The Telangana State government has issued an order to increase the material costs for mid-day meals in government and local body schools, following a report highlighting challenges in providing quality food due to outdated costs. The new costs, effective from November 17, raise the amounts allocated per primary and upper primary student.
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the launching of a new meal scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman’ scheme for government and government-aided schools for the next five years. Addressing the media, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the new scheme has a financial outlay […]