Mid-Day Meal

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has engaged Shriram Institute (SRI) / FICCI for testing of food samples to ensure the quality of food supplied under Mid Day Meal Scheme. Out of 208 samples checked by SRI / FICCI, 127 samples have been…

Over 1.5 crore schoolchildren in Bihar did not get the Mid-Day Meal yesterday and today, as around 300,000 teachers in the state refused to taste the food, saying they would concentrate on teaching the pupils, not monitoring the food. The…

The death toll in yesterday's Mid-Day Meal (MDM)) food poisoning, has reached 22 with the death of 10 more kids in the night. At least 25 kids are still be treated, while 10 of them are said to be critical. The serious schoolchildren have…

In a shocking development, at least eleven children died in Bihar's Chhapra after taking mid-day meal. They were served 'Khichdi' (a combination of rice and dal). Another 40-50 children have been admitted to the hospital. 10 of them are…