Jaipur, April 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Friday directed officials to ensure that all dilapidated but repairable school buildings across the state are repaired well before the monsoon sets in. A meeting to this effect was held under Rajesh Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary (School Education), to assess key schemes, activities, and pressing issues of the Education Department.Highlighting the urgency of the matter, he referred to last year’s incident in Jhalawar, where the roof of a s…
Latest Mid-day Meal scheme News & Updates
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) In a landmark welfare decision, a Mid-Day Meal Scheme for higher secondary students and breakfast scheme for students from pre-primary to intermediate will be implemented across Telangana from the academic year 2026-27.This was announced in the state budget for 2026-27 presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, in the Telangana Assembly on Friday.He stated that the Telangana government will extend the Mid-Day Meal Scheme to studen…
Gandhinagar, March 13 (IANS) The Central government has allocated an ad-hoc quantity of 1,452 kilolitres (KL) of kerosene to Gujarat for the year 2025-26, in response to risks to energy supply arising from the current global geo-political situation. The allocation is intended primarily for cooking and lighting purposes, and the state government has begun distributing kerosene to rural Antyodaya and PHH families in tribal districts.Each district will receive 36 KL under the supervision of the Col…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated the ‘Morning Nutrition Programme’ organised by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, which in collaboration with 200 Delhi government schools, is providing meals to nearly 90,000 children.The Chief Minister said that the smiling faces of schoolchildren testify the fact that nutrition is not merely about food, but the very foundation of building the future.This commitment to service carries forward India’s cultural tr…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government has decided to temporarily discontinue fortification of rice until a more robust and effective nutrient delivery mechanism is developed and operationalised.According to Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the government reviewed the implementation of rice fortification under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes. This decision of temporary discontinuation of fortification process does not ent…
Damoh, Dec 20 (IANS) The Union government’s Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) scheme aimed at providing hot and fresh cooked meal for students upto class 8 in ‘Anganwadi centres and government-run schools are serving their purpose in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Madhya Pradesh. The expression of children at a government-run ‘Sandipani’ (earlier known as CM RISE) school located in Tendukheda village of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh was an evident of it, IANS…