Fine quality rice for mid-day meals from today
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
|June 12, 2025
About 3.5 lakh metric tonnes of fine rice will be provided to over 44,392 government schools, and 3,952 social welfare hostels, benefiting over 37 lakh children in the State N Manohar, Civil Supplies Minister
The State government will roll out the distribution of fine quality fortified rice for mid-day meals across all government schools and welfare hostels starting Thursday to enhance the nutritional intake of schoolchildren.
According to the authorities, 3.5 lakh metric tonnes of fine rice will be provided to over 44,392 government schools, and 3,952 social welfare hostels, benefiting over 37 lakh children in the State.
This story is from the June 12, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
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