-The Hindu Business Line
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is exploring introduction of breakfast in addition to midday meal in government/aided schools as part of a proposal under the New Education Policy.
“We will keep the proposal before the committee members to include breakfast also under the midday meal programme,” said a source. Total funds to be allocated for introducing breakfast would be around ?3,000 crore. Currently, only lunch is served in all the government/aided schools from class I to VIII under the scheme. Earlier in June 2019, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha had denied introduction of breakfast in addition to the midday-meal in the government/aided schools.
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