Mid Day Meals

Odisha: Over 80 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal in Kalahandi district

More than 80 students of five schools fell ill allegedly after eating mid-day meal in Kalahandi district

HRD ministry asks states to send regular online updates about school-wise Aadhaar enrolment

MHRD, which made Aadhaar card mandatory for mid-day meals, has told states and union territories to update it about the progress made by them in enrolment.

Basic income to plug welfare leakage: J&K wants to experiment, will others follow too?

How long should `welfare’ be allowed to be a cloak for unchecked leakage, diversion and corruption from government programmes?

PETA hail Chouhan for his 'progressive' no eggs stance on anganwadi meals

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan may have received brickbats from some quarters including his own colleagues over keeping mid-day meals egg-free, but he has been now bestowed with a special award by leading animal rights group PETA for his "healthy" decision.

No eggs for Anganwadi: Strictly-veg Chouhan shoots down protein rich food proposal for kids

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in his advocacy for vegetarianism, has taken a stance against a proposal that calls for serving eggs to children as a part of the anganwadi meals. Anganwadi was started by the Indian government to counter Child hunger and malnutrition. An anganwadi centre also provides basic healthcare in the village.

Despite criticism over deaths, Bihar one of the best states for mid-day meals

Claiming Bihar made strides in providing midday meal, state Education minister PK Shahi told PTI as per assessment by Central agencies, "We are in the fifth position among best performing states in midday meal scheme for school children."

Bihar live: Inquiry report blames school principal for 23 deaths

Violent protests have broken out in Chhapra, Bihar, where 20 children have died after consuming contaminated midday meals in their schools.

Midday meals for school kids to be hit by LPG price hike: Mamata

The West Bengal Chief Minister said that the cap on subsidised LPG cylinders would hit the midday meal scheme in schools.