Chudasama holds review meeting over report on mid-day meals
The state government on Monday held a review meeting to discuss a survey report by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and UNICEF Gujarat on distress caused in households that did not get any benefit of mid-day meal scheme, which was an important factor of children going to school, since the Covid-19 lockdown in March.
Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said, “The report was discussed at the review meeting with senior officials. We have studied the report and will submit our detailed response before the honourable High Court soon.”
The Gujarat High Court had taken suo motu cognisance of a report about the survey and issued notices to the principal secretary education department and commissioner mid-day meal, asking them to file their replies by January 5, 2021.
The survey of 375 low-income parents — 700 children residing in urban Ahmedabad between July to September 2020 — revealed that around 85 per cent of parents from households with children enrolled in government schools (nearly 31 per cent of the total sample) were not able to access anything in lieu of mid-day meals since March when schools closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chudasama holds review meeting over report on mid-day meals
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