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Maharashtra polls: Failed state education policies could affect results

Frustration over education policies in Maharashtra, like poor uniforms and meal quality, may influence upcoming elections as parents and teachers seek change

Frustration has been building among parents, teachers and students in the last two to three years due to a range of policy changes that has disrupted the learning process for students. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Oct 28, 2024 09:26 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Karnataka's midday meal scheme expanded to include eggs six days a week

Karnataka government increases egg provision in midday meals to six days a week for students.

Previously, Karnataka’s midday meal program included eggs only two days a week.(HT file)

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Published on Jul 21, 2024 01:45 PM IST

ByYamini C S

Karnataka: Man alleges daughter forcefully fed eggs in school; Govt orders probe

Karnataka government orders inquiry into allegations of student being fed eggs against religious sentiments.

As part of the inquiry, the Block Education officer and the Midday meal attender visited the school on Thursday. (Unsplash)

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Published on Nov 24, 2023 08:49 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Centre seeks reports from Bihar, MP over ‘artificial, low’ midday meal coverage

In case of Bihar, PAB observed that the coverage of students at primary and upper primary level was “very low” at 57% and 58%, respectively in 2022-23.

The PAB advised the state to take up special measures to increase the coverage and sought an action taken report by September (Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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Updated on May 27, 2023 08:00 AM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi

Team to probe Kerala’s ‘highly improbable’ data on midday meal: Centre

Under the PM-Poshan scheme the Centre shares the cost with states and UTs in a 60:40 ratio, and contributes 100% of the funds in UTs without a legislature

A senior ministry official, who asked not to be named, said that last year also the state reported very high coverage under the scheme

india news

Updated on May 23, 2023 01:14 AM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar

Bengaluru: Nearly 80 per cent students demand eggs in mid-day meal, finds poll

More than 38.37 lakh students of primary and high school students chose eggs as their protein source in their mid-day meal amid the "Satvik" food controversy, as per the data given by the education department.

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Published on Jan 27, 2023 10:58 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Maharashtra: This govt school in a village of 150 people has only one student

Kishore Mankar, who is the teacher, told news agency ANI that the zila parishad school has had only one student for the last two years.

Kishore Mankar, the teacher, with his only student. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2023 08:15 AM IST

BySharangee Dutta, New Delhi

Centre to send team to review implementation of Midday Meal scheme in Bengal

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the Central government will soon send a team to review the implementation of the midday meal scheme in different parts of West Bengal.

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Published on Jan 14, 2023 08:16 PM IST

ANI | , Kolkata

Midday meal cooking cost hiked after finance ministry nod

The cost has been revised following recommendations by a review committee constituted last year that included representatives from the ministries of education, finance and labour, besides independent experts.

Under the PM POSHAN scheme, the cost of cooking gets the largest allocation among all components, including the prices of ingredients such as cereals, pulses, vegetables, cooking oil and other condiments. (PTI Photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 10, 2022 04:30 AM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar

Centre gives nod to Goa’s plan to serve eggs in midday meal

The decision by the project approval board of the PM POSHAN scheme under the Union ministry of education is expected to benefit 900,000 children.

In 2020, the Goa government announced it would add eggs in the school midday meals, but the plan was delayed because schools closed in the wake of the pandemic. (HT file photo)

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Updated on May 30, 2022 02:05 AM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi

Uttarakhand: Students refuse midday meal by Dalit cook again

The principal of the government inter college (GIC), Prem Singh, said he was forced to issue transfer certificates (s) to seven students to warn them to stop the boycott

india news

Updated on May 21, 2022 12:46 AM IST

ByMohan Rajput

Journalist Pawan Jaiswal, who exposed 'salt-roti' mid-day meal, dies

In 2019, Jaiswal was booked for allegedly circulating a video of children being served salt and roti in a mid-day meal in a primary school at Shiur in Mirzapur. He was later given a clean chit after a probe

Journalist Pawan Jaiswal had filmed students of a government school in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district eating rotis with salt as their mid-day meal in August.(PTI file)

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Updated on May 05, 2022 07:27 PM IST

ByAniruddha Dhar, New Delhi

Dalit woman reinstated as school cook

The reappointment came a day after the police registered an FIR under the SC/ST Act.

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Published on Jan 01, 2022 02:08 AM IST

ByMohan Rajput, Dehradun

K'taka: 80 students fall ill after eating mid-day meal served with dead lizard

Haveri district health officer said all the students had to be hospitalised, but have now been fully recovered.

Government schools are mandated to provide a mid-day meal to all students to encourage attendance and ensure adequate nutrition. (Representational Image)

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Updated on Dec 28, 2021 10:17 PM IST

Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Complete social audit of midday meal scheme; provide status by Dec 30: Centre

The Centre in September expanded the midday meal programme that aims to provide adequate nutrition and ensure school attendence into the Poshan scheme, and made it mandatory for all states to conduct social audits in every school.

About 1.1 million government schools are covered under the welfare programme.(AFP )

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Updated on Dec 26, 2021 01:22 AM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

BJP slams state order for teachers to sell jute bags used in midday meal scheme

The state BJP has alleged that the Jharkhand government is forcing school teachers to sell jute bags that were used in the midday meal scheme.

Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahato, however, said there will be no disturbance in teaching due to the order and the government is also willing to review it. (PTI)

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Published on Nov 10, 2021 06:43 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Midday meal expands to PM-Poshan scheme

About 118 million students enrolled in classes 1-8 across 1.1 million schools will benefit under the scheme, the government said.

The midday meal scheme was launched in 1995 with an aim to provide at least one nutritional meal to elementary school students

india news

Updated on Sep 30, 2021 05:54 AM IST

ByFareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi

Uttarakhand govt to give food safety allowance to over 6 lakh students not getting mid-day meals amid lockdown

Mukul Sati, additional state project director for Samagra Sikhsha Abhiyan in the state said that all schools have been asked to give daily food safety allowance and rice to guardians of students.

Students having mid-day meal at a government school in Dehradun.(HT file)

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Updated on Apr 16, 2020 05:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySupaena Roy

Uttarkhand education dept to monitor details of teachers, students to prevent scams

Senior officials from the department were asked to form committees on both state and district level that will be responsible for uploading the details such as the number of students, conditions of the schools, areas where the schools are located, number of teachers working, number teachers required among others.

education

Published on Nov 12, 2019 10:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy

Kitchen gardens in schools can improve nutritional levels

A garden can provide a context to students for understanding seasonality and life cycles of food; it can provide an opportunity to work cooperatively on real tasks; students can learn about where food comes from; and they can observe all of the principles of ecology in practice

Residents of Kohinoor Apartments working at their quarter of an acre organic kitchen garden at Kurla (West) in Mumbai.(Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Oct 27, 2019 10:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Midday Meal Scheme: Teachers face problems selling used gunny bags, education dept refuses to budge

The government has fixed prices at ₹ 12 for jute gunny bags and ₹ 4 for plastic gunny bags but teachers said scrap dealers will not buy the used bags at such high rates

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Published on Oct 24, 2019 10:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHarmandeep Singh, Patiala

Ludhiana teachers pool money to feed govt school kids under midday meal scheme

Ludhiana teachers pool money to feed govt school kids

The midday meal scheme was launched in government schools to increase enrolment and retention, among kids from poor families.(HT FILE)

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Updated on Oct 11, 2019 10:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Midday meal scheme has worked: Keep politics out

The State must make the scheme even more attractive by incorporating food that is to children’s taste

Adding milk and eggs to the meal would help aid child nutrition and prevent stunting(Parwaz Khan/Hindustan Times)

analysis

Published on Sep 04, 2019 07:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByLalita Panicker

UP books reporter after video on school serving salt, roti in mid-day meal

A video showing the children being served only rotis in the school in Shiur, Mirzapur, went viral and it was also sent to the district magistrate who ordered a probe.

The incident took place at government primary school, Shiur in Mirzapur.

india news

Updated on Sep 02, 2019 03:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Varanasi | BySudhir Kumar

UP school children get salt, roti under scheme meant to up nutrition intake

The incident took place at government primary school, Shiur in Mirzapur. The district magistrate immediately instructed basic shiksha adhikari to carry out a probe into the matter.

The matter came to light when a video showing children being served only ‘chappatis’ went viral on social media and someone sent the video to the district magistrate.(Twitter / ANI)

india news

Updated on Aug 23, 2019 09:31 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Varanasi | ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

Kids to grow vegetables, fruits for midday meal scheme in UP

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has issued instructions to all the government schools, up to Class 8, to include the produce from the kitchen gardens in the midday meal.

Some schools in the state already have their kitchen garden raised by teachers and students much before these instructions came.(Sunil Saxena /HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Aug 06, 2019 04:50 PM IST

Lucknow | ByIndo Asian News Service

Students to grow vegetables, fruits for midday meal scheme in UP

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has issued instructions to all the government schools, up to Class 8, to include the produce from the kitchen gardens in the midday meal.

School kids eating chapati and daal with salt which were served to them during interval as mid-day meal(Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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Updated on Aug 06, 2019 10:45 AM IST

Lucknow | ByIndo Asian News Service

Lahaul & Spiti ‘midday meal scam’: HP agriculture minister demands vigilance probe

Even though education department has sought details from its office in Keylong about the scam, government is likely to order a vigilance inquiry to ascertain veracity of allegations.

After the scam came to light in April, state education department had ordered a preliminary probe to ascertain irregularities in supply of rice for schools.(HT File)

india news

Updated on Oct 19, 2018 01:32 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Shimla | ByGaurav Bisht, Shimla

Aadhaar not needed for Neet, UGC, CBSE and school admissions

For welfare schemes covered by Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, giving Aadhaar number would be “subject to the consent of parents”. Officials said the midday meal scheme is likely to be covered under the clause but meals cannot be denied if children are unable to furnish Aadhaar number.

In so far as school admissions of children are concerned, requirement of Aadhaar would not be compulsory as it is neither a service nor subsidy, the Supreme Court said.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

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Published on Sep 26, 2018 10:16 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

U’khand govt to purchase millets, food grains directly from farmers

In a “maiden initiative” by the Uttarakhand government aimed to enhance farmers’ income, the state-owned Mandi Parishad (whole sale market) will directly buy farm produce like millets and food grains from them

The move would directly benefit the farmers as they would get adequate price for their farm produce.(HT File)

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Published on Apr 03, 2018 09:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByDeep Joshi

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Frustration over education policies in Maharashtra, like poor uniforms and meal quality, may influence upcoming elections as parents and teachers seek change

Karnataka government increases egg provision in midday meals to six days a week for students.

Karnataka government orders inquiry into allegations of student being fed eggs against religious sentiments.

In case of Bihar, PAB observed that the coverage of students at primary and upper primary level was “very low” at 57% and 58%, respectively in 2022-23.

Under the PM-Poshan scheme the Centre shares the cost with states and UTs in a 60:40 ratio, and contributes 100% of the funds in UTs without a legislature

More than 38.37 lakh students of primary and high school students chose eggs as their protein source in their mid-day meal amid the "Satvik" food controversy, as per the data given by the education department.

Kishore Mankar, who is the teacher, told news agency ANI that the zila parishad school has had only one student for the last two years.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the Central government will soon send a team to review the implementation of the midday meal scheme in different parts of West Bengal.

The cost has been revised following recommendations by a review committee constituted last year that included representatives from the ministries of education, finance and labour, besides independent experts.

The decision by the project approval board of the PM POSHAN scheme under the Union ministry of education is expected to benefit 900,000 children.

The principal of the government inter college (GIC), Prem Singh, said he was forced to issue transfer certificates (s) to seven students to warn them to stop the boycott

In 2019, Jaiswal was booked for allegedly circulating a video of children being served salt and roti in a mid-day meal in a primary school at Shiur in Mirzapur. He was later given a clean chit after a probe

The reappointment came a day after the police registered an FIR under the SC/ST Act.

Haveri district health officer said all the students had to be hospitalised, but have now been fully recovered.

The Centre in September expanded the midday meal programme that aims to provide adequate nutrition and ensure school attendence into the Poshan scheme, and made it mandatory for all states to conduct social audits in every school.

The state BJP has alleged that the Jharkhand government is forcing school teachers to sell jute bags that were used in the midday meal scheme.

About 118 million students enrolled in classes 1-8 across 1.1 million schools will benefit under the scheme, the government said.

Mukul Sati, additional state project director for Samagra Sikhsha Abhiyan in the state said that all schools have been asked to give daily food safety allowance and rice to guardians of students.

A garden can provide a context to students for understanding seasonality and life cycles of food; it can provide an opportunity to work cooperatively on real tasks; students can learn about where food comes from; and they can observe all of the principles of ecology in practice

The government has fixed prices at ₹ 12 for jute gunny bags and ₹ 4 for plastic gunny bags but teachers said scrap dealers will not buy the used bags at such high rates

Ludhiana teachers pool money to feed govt school kids

The State must make the scheme even more attractive by incorporating food that is to children’s taste

A video showing the children being served only rotis in the school in Shiur, Mirzapur, went viral and it was also sent to the district magistrate who ordered a probe.

The incident took place at government primary school, Shiur in Mirzapur. The district magistrate immediately instructed basic shiksha adhikari to carry out a probe into the matter.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has issued instructions to all the government schools, up to Class 8, to include the produce from the kitchen gardens in the midday meal.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has issued instructions to all the government schools, up to Class 8, to include the produce from the kitchen gardens in the midday meal.

Even though education department has sought details from its office in Keylong about the scam, government is likely to order a vigilance inquiry to ascertain veracity of allegations.

For welfare schemes covered by Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, giving Aadhaar number would be “subject to the consent of parents”. Officials said the midday meal scheme is likely to be covered under the clause but meals cannot be denied if children are unable to furnish Aadhaar number.

In a “maiden initiative” by the Uttarakhand government aimed to enhance farmers’ income, the state-owned Mandi Parishad (whole sale market) will directly buy farm produce like millets and food grains from them

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