Eggs to be provided with midday meals in 7 NK districts from December
The Hindu
As many as 14.44 lakh students from Class I to VIII are likely to benefit
Taking note of the rise in the number of children who are malnourished and anaemic in north Karnataka, the Department of Public Instruction has decided to provide eggs to students in government and aided schools in seven districts from December.
This has been a long-pending demand among many organisations and stakeholders for several years now. Eggs will be provided to students in Bidar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Koppal, Ballari,and Vijayapura. Students who do not consume eggs will be given bananas along with their noon meals. As many as 14.44 lakh students from classes one to eight are likely to benefit from this move.
Eggs or bananas will have to be supplied to students 12 times a month and school managements are allowed to decide on which days they will provide eggs. Students are likely to be given eggs thrice a week. Schools will be given ₹6 per child 12 times a month.