The State Government has increased the budget for the midday meal (MDM) scheme in primary schools.
While the budget for daily ration per student in the primary schools has been increased from Rs3.79 to Rs4.04 for the current academic session, for the secondary schools the budget has been raised from Rs5.65 to Rs6.03.Besides, the calorie intake for the primary school students has been increased from 487.5 to 493.6 calories of carbohydrates and 12 grams to 13.5 grams of proteins as per revised standards.
It has been decided that the vegetarian students would be provided with mango, banana, apple or any other seasonal fruit on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the midday meals.The revised scheme would benefit 51,89,057 students across 62,549 schools in the State, an official release said.