New Delhi, February 27 : The grand and noble program-me of the Government of India to provide free mid-day meals to students of primary schools across the country is facing crippling problems as there is no stock of rice in FCI godown.
An official source disclosed that with rice stock for the same scheme emp-ty in FCI godown, rice for Mid-Day Meal scheme has not been released since October last year till February this year.
To ensure that rice quotas for these months do not get lapsed, the Ministry of Human Resources Development has written to the Government of India to extend lifting validity, conveyed the source.
On the other hand, as fixed by the Programme Advisory Board of the Mi-nistry of Human Resources Development, primary level students of Manipur will be given mid-day meals for 21 days in a month during the current academic session.
With the State Government realising that the Mid-Day Meal scheme is still unable to achieve its target in remote areas, particularly in hill districts, the Government has initiated a special measure to make the scheme a success all over the State, informed the source.
Under the new arrangement, distribution of Mid-Day Meal cards, stock registers, cash books and attendance registers to all Government schools including schools under District Councils have already begun.
The exact figure of children availing mid-day meal will be entered in the Mid-Day Meal card on daily basis.
Quantity of rice taken by a school and quantity fed to students under the scheme will be entered in the stock register on monthly basis.
Amount sanctioned for purchasing vegetables and other dish items will be entered in the cash book while attendance register will be used in recording attendance of students, explained the source.
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