Leftover ration for pregnant women in Rajasthan

TNN | Updated: May 6, 2020, 12:13 IST

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JAIPUR: The school authorities are distributing leftover ration under the mid-day meal programme to pregnant women and anganwadi centres in the state. Schools are closed due to pandemic since March. Therefore, the government has decided to utilise the leftover ration for the betterment of society.
Rajendra Singh, district education officer (elementary) says, “The scheme has started functioning in the state. The government has entrusted the responsibility to district collectors look after the mid-day meal. If any anganwadi seeks ration, then we provide it to pregnant women through them.
The mid-day meal department had submitted a proposal to the government for distributing ration among migrant workers and economically backward people a month back.
The department had pointed out that they supply ration to schools on quarterly basis and since the lockdown, rice and wheat are lying in the school. So, it proposed the government to utilise ration in right manner.
After the proposal was accepted, the department of women and child development also requested the government to implement the same in anganwadi and for pregnant women which was also accepted.
Due to the lockdown, there has been a crisis for daily wagers. Many NGOs and government departments have started supplying food packets to the people.
This is the first time when mid-day meal will be distributed to people.
There are, however, cases where it has been witnessed that students from poor families are now facing problems as the mid-day meal is not available anymore.