Pune: The midday eating scheme that makes thousands of children in school and malnutrition in Bay has flowed from the rail in the academic year 2021-22 in Maharashtra.
Students in many assisted elementary schools are waiting for the state government to complete a supplier so that they get the rations of the carrier go home at midday eating place.
Students have not received a ration in their banks that contributed two months of summer vacation in 2021.
Almost one Crore student from STD I to VIII in the state Get newly cooked food for lunch every day as part of a national scheme now called Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman.
In the state, foods include khichdi made of rice and dal.
But when the pandemic closes the school, the state government decides to offer them wheat rations and pulses.
Before the start of this academic year, the state government floated the tender process to choose suppliers to distribute dry rations in rural areas.
The self-help group that operates the central kitchen must be given orders to distribute dry rations in urban areas.
Varsha Gaikwad’s school minister, accepted that there had been a big delay in providing dried rations to students, said orders of more than 20 regencies were almost final and grains and pulses would be distributed within 10 days.
The minister said the court case had disrupted the distribution process.
Gaikwad said, “The tender for the academic year of 2021-22 floated last March.
However, some vendors from five regencies challenged us at the Nagpur bench in the Bombay High Court and the court ordered staying throughout the process.
It was appointed only on September 25 last year, after that We continue the tender.
We accept 180 applications that have been researched and samples have been sent to the government laboratory.
All of this has taken some time and the Covid-19 situation further increases the delay.
“A senior government official said work order for 22 districts had been completed and distribution will begin in the next 8-10 days.
The remaining eight districts will get it next month, but five districts will face more delays because the case is the sub-anim.
Mahesh Palkar, responsible for the major education directorate, said, “We have told all students to open a bank account and connect it to their Aadhaar, but not all have done it.
We have continued the money to the block and it will happen to be transferred to the student account .
“Repeat the last year, say the teachers of primary teachers association said the distribution of dry rations have been ugly since the last academic year and students do not receive most of the year.
Vijay Kombe, Secretary General of the Main Teacher Association of the State of Maharashtra from Wardha, said, “The teacher was told to distribute rations throughout the year in March-April.
The same situation is taking place now.
Rice and pulses, if given timely nutrition to children in rural areas Even if the school is closed.
“A senior government official who deals with the scheme said,” For a summer vacation 47 days in April-May-June, the funds have been allocated and soon rustic students will get it in their account.
This process is not yet possible Urban areas.
Court cases on the process of causing the expected delay will be handled next month.
“The official added that for 42 business days in June and July, rural students were rated.
In urban areas, there has been no such distribution in this academic year, so far.
Mahendra Ganpule, spokesman for the Maharashtra School Headmasters Forum said that midday eating was a big draw for rural students.
“School hours have diminished in pandemic, and cooking and eating in groups should be avoided.
Therefore, the scheme has been revised to be a ration of the carrier home.
However, the government must ensure that it provides food or ration,” he added.