About 62,000 quintal rice has been allocated to the Mid-Day Meals' Scheme for school children in Chhattisgarh for December, Government said on Saturday in a statement.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department officials said that the allotment is meant for all the 27 districts this includes 31,422 quintal rice to Primary Schools' children and 30,517 quintal rice to Middle-Schools' children.
The allotment order mentions that for Rajnandgaon district 4,310 quintal, Raigarh district 3,473 quintal, Janjgir-Champa 3,471 quintal, Bilaspur district 3,158 quintal, Raipur district 4,253 quintal, Korba district 2,462 quintal, Mungeli district 2,011 quintal, Balod district 2,153 quintal, Bemetara district 2,577 quintal, Durg district 2,697 quintal, Kabirdham district 2,507 quintal, Balodabazar-Batapara district 3,787 quintal, Dhamtari district 2,065 quintal, Gariaband district 1,541 quintal, Mahasamund district 2,474 quintal, Balrampur-Ramanujganj district 2,225 quintal, Jashpur district 2,424 quintal, Korea district 1,602 quintal, Surguja district 1,634 quintal, Surajpur district 1,675 quintal,, Bastar district 2,073 quintal, Bijapur district 1,001 quintal, North Bastar (Kanker) district 2,222 quintal, Kondagaon district 2,074 quintal, Sukma district 798 quintal, South Bastar (Dantewada) district 767 quintal and Narayanpur district 506 quintal rice had been allotted for the month of December.