Egg, banana for government and aided school students from class 1 to 10 from August 18 in Karnataka
The Hindu
Earlier, the government was providing egg, banana or groundnut chikki, along with midday meals, for students of classes 1 to 8.
Students of classes 1 to 10 in government and aided schools in Karnataka will get egg, banana or groundnut chikki twice a week. Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for Primary & Secondary Education, will inaugurate the programme at Government High School, Hosahalli in Mandya district, on August 18.
Earlier, the government was providing egg, banana or groundnut chikki, along with midday meals, for students of classes 1 to 8. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah extended the facility to students studying in classes 9 and 10 in the first budget of the Congress government.
The programme will cover around 60 lakh students in Karnataka for which the government has allocated ₹280 crore in the budget.
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