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Under the scheme, cooked meals are provided to 44.5 lakh students in more than 51,500 primary and upper primary schools in the state.
The last revision of food cost was made in October 2022. (Representative image/file)
The Odisha government has increased the allocation of mid-day meals for school students, an official said on Sunday.
State nodal officer of PM-Nutrition Raghuram R Iyer informed the district collectors about the government’s decision on Saturday.
The material cost for primary school students (classes 1 to 5) was increased from Rs 5.90 to Rs 7.64 per student per meal. The cost of food per student for upper primary school students (classes 6 to 8) was increased from Rs 8.82 to Rs 10.94.
He said that the revised cost will be applicable from December 1.
The last revision of food cost was done in October 2022.
Under the scheme, cooked meals are provided to 44.5 lakh students in more than 51,500 primary and upper primary schools in the state.
(This story has not been edited by AyraNews24x7 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI,
- Place :
Bhubaneswar, India
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