Jagran correspondent, Amethi. The government has decided to provide supplemental nutrition to the students with the aim of making the mid-day meal scheme more nutritious and effective. Under this, from next Thursday, children will be given additional nutritional materials along with regular meals in all the primary and upper primary schools of the district.
According to the instructions, every Thursday any one item among peanut chikki, jaggery-sesame or peanut gajak, roasted gram and Ramdana-millet laddu will be distributed to the children. If there is a school holiday on any Thursday, the distribution of supplementary nutrition will be done on the next working day.
The government believes that to meet the nutritional needs of children, additional energy and nutrients are needed along with normal food. For this purpose, supplemental nutrition has been included in the scheme. Officials say that this will have a positive impact on the physical and mental development of children.
Will keep a strict eye on quality
A task force will be formed to ensure that there is no negligence in distribution of supplement nutrition. This team will conduct surprise inspections from time to time and check the quality, quantity and distribution process of food items.
The team will also ensure that nutritional materials are provided to the children as per the standards. Officials say that distribution of supplementary nutrition with better quality and transparency will improve the health standards of children and make the mid-day meal scheme more effective.
Guidelines have been sent to all the schools regarding the new system. Its distribution has started. Teachers have been given the responsibility of safe storage, distribution and record maintenance of nutritional supplements. He said that strict compliance with the government's instructions will be ensured. Shashank Mishra, Amethi