Midday meal
- India
Almora govt school faces probe into ‘caste discrimination’ during midday meal
Dehradun: Authorities on Wednesday began investigating allegations that Dalit and upper caste children sat in separate rows for the midday meal in a case of discrimination at a government school near Almora…
- India
Schoolkids in Bengal fall sick after eating detergent-mixed midday meal
Kolkata: At least 12 schoolchildren fell sick at a state-run primary school in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district after consuming midday meal. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the cook by mistake mixed…
- Hyderabad
Eggs removed from government schools’ mid-day meals
Hyderabad: The students of Government schools in the State were already suffering from malnutrition due to sub-standard meals. And now eggs are altogether removed from their meals supplied by Manna trust – an NGO. …
- Telangana
Telangana govt provides Midday Meal Scheme to government school students
Hyderabad: The midday meal scheme is a school meal programme in Telangana designed to better the nutritional standing of school-aged children. The programme supplies free lunches on working days for children in…
- India
They don’t like rice: Parents defend students who refuse meals prepared by Dalit cook
Around 7-8 students of Uttarakhand government school refused to eat midday meals cooked by a Dalit woman named Sunita Devi. The Indian Express spoke to Prem Singh, the principal of the school…
- India
Lakshadweep: SC notice on plea against no meat products in midday meals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from the Centre and others on a plea against Lakshadweep Administration’s decision to remove meat products from the menu of midday meals for…
