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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…

Bhopal, Jan 7 (IANS) PM POSHAN, a central government scheme running under the Ministry of Education, was launched with an objective to provide hot cooked meals to the children studying in government as well as government-aided schools across the country, aiming to cover all eligible children pertaining to the lower strata. The program sought to address hunger and education and improve the nutritional index of all these children, mandating that the children be provided with at least one portion o…