A protocol for standards in food safety and testing to ensure quality of the meals and appropriate nutrition standards under the Mid Day Meal Scheme will be rolled out in the coming New Year.
This was decided at a meeting of the empowered committee for the Mid Day Meal Scheme under the chairpersonship of Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Irani here today, an official release here said.
The committee reviewed the implementation of the Mid Day Meal Scheme and decided to strengthen the monitoring system as also ensure community participation in its execution.
Another decision taken was regarding introduction of the practice of 'Tithi Bhojan' across the country, based on its success in Gujarat where community members contribute to improve quality of the school mid day meals on a happy occasion/event in the family be it a birthday or festival.
Representatives of state governments, food and nutrition experts and senior officers of the Central Government took part in the meeting.
This was decided at a meeting of the empowered committee for the Mid Day Meal Scheme under the chairpersonship of Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Irani here today, an official release here said.
The committee reviewed the implementation of the Mid Day Meal Scheme and decided to strengthen the monitoring system as also ensure community participation in its execution.
Another decision taken was regarding introduction of the practice of 'Tithi Bhojan' across the country, based on its success in Gujarat where community members contribute to improve quality of the school mid day meals on a happy occasion/event in the family be it a birthday or festival.
Representatives of state governments, food and nutrition experts and senior officers of the Central Government took part in the meeting.
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