Govt draws flak over midday meal scheme
14 years, 1 month ago

Govt draws flak over midday meal scheme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee on Thursday criticized the human resources development ministry over the poor implementation of the Mid Day Meals scheme, a flagship social welfare programme aimed at arresting school dropout rates by providing nutritious food. “The committee feels that institutional apathy and lack of concerted efforts should not be allowed to creep in implementing such an important social welfare scheme of national coverage aimed at bringing better primary education through elimination of classroom hunger. lest it should be reduced to mere bureaucratic exercise,” said the report of the committee, which is headed by former HRD minister Murli Manohar Joshi, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader. “Options may be explored for enlisting the services of experienced and dependable caterers in serving the midday meal in specifically suitable locations,” the committee said.

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Ludhiana: Follow menu guidelines, Punjab Mid-Day Meal Society tells schools
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Follow menu guidelines, Punjab Mid-Day Meal Society tells schools

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Mid-Day Meal Society has instructed the district education office to ensure that schools follow the set weekly menu and prepare meals based on the number of students. Punjab Food Commission chairman Bal Mukand Sharma inspecting mid-day meals being served at PAU’s Government Elementary School in Ludhiana on Saturday. Regular checks are being conducted to ensure that the meals …

Students happy with summer vacation midday meal programme in Karnataka, but don’t like the long trek for lunch
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Students happy with summer vacation midday meal programme in Karnataka, but don’t like the long trek for lunch

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government has extended midday meals for the summer holidays too in the 223 drought-hit taluks as a relief measure. The summer midday meal programme started on Friday and will go on till May 28 for Class 1 to 8 in government and aided schools. Speaking to The Hindu, Umesh G. Gangavadi, State president of School Development and Monitoring …

Midday meal programme to be extended for children in drought-hit taluks during summer vacation
1 year, 2 months ago

Midday meal programme to be extended for children in drought-hit taluks during summer vacation

The Hindu  

Due to the drought situation in Karnataka, the State government has decided to extend the midday meal programme to schoolchildren in 223 drought-hit taluks during the summer vacation. The Director of ‘PM Poshan’ of the Department of School Education has instructed all Block Education Officers and Deputy Directors of Public Instruction to send the information regarding the identification of the …

Punjab FM tells dept to form panel to study mid-day meal cooks’ salary
1 year, 3 months ago

Punjab FM tells dept to form panel to study mid-day meal cooks’ salary

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday directed the school education department to form a committee comprising officials of the education and finance departments, and representatives of mid-day meal cooks’ unions to study the various aspects related to the salary of mid-day meal cooks and present a report so that a decision to increase their salaries could be taken …

Whether To Give Meat In School Midday Meals Is A Policy Matter Beyond Judicial Review : Lakshadweep Admin To Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Whether To Give Meat In School Midday Meals Is A Policy Matter Beyond Judicial Review : Lakshadweep Admin To Supreme Court

Live Law  

The decision on whether chicken and other meat would be provided as a part of the midday meal menu to schoolchildren was a policy decision that should be left to the wisdom of the executive, the Lakshadweep administration told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea over the Lakshadweep …

Centre seeks reports from Bihar, MP over ‘artificial, low’ midday meal coverage
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre seeks reports from Bihar, MP over ‘artificial, low’ midday meal coverage

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has asked Bihar and Madhya Pradesh governments to take corrective measures over the low midday meal coverage in the two states last year and submit action taken reports by September, officials familiar with the matter said on Friday. The PAB advised the state to take up special measures to increase the coverage and sought an action taken report …

No Fundamental Right To Poison Children, Can't Allow Outsourcing Of Midday Meal Kitchens: Bombay HC Orders Surprise Inspections At Malegaon Schools
2 years, 1 month ago

No Fundamental Right To Poison Children, Can't Allow Outsourcing Of Midday Meal Kitchens: Bombay HC Orders Surprise Inspections At Malegaon Schools

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the civic body of Malegaon city in Maharashtra to conduct surprise inspections at 27 government aided schools and ascertain if they had operational kitchens and storage rooms to provide midday meals for its students. A division bench of Justices GS Patel and Neela Gokhale was hearing the schools’ petitions seeking directions to the …

UP: Students hold teachers hostage for not receiving money distributed lieu of mid-day meal
2 years, 2 months ago

UP: Students hold teachers hostage for not receiving money distributed lieu of mid-day meal

India Today  

Students of a school in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia held all teachers and the principal hostage over non-payment of food security allowance and a video of the incident is going viral on social media. Students claimed that they were not paid the food security allowance in lieu of mid-day meals for the Covid lockdown period despite several requests. The students of …

Centre to send team to review implementation of Midday Meal scheme in Bengal
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre to send team to review implementation of Midday Meal scheme in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the central government will soon send a team to review the implementation of the midday meal scheme in different parts of West Bengal. Centre to send team to review implementation of Midday Meal scheme in Bengal "On January 5, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari laid down a petition in front of …

Centre to send team to review midday meal scheme implementation in West Bengal
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre to send team to review midday meal scheme implementation in West Bengal

India TV News  

Centre to send team to review midday meal scheme implementation in West Bengal BJP's Suvendu Adhikari had written a letter to Pradhan on January 5 urging him to send a central audit team to probe the alleged misappropriation of midday meal funds. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that the Centre will soon despatch a team to review …

Mid-day meal scheme: what’s really being served?
2 years, 5 months ago

Mid-day meal scheme: what’s really being served?

The Hindu  

The mid-day meal scheme is considered to be one of the government’s most successful initiatives. While this has led to increased school attendance, data and social audits reveal that the food being served is sometimes unhygienic, cold, contaminated, or nutritionally inadequate. In this episode, The Hindu speaks with experts on the benefits of the mid-day meals scheme, what they’ve seen …

HC issues notices to TS over bad quality of midday meals
2 years, 9 months ago

HC issues notices to TS over bad quality of midday meals

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court took cognisance of a news report published in these columns about substandard food being served in government schools as part of the midday meal scheme and issued notices to the Telangana government directing it to respond within four weeks, duly furnishing reasons for paltry budgetary allocation to the scheme. The High Court converted a letter …

Govt likely to revise midday meals’ daily cooking cost
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt likely to revise midday meals’ daily cooking cost

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The daily cost of cooking midday meals in schools across India is likely to be raised by the central government once a panel reviewing the matter submits its report, people familiar with the development said. The midday meal scheme covers at least 118 million students enroled in classes 1-8 across 1.1 million schools. In the recently held meeting …

Uttarakhand: Students refuse midday meal by Dalit cook again
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand: Students refuse midday meal by Dalit cook again

Hindustan Times  

Nine to ten students out of 37 upper-caste students in an Uttarakhand school allegedly refused to eat midday meals again cooked by a Dalit woman, the school’s principal said on Friday, months after an identical incident at the same institution sparked nationwide condemnation and a government probe. “Some students have refused to eat midday meals cooked by the Dalit bhojan …

'No Arbitrariness': Kerala High Court Upholds Lakshadweep Admin Decision To Close Dairy Farms, Modify Mid Day Meals
3 years, 6 months ago

'No Arbitrariness': Kerala High Court Upholds Lakshadweep Admin Decision To Close Dairy Farms, Modify Mid Day Meals

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court while disposing of a Public Interest Litigation assailing the reforms introduced by the new Lakshadweep Administration, reiterated that a writ court can only consider a policy matter if there was any arbitrariness, illegality or unfairness on the part of the authority while exercising the power conferred under law.Dismissing the PIL, a Division Bench of Chief Justice. …

'Children come hungry to school, breakfast could make a difference' | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
3 years, 7 months ago

'Children come hungry to school, breakfast could make a difference' | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, the Union Education Ministry told a parliamentary panel that the plan to serve breakfast to students in government schools had to be shelved as the Finance Ministry had refused to sanction the Rs. The refusal comes at a time when the country is facing a malnutrition crisis -- data from the latest National Family Health Survey shows …

11.8 cr students to benefit from financial help by government under Mid-Day Meal scheme
3 years, 10 months ago

11.8 cr students to benefit from financial help by government under Mid-Day Meal scheme

India Today  

To help safeguard the nutritional levels of children, the central government has decided to provide financial help to 11.8 crore students under the Mid-Day Meal scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer of the cooking cost for the meals. This is in addition to the Government of India’s announcement of distribution of free-of-cost food grains at Rs 5/kg per person per month …

Mid-day meal should be reactivated with re-opening of schools: UN
4 years, 2 months ago

Mid-day meal should be reactivated with re-opening of schools: UN

India Today  

Amid Covid-19, when several states have started reopening their schools, the UN-WFP India has said that the mid-day meal scheme should also need to be reactivated with the provision of a hot cooked meal. The UN's World Food Programme country director Bishow Parajuli said India offers a shining example through its existing food safety nets and the collaborative response it …

Karnataka High Court Directs Govt. To Compensate Students Who Were Denied Benefits Of Mid-Day Meal Scheme
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Directs Govt. To Compensate Students Who Were Denied Benefits Of Mid-Day Meal Scheme

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to inform in how much time and in what manner it would compensate each and every student who is entitled to the benefit of Mid-day meal scheme but it was denied to them from May 31, due to Covid-19 pandemic. The direction followed after the state government admitted that after 31st …

35% Kids Not Getting Mid-day Meals; UP Worst, Chhattisgarh Best, Goa Awaits Nod from Own Dept
4 years, 6 months ago

35% Kids Not Getting Mid-day Meals; UP Worst, Chhattisgarh Best, Goa Awaits Nod from Own Dept

News 18  

During the lockdown, various governments issued orders on the delivery of the mid-day meals to school students. “35% children are not receiving mid-day meals,” said the report authored by Ankit Vyas with a team of other researchers and contributors: Binod Sinha, Pratiush Prakash, Santosh Patra and Prakash Gardia among others. In addition to being a site of learning, a government …

New Education Policy 2020: Breakfast for School Children Besides Mid-day Meals
4 years, 8 months ago

New Education Policy 2020: Breakfast for School Children Besides Mid-day Meals

News 18  

The mid-day meals provided to students in government or aided schools should be supplemented by breakfast, the new National Education Policy has proposed. "All school children shall undergo regular health check-ups especially for 100 pc immunization in schools and health cards will be issued to monitor the same," the policy said. "Health check-ups and growth monitoring that are available in …

Rajasthan: 18 students hospitalised after consuming midday meal
5 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: 18 students hospitalised after consuming midday meal

Op India  

On Saturday, 18 students studying at a government school in Ajmer district of Rajasthan were rushed to hospital after consuming their midday meal. Rajasthan: 17 students of a government school in Ajmer’s Arjanpura fell ill after consuming mid-day meal. pic.twitter.com/v7cSLinwM2 — ANI February 23, 2020 The children had, reportedly, consumed vegetables, roti, and milk as their midday meal. The district …

Meals that can educate the young
5 years, 3 months ago

Meals that can educate the young

The Hindu  

Two decades have passed since the mid-day meal became a part of the daily routine in government schools nationwide. The two videos made it to the national media; they also proved useful for the officers who supervise the mid-day meal scheme since they also depend on unauthorised videographers to learn about the reality in schools. Making it part of curriculum …

India reporter fears for life after exposing corruption
5 years, 6 months ago

India reporter fears for life after exposing corruption

Al Jazeera  

Concerns raised over media freedom as Pawan Kumar Jaiswal, who exposed corruption in school meal scheme, faces arrest. New Delhi, India – An Indian journalist says he and his family are living in fear after police filed criminal cases against him for exposing corruption in a school midday meal scheme in Uttar Pradesh state. Police have filed four criminal cases …

Govt schools' kids to create their own kitchen garden as a part of mid-day meal scheme in UP
5 years, 7 months ago

Govt schools' kids to create their own kitchen garden as a part of mid-day meal scheme in UP

India Today  

In a novel experiment, students of all government schools in Uttar Pradesh will now create their own kitchen garden and grow fruits and vegetables of their choice. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has issued instructions to all the government schools, up to Class 8, to include the produce from the kitchen gardens in the mid-day meal. Allocation of budget …

HRD Ministry officials claim no casualties among 930 children reported ill after consuming mid-day meals in last three years
5 years, 8 months ago

HRD Ministry officials claim no casualties among 930 children reported ill after consuming mid-day meals in last three years

Firstpost  

900 children were reported ill and none of them died after consuming mid-day meals across the country in the last three years, according to officials. New Delhi: More than 900 children were reported ill and none of them died after consuming mid-day meals across the country in the last three years, according to HRD Ministry officials. “A total number of …

Over 900 children reported ill in last 3 years after consuming mid-day meals: HRD Ministry
5 years, 8 months ago

Over 900 children reported ill in last 3 years after consuming mid-day meals: HRD Ministry

India TV News  

Over 900 children reported ill in last 3 years after consuming mid-day meals: HRD Ministry The ministry had received 35 complaints from 15 states and Union Territories regarding substandard food quality during the same period. More than 900 children were reported ill and none of them died after consuming mid-day meals across the country in last three years, according to …

HRD Ministry rules out introduction of breakfast in mid-day meals scheme
5 years, 9 months ago

HRD Ministry rules out introduction of breakfast in mid-day meals scheme

India TV News  

The HRD Ministry on Thursday ruled out introduction of breakfast in the mid-day meal scheme offered by the government. The information was shared by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in response to a written question in Rajya Sabha on whether a plan is under consideration for introducing breakfasts in mid-day meals. As per the provisions of National Food Security Act, …

HRD Ministry rules out introduction of breakfast in mid-day meals scheme
5 years, 9 months ago

HRD Ministry rules out introduction of breakfast in mid-day meals scheme

India Today  

The HRD Ministry on Thursday ruled out introduction of breakfast in the mid-day meal scheme offered by the government. As per the provisions of National Food Security Act, 2013, children studying in classes 1 to 8 or within the age group of 6-14 years are entitled to one mid day meal free of charge, every day except on school holidays, …

Imposing a food culture
5 years, 9 months ago

Imposing a food culture

The Hindu  

THE Mid-Day Meal Scheme is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India. The circular states: “The NGOs that are involved in the implementation of mid-day meals scheme across the State are supplying same kind of food every day to schools, using same kind of vegetables every day and instead of using food …

‘Students in RSS-backed schools can join govt. schools for midday meal’
7 years, 7 months ago

‘Students in RSS-backed schools can join govt. schools for midday meal’

The Hindu  

Under criticism for denying Kollur Mookambika temple grants to two schools managed by Sri Rama Vidya Kendra Trust in Bantwal taluk, B. Ramanath Rai, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada, said on Monday that primary students in those schools can get midday meals by joining nearby government schools. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr. Rai said that the primary school sections …

Special investigation team will probe ‘irregularities’ in mid-day meals: Vinod Tawde
7 years, 11 months ago

Special investigation team will probe ‘irregularities’ in mid-day meals: Vinod Tawde

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra education minister Vinod Tawde on Friday said that a special investigation team would be formed to investigate the allegations of irregularities in supply of nutritious food to poor students in past 10 years. Tawde also said that the government has adopted an online tendering process for procuring material under the scheme. He also said that the government has adopted …

Why the State is wrong in linking Aadhaar to the mid-day meal scheme
8 years ago

Why the State is wrong in linking Aadhaar to the mid-day meal scheme

Hindustan Times  

We have not conducted any poll but empirical evidence suggests that one of the most popular words in India these days is transparency. Take for example, the central government’s notification to make Aadhaar mandatory for receiving benefits of programmes such as mid-day meals, supplementary nutrition and scholarships. Beginning July 1, more than a 100 million school children will compulsorily need …

Many students shun Iskcon midday meal
8 years, 8 months ago

Many students shun Iskcon midday meal

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The government introduced the midday meal scheme in the government schools to encourage the student attendance and to curb dropouts, but due to some reason the scheme faces a problem as some students are reluctant to use it. A visit to a Municipal Upper Primary School located in Korlagunta in Tirupati threw up some bitter facts pertaining to the …

Health commission for making mid-day meal more nutritious
10 years, 4 months ago

Health commission for making mid-day meal more nutritious

Hindustan Times  

Khichdi, a hearty meal served to children in government-run schools across the state, is set to become more nutritious with the health commission in Himachal Pradesh accentuating upon fortifying the mid-day meal. HT Image The health commission constituted by the government to review the health care services has stressed on adding micro-nutrients in the mid-day meal being served to the …

Not posible to provide midday meal on current budget: Bihar minister
11 years, 5 months ago

Not posible to provide midday meal on current budget: Bihar minister

Firstpost  

In the backdrop of the Bihar midday meal tragedy which claimed 23 students’ lives, state Education Minister P K Sahi today suggested a review of the cost factor under the scheme, saying the existing funding pattern is grossly inadequate to ensure quality food New Delhi: In the backdrop of the Bihar midday meal tragedy which claimed 23 students’ lives, state …

Court issues notice to centre on mid-day meals
11 years, 6 months ago

Court issues notice to centre on mid-day meals

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice to the central government on the issue that nutritional value of mid-day meal given to school children was far below the stipulated norms. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog sought a response from the human resource development ministry by Nov 6.The court's direction came after …

Per unit cost of midday meal unrealistic: parliamentary panel
11 years, 7 months ago

Per unit cost of midday meal unrealistic: parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

The per unit cost of midday meal fixed at Rs 3.11-Rs 4.65 is unrealistic as even a bottle of drinking water costs Rs. The Committee on Empowerment of Women had recommended in the Lok Sabha that per unit cost of midday meal being served in schools should be fixed on a more realistic basis. It also urged the government to …

Maneka Gandhi writes to Akhilesh Yadav about poor quality of mid day meal
11 years, 7 months ago

Maneka Gandhi writes to Akhilesh Yadav about poor quality of mid day meal

The Hindu  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking improvement in the quality of mid-day meals served to school children in the state. In a letter received by the state secretariat on Wednesday, a copy of which was received by IANS, the member of parliament from Aonla in Uttar Pradesh said the …

Midday meal cooks will be trained by HRD ministry, decides Parliament
11 years, 7 months ago

Midday meal cooks will be trained by HRD ministry, decides Parliament

Firstpost  

Cooks engaged in mid-day meal scheme will be trained by the human resource development ministry in association with the tourism ministry, parliament was told Monday New Delhi: Cooks engaged in mid-day meal scheme will be trained by the human resource development ministry in association with the tourism ministry, parliament was told Monday. The HRD ministry has requested the tourism ministry …

CSIR to conduct tests on midday meals
11 years, 8 months ago

CSIR to conduct tests on midday meals

The Hindu  

In the wake of the midday meal tragedy in Bihar, the Centre has engaged the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to randomly test samples of food served as part of the scheme for quality and their protein and calorie content. The recent midday meal tragedy in Bihar claimed the lives of 23 students after they consumed food served in …

Bihar primary teachers call off midday meal duty boycott
11 years, 8 months ago

Bihar primary teachers call off midday meal duty boycott

India TV News  

Patna, July 29: Four days after staying off from duties in midday meal scheme, nearly three lakh primary school teachers today decided to end their stir after assurance from the government to look into their demands. The teachers would resume midday meal scheme duties from tomorrow.“We have arrived at a solution following which the teachers have decided to end their …

Purchase of quality materials for mid-day meal ordered
11 years, 8 months ago

Purchase of quality materials for mid-day meal ordered

India TV News  

Patna, Jul 28: Jolted by the death of 23 children in a midday meal tragedy at Chhapra, the Bihar government has made it compulsory for schools to purchase quality food items so that students get proper meals. According to new guidelines# every school has to purchase mustard and vegetable oil bearing agmark#other items bearing ISI mark, Director of Bihar Midday …

Purchase of quality materials for midday meals ordered
11 years, 8 months ago

Purchase of quality materials for midday meals ordered

The Hindu  

Jolted by the death of 23 children in a midday meal tragedy at Chhapra, the Bihar government has made it compulsory for schools to purchase quality food items so that students get proper meals. According to new guidelines, every school has to purchase mustard and vegetable oil bearing Agmark and other items bearing ISI mark, Director of Bihar Midday meal …

Bihar again: Teacher strike deprives 10 lakh students of midday meal
11 years, 8 months ago

Bihar again: Teacher strike deprives 10 lakh students of midday meal

Firstpost  

Sources in the Education department said that mid-day meal supply was disrupted for the second day in many schools in Saran, Purnia, Sheohar and Araria districts among others. Mid-day meals could not be served in over 4,600 schools affecting nearly 10 lakh students for the second consecutive day today in Bihar due to primary school teachers boycotting the duties. About …

Mid-day meal tragedy: 3 lakh teachers in Bihar boycott duties, Allahabad HC says, teachers should teach, not cook meals
11 years, 8 months ago

Mid-day meal tragedy: 3 lakh teachers in Bihar boycott duties, Allahabad HC says, teachers should teach, not cook meals

India TV News  

Mid-day meal tragedy: 3 lakh teachers in Bihar boycott duties, Allahabad HC says, teachers should teach, not cook meals Allahabad/Patna, July 25: The duty of school teachers and principals is to teach students and not to supervise cooking of meals, the Allahabad High Court has observed, close on the heels of Bihar mid-day meal Allahabad/Patna, July 25: The duty of …

Raju to write to MPs for support on mid-day meal scheme
11 years, 8 months ago

Raju to write to MPs for support on mid-day meal scheme

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 24: With a string of incidents putting a question mark on mid-day meal scheme, HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju today said he would write to all MPs for their support for its effective implementation and maintaining quality of food. Talking to reporters here, he said as the MPs are also members of the vigilance monitoring committee …

Will ask states for support to ensure midday meal food quality: HRD minister
11 years, 8 months ago

Will ask states for support to ensure midday meal food quality: HRD minister

Firstpost  

With a string of incidents putting a question mark on mid-day meal scheme, HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju today said he would write to all MPs for their support for its effective implementation and maintaining quality of food New Delhi: With a string of incidents putting a question mark on mid-day meal scheme, HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju …

Midday meal safety norms to be painted on walls of schools
11 years, 8 months ago

Midday meal safety norms to be painted on walls of schools

India TV News  

Patna, July 22: Facing the ire of people over the midday meal tragedy, the Bihar government plans to provide printed instructions to school principals about food quality and safety besides painting the norms on the schools walls. “We are readying detailed instructions about maintaining quality and safety of food served under midday meal scheme in schools,” Director Midday Meal Scheme, …

Midday meal safety norms to be painted on walls of schools
11 years, 8 months ago

Midday meal safety norms to be painted on walls of schools

The Hindu  

Facing the ire of people over the midday meal tragedy, the Bihar government plans to provide printed instructions to school principals about food quality and safety besides painting the norms on the schools walls. “We are readying detailed instructions about maintaining quality and safety of food served under midday meal scheme in schools,” Director Midday Meal Scheme, R. Lakshmanan told …

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