Rajsamand : Under the mid-day meal scheme in Rajsamand, all students of classes 1 to 8 in government schools are provided midday meal every day. This scheme was made with the aim of motivating the students to come to school regularly and to provide adequate nutrition. But at present the rising inflation has significantly affected the scheme. Due to this, the taste of the students’ plates has been spoiled. Prices of green vegetables have also increased due to weather instability. There has been a huge rise in the prices of pulses, oil and spices along with vegetables. Which is affecting the nutrition of children. Due to inflation, the quantity of nutritional items in the children’s menu is being reduced.
This amount is being received
The Mid-Day Meal Commissionerate pays Rs 5.45 per student for nutritional material to students of classes 1 to 5 and Rs 8.17 per student to students of classes 6 to 8. This zodiac sign includes oil, pulses, chillies, spices, gas cylinders, fruits and vegetables. This amount is now inadequate due to increase in prices of all materials. In such a situation, adding spice to children’s nutrition has become a heavy burden.
different daily menu
mid-day meal There is a separate menu from Monday to Saturday. There is a provision to give roti and vegetable on Monday, pulses and rice on Tuesday, pulses and roti on Wednesday, khichdi on Thursday, pulses and roti on Friday and vegetable and roti on Saturday. Apart from this, children are also provided protein and vitamin rich green vegetables twice a week and seasonal fruits once a day. Due to the cost of oil, spices, fruits and green vegetables, it is becoming very difficult for teachers to make arrangements in a low budget.
No increase in cooking conversion amount
mid-day meal Due to lack of increase in the cost price of the scheme as per the market price, teachers and school management are finding it difficult to provide quality food to the children. In some schools, children are getting less bread and more water in pulses. Fruits stopped coming. There was no change in the cooking conversion amount increased in October 2022. Teachers associated with this scheme say that everything has become expensive. In such a situation, the government should increase the cooking conversion amount twice a year.
