Self Help Groups (SHGs) supplying midday meals to schools will not be replaced: CM
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant assured the House that Self Help Groups (SHGs) supplying midday meals to schools will not be replaced
CM was replying to a question raised by bicholim MLA Chandrakant Shetye of the issue of the menu for the Midday Meal in schools, questioning if the menu is being followed as per the list provided by the Nutrition Commitee He also noted that the menu is not being followed and is not correlated with the actual actual menu
CM said “We’ve been serving the food that the Nutrition Committee recommended. If any school disregards the recommended menu
In response, CM said, “We’ve been serving the food that the Nutrition Committee recommended. If any school disregards the recommended menu, we will take appropriate measures.”
“ he said that they have only signed an agreement; we haven’t assigned any schools to the Akshay Patra Organization for the Midday Meal program. Self-help organizations that serve Midday Meals also need to keep up a high standard of quality’ he said
Speaking further CM said that students in rural areas respond better to the midday meal than students in urban areas, who typically skip it. About 20% of students skip the midday meal due to a variety of reasons,
The CM also informed that Akshay Patra could provide mid day meals from Class IX to Class XII in future but the existing SHGs won’t be disturbed
LoP Yuri Alemao alleged his LAQ seeking a copy of the MOU signed with Akshay Patra was disallowed, and contradictory reply by the Education Department and Health Department over a quality check of Mid Day Meal. CM Sawant denied the allegations.
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