Bhubaneswar, Aug 31: The school and mass education department has started a process to give dry lunch ration to sick and disabled students of 6 to 14 years who cannot come to school.
The students are provided rice at their home and the money related to cooking is sent to their bank accounts. Apart from this, arrangements have been made for the students' textbooks to be delivered to their homes. As many as 3694 students of the state will benefit through this system.
All District Education Officers (DEOs) have been instructed to deliver dry ration to the homes of students who are unable to attend school. Students who are unable to come to school can take help from Anaganwadi workers and ANMs.
For the treatment of these students, they will be taken to the nearest health centres or Anganwadi centres for regular health check-up and counselling. Apart from this, school teachers, Block Cooperation Officers (BRPs), IEVs will go to the houses of these students who are unable to come to school. Counselling of the parents will also be done for the better performance of the students.
