Tag: Mid Day Meal

Sundargarh: Nothing could be more insensitive and inhumane than a government official being served chicken in school while the students only get to eat dal and rice in mid-day meal. A viral video showing such preferential treatment to an official who was having food with the students of a primary school in Sundergarh district has […]

Sundergarh: The Block Education Officer (BEO) who was allegedly eating chicken inside a school during lunch with students who were served dal and rice in mid day meal, has been suspended by Sundergarh collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan. The suspension comes after a report was telecast by OTV. A viral video showing such preferential treatment to […]

Balasore: A lizard was found in the mid-day meal (MDM) served to a student in a school in Balasore district today creating panic among other students and the school authorities alike. According to sources, a student traced a part of a lizard while taking MDM at Palabaleswar Primary School in Sadar block area. Even though […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Tuesday issued a letter to all the ministers of the State to make surprise visits and check quality of food served to children at schools, orphanages and have lunch with the students and inmates during inspection. Patnaik has advised his ministers to have mid day meals in the […]

Jajpur: As many as 50 students of two government schools in Odisha’s Jajpur were taken ill after consuming mid-day meal on Saturday, officials said. The first incident occurred at Sibantpur Upper Primary School under Haridaspur panchayat of Dharmasala block, they said. The meal was served at about 10 am in the school and about 40 […]

Nabarangpur: A scuffle broke out at the Miriguda Project High School in Umerkote block on Wednesday following an alleged dispute over distribution of eggs in mid-day meal (MDM), leaving two teachers injured. The incident reportedly occurred after the headmaster had an argument with the assistant teacher of the same school. The quarrel soon turned ugly […]

Bhubaneswar: In a much needed respite for teachers, the government of Odisha has decided to release them from the responsibility of mid-day meal (MDM) management and engage women self help groups (WSHGs) instead. As per reports, initially, MDM programme in the schools with strength of 100 students or above would be managed by WSHGs. The […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s move to relieve teachers of the responsibility of mid-day meal (MDM) management in schools seems to be aimed both at improving the quality of teaching and the fare being served to the students. Both are equally important. While teachers had for quite some time been complaining about the extra […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: A Block Education Officer (BEO) was recently beaten up by people over the poor quality of mid-day meal (MDM) rice being supplied to a primary school in Nowrangpur district. The residents of the village where the school is located wanted to lodge a complaint with the BEO with regard to the […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, Odisha government has decided to provide food security allowances under Mid-Day Meal (MDM) programme to students across the State. In a letter to MDM State nodal officer, the School and Mass Education Department has directed to provide food security allowance for 57 days starting from June 14 to […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Project Management of Mid Day Meal scheme has written letter to all district collectors directing to ensure unhindered distribution of Iron Folic Acid tablets to the students under National Iron Plus Initiative (NIPI) programme during COVID-19 pandemic. As per the NIPI programme, Iron Folic Acid tablets coated with calorie & protein content […]