Food pack for students instead of free mid-day meal
View(s):The Education Ministry is to provide a nutritious food pack for selected school children as they are unable to continue with the free mid-day meal due to the COVID-19 situation, a senior Ministry official said.
Under this plan the food pack is to be provided for a three month period, from next week onwards.
The Ministry had taken into consideration the inability to provide free midday meals and the closure of canteens due to COVID-19.
An estimated 1.6 million students belonging to 7,800 schools will be entitled to the pack.
The official said the food pack will be prepared under health sector guidelines.