To ensure better and effective monitoring of mid-day meal served in its school, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has directed the Deputy Commissioner (headquarters) and the education director to inspect at least five schools every month.
A senior official said, “Each school inspector shall visit 20 per cent of the schools allotted to him fortnightly and inspect mid-day meal served to the students. Apart from that, the schools inspector shall pick-up samples wherever required and sends it for testing from the authorised institute for content analysis”.
Similarly, the sanitary inspector shall visit the kitchen of service provider every fortnightly and shall submit a report to the health officer. “All the officials have been directed to submit their report from March 25,” an official added.