The State Government had allocated 27,601 quintal rice for the Mid-day meals scheme to school children in Chhattisgarh.
In an order released by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection it said that under the Public Distribution System it is meant for 23 districts.
Notably, nearly 34.48 lakh students of more than 45,000 schools are being served freshly cooked nutritious food under Mid-day Meal Programme during the current academic session in the State, officials stated.
This programme is being implemented in 31,376 primary and 13,575 middle schools. As many as 21.14 lakh students of primary schools and 13.34 lakh students of middle schools are availing the Mid-day meal facility.
Under this programme, more than 45,000 organizations, including 43,472 local women self-help groups, 774 social service organizations and 92 Gram Panchayats, have been deployed for preparing nutritious food for children.
The State Government has issued budget allocation of Rs 603.82 crore for implementation of Mid-day meal programme in the current academic session.