Teachers in government schools in Bokaro have been asked to deliver rations for midday meals to homes of students during the lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 but the teachers are facing difficulty due to shortage of transport facility, and also lack of consignment of rice.
Supplies don’t always come on time, families of migrant workers have moved and they have not been provided masks or gloves.
The first round of midday meal delivery for the period between March 18 and March 31 was carried out on March 30 and 31 the nationwide lockdown was announced on March 25 — but was not completed.
The second round began on Wednesday and will continue till April 14. Block Education Officers have been asked to ensure delivery of rice at the children’s houses through the teachers.
Shyama Kumari Headmistress of Govt Shankar Utkramit middle school, Bokaro Thermal has received the message from the higher authorities and abided by the order the School's president Reshmi Devi, Sanjojika Sabita Devi and Shyama Kumari providing rice to all students of the school.
"We will make all efforts so that no students of Govt Shankar Utkramit Middle school may sleep with an empty stomach”, said Kumari.
She said Covid-19 rice and cash were also distributed among the 82 students of class I to VII of SUMS, at their door steps under by my sepervision on Saturday , while social distancing was maintained properly during the distribution process, she added.
Zila Parishad member, Bharat Yadav thanked all three women including school headmistress Shyama Kumari for distributing Covid-19 rice among the students at their doors.
The headmistress said, “We are fully committed and determined to provide all possible assistance to all students of school, considering the gravity of the current situation because of Coronavirus pandemic".