Bhubaneswar, Nov 09: A review meeting of School and Mass Education Department was held on the management of nutritious, safe mid-day meals in all the districts.
The meeting was held through virtual mode, with the presence of all the DEOs including State Nodal Officer (PM-Poshan) Raghuram R. Iyer, under the chairmanship of department secretary Shalini Pandit.
In the said meeting, the secretary informed about the financial grants provided to the districts under PM-Poshan.
She directed the district officials to use nutritious rice and better quality materials and provide seamless mid-day meals to the students daily.
Along with this, Pandit has instructed the district officials not to stop the mid-day meals under any circumstances.
A nutritious meal is every child's right. Mid-day meal is the primary responsibility of all of us, she said.
She further opined that everyone has to be sensitized about how it will be safe, clean, secure and accessible to the students every day without any hindrance.
State Nodal Officer (PM-Poshan) Raghuram R. Iyer also discussed with the officials about the various aspects and discussed how the management of mid-day meals can be made simple and safe.
