Ahead Of Panchayat Polls, Bengal Decides To Serve Chicken, Fruits In Mid-Day Meals
NDTV
Students are currently given rice, pulses, vegetables, soybean and eggs in schools as part of mid-day meals.
Ahead of the panchayat elections due this year, the West Bengal government has decided to introduce chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals for a four month period from January.
In addition to the existing mid-day meal menu of rice, potato, soybean and eggs, chicken and seasonal fruits will be served weekly once for additional nutrition under PM POSHAN, according to a notification.
An amount of Rs 371 crore has been sanctioned for the extra nutrition scheme.
A school department official, who confirmed that the extra nutrition scheme was being rolled out, added that as yet no decision has been taken on whether it would be continued after April.
