Centre hikes mid-day meal per child cooking cost by 9.6%

Centre hikes mid-day meal per child cooking cost by 9.6%

After a gap of over two years, the cooking cost per child under the mid-day meal scheme is set to rise by 9.6 per cent, with the Ministry of Finance approving the hike proposed by a committee which has recommended inter-ministerial deliberations on linking the number of LPG cylinders per school to enrolment, The Indian […]

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Govt. mulling inclusion of pre-primary students in mid-day meal scheme: Sivankutty

Govt. mulling inclusion of pre-primary students in mid-day meal scheme: Sivankutty

General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has said the government is considering extending the mid-day meal scheme to the pre-primary level. Replying to the discussion on the demand for grants for his portfolios in the Budget on Thursday, Mr. Sivankutty said 1,19,970 students had gained admissions in State-run schools from Classes 2 to 10 this year. […]

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Mid-day meal menu in Lakshadweep: Go with HC interim order on non-veg food for schoolkids

Mid-day meal menu in Lakshadweep: Go with HC interim order on non-veg food for schoolkids

The Supreme Court on Monday directed continuation of an interim order passed by the Kerala High Court asking the Lakshadweep administration to continue providing meat and chicken to schoolchildren as part of the mid-day meal programme pending disposal of a petition challenging the HC’s final order ratifying the decision to exclude these items from the […]

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