Bhubaneswar: Secretary School & Mass Education, Shalini Pandit has underscored the effective implementation of PM-Poshan.
A review meeting of School and Mass Education Department has been held on the management of nutritious, safe mid-day meals in all the districts. Meeting has been held through virtual mode with all the DEOs including State Nodal Officer (PM-Poshan) Raghuram R. Iyer.
Shrimati Pandit, Secretary, S&ME chaired the Meeting.
In the said meeting, the Secretary, Shrimati Pandit informed about the financial grants provided to the districts under PM-Poshan.
She directed the district officials to use nutritious rice and better quality materials and provide seamless mid-day meals to the students daily.
Along with this, Shrimati Pandit has instructed the district officials not to stop the mid-day meals under any circumstances. A nutritious meal is every child’s right.
Mid-day meal is the primary responsibility of all of us. She opined that everyone has to be sensitized about how it will be safe, clean, secure and accessible to the students every day without any hindrance.
The State Nodal Officer (PM-Poshan) Shri Iyer also discussed with the officials about the various aspects and discussed how the management of mid-day meals can be made simple and safe.