The Education Department would shortly appoint a nutritional officer to check the quality of the food served and evaluate the nutritive value of Midday Meals on day-to-day basis, declared Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate on the floor of the House on Wednesday.
Food and Drugs inspectors visited the St Teresa of Jesus High School, Chaudi-Canacona on Friday morning to inspect the meals supplied by the contractor, accused of preparing contaminated meals to the school on Tuesday. The FDA inspectors also checked the school surroundings, before making a second visit to the kitchen of the self-help group that prepared the meals.
More than 80 students of Government Primary School, Chundipur, 12 km from here, were taken ill due to food poisoning and were rushed to a trauma centre.
On a regular school day, Uddesh Koottanal, a Class III student, brings to school rice and lentils or a sandwich for his mid-day break meal. On Friday, however, he was in for a special treat. "It is my
While school authorities have denied any food-poisoning incident at Our Lady of Mother of the Poor High School, Tilamol-Quepem, on September 30, a group of parents have continued to maintain that their children had fallen ill after eating the midday meals.
New Delhi: 7 lakh students up to Class VIII to be part of scheme now, says government Once bitten twice shy, the Delhi Government is waiting for a final report before announcing the expansion of the midday meal scheme for schoolchildren up to Class VIII.
Controversies surrounding the midday meal scheme have prompted the state to consider handing over the job of preparing and distributing food among schoolchildren to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) and NGOs. Iskcon is already in charge of midday meal in Bangalore, Karnataka, on behalf of the state government there.
R. Sujatha and Deepa H Ramakrishnan In Karnataka and Puducherry, centralised kitchens have been introduced S. THANTHONI. MAKESHIFT KITCHEN?: Food being prepared in a Chennai Corporation run school in Kolathur.
PRADUMAN CHOUBEY Dhanbad, June 9: As many as 80 students of a primary school in Govindpur block, about 20km from the district headquarters, fell sick after having the midday meal served there today. While 12 students are still recovering, the condition of the rest is stable.
Despite the implementation of welfare schemes for providing mid-day meals and free clothing, anaemia and malnutrition continue to remain on top of the disease profile of children studying in MCD
M.S.Swaminathan launches Ragi Malt of Kolli Hills Nutrition rich: Member of Parliament M.S.Swaminathan launches the Ragi Malt of Kolli Hills at a function in M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai on Tuesday.
SHILLONG: The State Government will press the Centre to implement the midday meal (MDM) scheme from the current financial year (2009-2010) onwards at the meeting of the Programme Approval Board (PAB) in New Delhi on May 8. The MDM scheme has not been implemented in Meghalaya since October 2008 because of non-release of the State's quota of rice by the Union Government.
Jamshedpur: A small herd of eight elephants went berserk, devoured foodgrain meant for midday meal and caused extensive damage to at least five houses in the Ichagarh and Chandil blocks of adjoining Seraikela- Kharsawan district late on Saturday night.
Karnataka will soon include eggs, milk and bananas in the menu of its mid-day meal scheme of Akshara Dasoha for school children. The State Cabinet on Friday decided to implement a Central scheme in
April 22: At least 27 students of a senior secondary school in south Delhi were admitted to a hospital on Wednesday after they complained of uneasiness and pain. The students had consumed school-provided midday meal that was allegedly prepared under unhygienic conditions, which resulted in food poisoning. The police has registered a case against unknown persons in the matter.
Resentment prevails among the teaching community in Kangra, Himcahal Pradesh over the mid-day meal scheme, especially after being directed by the state government to provide more wholesome and
The Planning Commission has suggested merging two of the government's biggest programmes in the social sector: the mid-day meal scheme
Mumbai: The national allocation for the midday meal scheme in the interim budget announced on Monday remains the same as last year. The programme, which is one of the world's biggest school-feeding schemes, has been given Rs8,000 crore for 2009-10.
<p>Accepts To Cover 75% Rural, 50% Urban Population New Delhi: The government is set to accept the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council’s recommendation tocover 75% rural and50%urban population under a food security law,butwantstokeep the percentages outside the language of the Act itself.
<p>By 2030, 69 million children under the age of five will have died, 167 million children will be living in poverty and 750 million women will have been married as children, unless the issues facing the most disadvantaged children are tackled says this annual UNICEF report.</p>
