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The mid-day meal contents have been reformed on the basis of a report submitted by an expert committee appointed by the Kerala government to restructure the menu.
The committee was to collect interest-free loans from parents, alumni and noted persons in the locality whenever there was a delay in allotment of funds by the government
Cites dispute with Centre over funds have been resolved
The latest allotted grant will be enough to clear the whole dues till August 10.
The head teachers of schools in Kerala are yet to receive the Rs 130 crore that they have spent on running the noon-meal scheme for students for the past three months.
In the letter, the headmaster pointed out that there are 607 students in the school and that the mid-day meal has never been disrupted before.
With the dues for March yet to be paid, traders in several places are denying sales on credit to schools
The apex court was hearing a plea challenging the decision of the administration to close dairy farms, remove meat products from midday meals menu.
Though three weeks have passed since the schools reopened in Kerala after a long shutdown owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds meant for each student for the popular midday meal scheme has not been increased yet by the state government.
The initiative, started by the sociology department of the college, has now completed 6 years
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