The
recent tragic deaths of 25 children in Chhapra, Bihar due to the
insecticide poisoning of the mid-day meal and also food-poisoning of
mid-day meal at several places in the country have raised many
questions on MDM- management, quantity and quality, appropriateness of
cooked food and overall approach to Nutrition Security of our children.
We provide food to our children in Mukta Gyana Kutir but with a difference. We do not provide cheap food. We ensure quality and quantity, taste and timing, the joy of giving and sharing. During summer, the children have ragi porridge in the morning as the morning classes start followed by a lunch. The children get some seasonal vegetables/spinach every Saturday to add to the MDM. The children have a plot in the campus to grow their vegetables to make curries. The teachers are joining the children for food. The School Management Committee consisting of parents discuss the MDM in their meetings appreciate that their children are always looking healthy and happy.
The MDM and its management is a collective responsibility and can not be simply the responsibilities of the teachers and the Government. If there is so much discussion on fighting malnutrition among the children, why can't there be adequate provisions to ensure quality and quantity? Why it will be cheap? Why there will be scams in MDM? Why there will be insecticides in the MDM? All these are indicative that we do not love our children though we advertise that they are the future of our Country. Utter Hypocrisy!
We provide food to our children in Mukta Gyana Kutir but with a difference. We do not provide cheap food. We ensure quality and quantity, taste and timing, the joy of giving and sharing. During summer, the children have ragi porridge in the morning as the morning classes start followed by a lunch. The children get some seasonal vegetables/spinach every Saturday to add to the MDM. The children have a plot in the campus to grow their vegetables to make curries. The teachers are joining the children for food. The School Management Committee consisting of parents discuss the MDM in their meetings appreciate that their children are always looking healthy and happy.
The MDM and its management is a collective responsibility and can not be simply the responsibilities of the teachers and the Government. If there is so much discussion on fighting malnutrition among the children, why can't there be adequate provisions to ensure quality and quantity? Why it will be cheap? Why there will be scams in MDM? Why there will be insecticides in the MDM? All these are indicative that we do not love our children though we advertise that they are the future of our Country. Utter Hypocrisy!
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