DC reviews implementation of mid-day-meal scheme

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, July 23: District Development Commissioner, Samba, R.K. Varma on Tuesday reviewed the implementation of mid day meal scheme in a meeting with officers of Education Department.
The DDC directed the Chief Education Officer to ensure that proper hygiene is maintained in the school kitchen besides cleanliness of serving and cooking utensils. He also asked him to make sure that the food and other material used in the kitchen is not infested or contaminated.
It was informed in the meeting that, at present, there are 493 schools in the district where the Mid-Day Meal Programme is being implemented covering about 11759 students.
The DDC further instructed the Chief Education Officer and ZEOs to pay regular visits to these schools for effective and transparent implementation of this vital programme in the district.