Food Scheme
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Telangana launches breakfast scheme for Classes 1 to 10
Minister KT Rama Rao said the scheme would cover 27,147 government schools and cost the government Rs 400 crore.
Scroll Staff
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Why mid-day meal workers have been protesting for weeks in Assam
The government has decided to switch to privately run, centralised kitchens to supply food to schools.
Arunabh Saikia
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Women’s groups win as Supreme Court cancels anganwadi contracts worth Rs 6,300 crore in Maharashtra
The state government was criticised for misleading the court and favouring a handful of private contractors in its tenders for take-home ration supply.
Aarefa Johari
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Jharkhand withdraws direct benefit transfer scheme for food subsidy after problems in implementation
The pilot scheme was launched in Nagri block, near capital Ranchi, in October last year.
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Jharkhand: Cash transfer scheme causes hardship, people prefer subsidised food, finds state audit
The pilot direct benefit transfer scheme for food subsidy was launched by the Union Food Ministry in Nagri block, near capital Ranchi, in October.
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How three tainted companies retained their grip over Madhya Pradesh’s nutrition scheme for children
The three private firms were meant to be excluded from a new Rs 560-crore tender for supplying anganwadi take-home rations. But they won the contracts anyway.
Aarefa Johari
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It's too much work for too little pay, say Karnataka anganwadi workers cooking hot meals for mothers
Six months on, anganwadi workers say they are struggling to implement the scheme for pregnant women and young mothers.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Karnataka is serving hot cooked meals to mothers but caste is coming in the way
The state launched the Mathru Poorna scheme in October 2017. It has had some early success but faces stiff challenges.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Odisha: At least 230 children fall ill allegedly because of midday meals at schools
In August, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and states how they were monitoring implementation of such schemes in government schools.
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Indira canteens are strikingly similar to Amma canteens, but will they work equally well?
Karnataka recently launched low-budget canteens in Bengaluru, similar to Jayalalithaa’s pet scheme in Tamil Nadu.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Court scrapped anganwadi contracts worth Rs 6,300 crore in Maharashtra, but ignored a key problem
It pulled up the state for centralising the supply of nutritional supplements, but new tenders are still likely to favour contractors over local women's groups.
Aarefa Johari