Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The mid-day meal scheme was launched by the Government to provide nutrition to poor schoolchildren, but unfortunately, the scheme is not being implemented properly due to involvement of some unscrupulous persons in corrupt practices. There have been instances where the rice allotted for implementation of the scheme was sold in …
Union minister for women and child development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi is all set to propose to ban junk food from school canteens and substituting it with healthy options. Ministry officials say that the minister is considering to take up the matter with the ministry of human resources development (HRD) and …
Himachal Pradesh is going to spend Rs 100 crore during the current financial year on midday meal scheme. During the last financial year 625494 students were benefited by this scheme in 15197 schools in the state. Scheme was started for the students of primary schools from September 1, 2004 and …
While political leaders and workers continue with their high-pitch electioneering in Saran district of Bihar where voting will take place on May 7, no candidate of any major political party in the fray has found it worthwhile to visit Dharmasati Gandaman village where 23 children died last year in the …
Expressing concern over lack of cleanliness and sanitation in government schools, especially about girls’ toilets, Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday directed the Education Department to run a special drive to ensure improvement in the upkeep of toilets and school premises after the summer vacation. The direction was issued after the …
In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a single comprehensive national survey was conducted to determine the acuteness of the problem or measure progress, if any, of steps initiated to address malnutrition. Worse, the …
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women’s empowerment and rural livelihoods, the Indira Kranti Patham in Andhra Pradesh, India, has had an impact on the economic and social wellbeing of households that participate in the program. The analysis uses panel data for 4,250 …
Officials Asked To Complete Formalities Lucknow: The Food Security Act (FSA) will be implemented in Uttar Pradesh from July 5. Chief secretary Jawed Usmani made this announcement saying directions have been issued to the department heads concerned to complete all formalities on priority basis to ensure that the Act comes …
About two million students were covered during the current financial year. Mid-day meal In a major achievement, Punjab has bagged the second position in implementing the Mid-Day Meal scheme across the country. Punjab's Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka said that under the scheme, about two million students were covered during …
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Tripura are ahead of Bihar Despite facing nationwide criticism over death of 23 children after having the midday meal last year, Bihar now secured the fifth position among best performing states. Claiming Bihar made strides in providing midday meal, state Education minister P K Shahi …
Biogas plants to be installed in 3,825 schools The State government has allotted Rs. 8 crore to install portable biogas plants in schools to ensure cheap fuel for preparation of mid-day meals and food self-sufficiency. The project would give students an opportunity to access organically-grown vegetables for their noon meal. …
India has the largest programme, catering to over 114 million children A global report by the World Food Project (WFP) for 2013 on 169 countries has said that India has the largest school feeding programme in the world, catering to over 114 million children, but stands 12thamong 35 lower-middle-income countries …
PANJIM: The government is likely to implement the restructured mid-day meal scheme from the New Year onwards with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar saying that the government is ready to pour in more money for mid-day meals in addition to what is being given now; but only if the children are …
This new global report published by the World Food project analyses school feeding programmes in 169 countries and says that India has the largest school feeding programme in the world, catering to over 114 million children, but stands 12th among 35 lower-middle-income countries covering 79 per cent of its total …
Despite drawing flak for unprofessional deliverance of mid-day meals in government schools at several places in the state, Punjab has bagged the second position among states and union territories in the latest report on the scheme by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. Punjab, with an aggregate of 76.81 …
Nov 27, Colombo: The government of Japan has granted approximately Rs.282 million (Japanese Yen 220 million) to Sri Lanka as food grant assistance through the World Food Program (WFP) to support the ongoing School Meals Program in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Economic Development will oversee …
Over 200 students studying at Anjuman Nurul Islam High School at Sakinaka, Andheri (East) took ill after eating the mid-day meal served at the institution. A majority of the children were immediately rushed to the private Paramount Hospital in Sakinaka and civic-run Sant Muktabai Hospital in Ghatkopar. After consuming a …
New Delhi : Karnataka has topped the first ever ranking of state governments on the basis of their performance and implementation of the midday meal scheme with a total score of 77.79 per cent, followed by Punjab (76.81 per cent), Daman & Diu (71.40 per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (71.31 …
The Government of India has been implementing many social sector programmes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)/ Swarnajanyanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) etc. to address …
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the State government will consider providing midday meals to students, teaching and non-teaching staff of all government colleges in the State at affordable prices. “The State government is committed towards making the State free from hunger. Students going to government schools and colleges should …
