Mangaluru: against the background of the nod of the state government for the return of the class for elementary school students on campus, the district administration in Dakshina Kannada has decided to start serving midday food from Thursday.
Food will be presented to students from class VI to X.
Officials say that they have supplied food and grain foods needed to prepare for midday eating to almost 50% of schools.
Those who have not received the provisions can be their source from the institution around it.
The midday food was served on campus for the first time since March 2020.
Executive Officer for Akshara Dasoha, Dakshina Kannada Usha M told Ti that they could not equip all schools with the amount of food needed for lack of time.
“In addition to logistical problems including transportation, many holidays in the last week also inhibit our plans to supply food to all schools.
For now, we have asked for schools that have received food to share them with those who do not.
Meanwhile, we will Providing provisions for all the earliest schools, “he said.
Personnel in schools, meanwhile, have cleared the area intended on campus for midday preparation, while all given with the responsibility of preparing and serving foods that are acquainted with standard operating procedures (SOP) to be followed.
“We have asked for school to repair the damaged equipment needed to prepare for midday eating,” Usha said.
Overall, there are 3,213 midday eating workers in schools in Dakshina Kannada.
After the Covid induced crisis encouraged the government to suspend the class on campus, the students who were served midday were supplied with rice, wheat, dal tours, oil and salt in their homes.
Even though the class was continued on campus for many schools in the 2019-20 academic year, midday eating was not served.
Usha said that they would begin to present food to students from grade one to five of November 1, even though the class would continue for the same thing from October 25.
He added that the number of students who will benefit from this scheme has increased to 1.5 lakh this year.
from 1.47 lakh academic year before.
Students to be served midday at the Dakshina Kannada school starting today
