SC order: Lakshadweep administration to continue meat products in school mid-day meal menuSchool children of Lakshadweep will not miss chicken and other meat products from their mid-day meals anymore as the administration of the ...
23 Jul, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
No school, no mid-day meals or ration; COVID-19 deals double blow to kids in KarnatakaThe mid-day meal programme fed about 56 lakh children in government and aided schools everyday, but the meals were gone with the lockdown t...
16 Oct, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
National Education Policy 2020: Breakfast for school children besides mid-day meals"Children are unable to learn optimally when they are undernourished or unwell. Hence, the nutrition and health (including mental health) o...
02 Aug, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
Karnataka cabinet clears proposal to sponsor midday meals for 22 lakh school kids in 137 taluksCongress government in the state and the NDA government at the Centre have set aside their differences to sponsor midday meals for about 22...
21 Apr, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
'Decline in child population growth led to fall in enrolment'"There is marginal decline in enrolment in government primary schools whereas the enrolment at upper primary level is showing increasing tr...
17 Dec, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
34 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal, Manish Sisodia orders testing of samples"Our Government is working on the whole system of Mid Day Meal. Very soon people of Delhi will see drastic change in this system," Sisodia ...
24 Aug, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
Corruption plaguing mid-day meal scheme, reveals CAGWhat the CAG found most disturbing is the total disregard to quality of meal being given to kids. The system of involving mothers in cookin...
19 Jul, 2015, 09.32 AM IST
Food Corporation of India to take advance payment for grain supplied for midday mealFCI from April next year will take advance payment for foodgrains it will supply for mid-day meal scheme in schools to overcome delays in p...
09 Dec, 2014, 07.07 PM IST
Flayed for midday meal deaths, Bihar now fifth among best performing statesDespite facing criticism over death of 23 children after having the midday meal, Bihar now secured the fifth position among best performing...
14 Jan, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
Teachers should teach, not supervise cooking of meals: Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court has disapproved of teaching staff at government schools being saddled with the implementation of the scheme in Uttar P...
25 Jul, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
Inspect mid-day meal scheme implementation: Education CommissionerC B Kumar has exhorted the state and district education officers for inspection of mid-day meals served in schools and furnish unbiased rep...
01 Jul, 2013, 02.59 PM IST
- State-of-the-art system to monitor midday meal scheme
The government will set up a state-of-the-art system to monitor the mid-day meal scheme on a real-time basis.
19 Jun, 2013, 10.52 PM IST
- Centre asks states to include millets in mid-day meals; move likely to ease pressure on food stocks
The mid-day meal programme, has a food grain requirement of 28.50 lakh tonnes in 2012-13, which includes 23.8 lakh tonnes of rice and 4.7 l...
12 Sep, 2012, 08.20 AM IST
- Use cell phone cameras to audit development
The Uttar Pradesh government's scheme, Supercaller, to monitor mid-day meals served to school children through mobile phones is a novel ide...
22 Jan, 2011, 03.03 AM IST
- Success at a cost: The treats & travails of mid-day meal scheme
In Meghalaya, teachers of state-run schools waste three crucial hours daily in cooking and serving afternoon meals to students.
12 Jun, 2010, 05.04 AM IST
- UPA govt keeps its promise; mid-day meal scheme on track
The UPA will be able to keep part of its promise made in the common minimum programme (CMP) on the mid-day meal scheme.
11 Aug, 2007, 03.16 AM IST
- Mid-day meal: Govt works on a plateful of promises
As the government moves towards providing mid-day meals for students up to Class VIII, the programme is all set for further streamlining to...
23 Apr, 2007, 02.39 AM IST