Tag: Mid Day Meals

Headmasters of two schools also admitted that they had received less quantity of foodgrains when compared to standardized weight of the bags.

Sundergarh: Setting an example for fellow bureaucrats, Sundergarh Collector Surendra Kumar Meena today sat down to eat mid-day meal with students of the higher primary school in Amgobha village of Kutra block in Sundergarh. Meena, during his visit to the school went around different classrooms, interacted with the students and also took a class. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Among many other issues affecting proper implementation of Mid-Day Meal (MDM) programme in Odisha, safety issues pertaining to the food being served has now come to fore with the Odisha Food Commission asking the State government to take urgent action. Based on the quality test report of cooked food samples of MDM received from […]

Subarnapur: Nearly 100 students fell sick after consuming mid-day meal at Kendupali upper primary school under Biramaharajpur block in the district today. They have been admitted to Biramaharajpur health centre. Doctors have examined most of them. “Only six students, whose condition is stated to be critical, were given therequired medication. Others are stated to be […]

Bhubaneswar: As a part of its CSR programme, Vedanta has come forward to enhance nutritional supplements in mid-day meals (MDMs) of 66,500 children in government and government-aided schools under Berhampur Municipality, Chattrapur and Hinjlicut blocks of Odisha’s Ganjam district. A memorandum of understanding has been signed to this effect with Manna Trust, which is in […]

Balasore: Students of Talakahalia Primary School in Balasore district were served biscuits in lunch on Tuesday after there was a shortage of mid-day meals. According to reports, the central kitchen in charge of providing meals to the schools allegedly provided lunch for 10 students, while the headmaster had sent requisition for meals for 50 students. […]

Cuttack: As many as 33 students of Sandhapur Upper Primary School in Cuttack were taken ill soon after consuming mid-day meals (MDM) on Thursday. According to sources, one of the students noticed a spider in the meal while it was being served to the students. After learning about the presence of the spider in the […]