More than 1,000 government schools are currently being used as food centres to provide lunch and dinner to the needy, according to an official. Read: Haryana Government directs private schools to only charge tuition fees during lockdown Read: Oxford University pushing science to the limit in Covid-19 vaccine hunt

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Delhi govt to provide dry ration to students under mid-day meal schemes for 6 months
4 years ago

Delhi govt to provide dry ration to students under mid-day meal schemes for 6 months

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has recently announced that the Delhi government will be providing students of its schools' dry rations under the mid-day meal scheme for six months to ensure their proper nutrition. This decision has been taken by the government of Delhi as the school in the union territory have been closed since March 2020 in view of …

Covid-19 Lockdown: Delhi govt provides lunch to 2 lakh people in schools, night shelters
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Lockdown: Delhi govt provides lunch to 2 lakh people in schools, night shelters

India Today  

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said that food is being provided to people at 325 schools located across Delhi amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus. He also took to Twitter and wrote, "Today, lunch was distributed to about two lakh Delhiites in 325 schools and at 225 night shelters in different areas of Delhi. Prime …

Covid-19 lockdown: Social, religious groups join hands with govt to provide food to needy
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Covid-19 lockdown: Social, religious groups join hands with govt to provide food to needy

Hindustan Times  

Social and religious organisations have started feeding the needy and migrant workers trekking back home in the absence of public transport, and state governments opened community kitchens at shelter homes, enlisting the staff of the police to hand out packages of food in response to the coronavirus crisis and the distress it has sparked. In most states, community kitchens have …

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