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AGEING WORKERS STRAIN MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME IN PUNJAB

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August 28, 2025

The Punjab school education department is grappling with an ageing workforce of cooks-cum-helpers engaged in government schools across the state under the PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme (PM Poshan).

According to official estimates, of the nearly 44,500 cooks-cum-helpers in the government schools, approximately 10,000 (about 22%) are above the age of 60 years due to the absence o

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