Give midday meal to guardians: Bengal to schools as summer vacation extends

 With the West Bengal government extending the summer vacation, the School Education Department asked the authorities to distribute midday meal supplies among guardians within the period of June 20-26

With the West Bengal government extending the summer vacation in state-run and aided schools by 11 days till June 26, the School Education Department has asked the authorities to distribute midday meal supplies among guardians within the period of June 20-26.

In a notice, the Project Director, Midday Meal Programme on Tuesday asked the district authorities to ask schools to distribute rice, potato, sugar, pulses and soap among the guardians on designated dates and places from June 20 to June 26.

Every guardian will be getting 2 kg of rice, 2 kg of potato, 250 gm of sugar, 250 gm of pulses and one soap from the school distribution centre. The state earlier took similar initiatives in mid-May meal supplies once the summer vacation had started so that children were not deprived of midday meal facility due to the closure of campuses.