{"id":218652,"date":"2019-08-27T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T05:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=218652"},"modified":"2019-08-27T10:08:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T04:38:28","slug":"nhrc-notice-to-uttar-pradesh-govt-over-reported-serving-of-salt-and-rotis-instead-of-wholesome-nutritious-food-in-mid-day-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/08\/27\/nhrc-notice-to-uttar-pradesh-govt-over-reported-serving-of-salt-and-rotis-instead-of-wholesome-nutritious-food-in-mid-day-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt. over reported serving of salt and rotis instead of wholesome nutritious food in Mid Day Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a video of children being served salt and rotis in their Mid-Day-Meal at a government-run primary school has gone viral on social media.<\/strong><\/span> The video is of Siyur Primary School under Jamalpur block, District Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Reportedly, the authorities have suspended two teachers, apparently in an immediate damage control exercise.<\/p>\n

The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh calling for a detailed report on the matter within four weeks. The Commission would like to know about the status of the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme across the State in case of Government and Government-assisted primary schools about the quality of food and the food items are normally being provided to the children according to the Mid-Day-Meal scheme from the State Government.<\/p>\n

Issuing the notice the Commission has observed that the contents of the media reports are shocking and disgraceful that despite the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme for children in the government-run schools, apparently, are not getting the nutritious food. It is the duty of the teacher in the government school to follow the scheme of Mid-Day-meal in letter and spirit instead of indulging in the poor practice of not providing nutritious food according to the scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has further observed that in the year 2001, the Supreme Court passed an order stated that a basic entitlement of every child in every Government and Government-assisted primary schools with a prepared Mid-Day-Meal with a minimum content of 300 calories and 8-12 grams of protein each day of school for a minimum of 200 days. The Government of India in consonance with the objectives set forth by the Supreme Court has designed to improve the school meal programme under the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme by providing nutritious food to the school-age children nationwide. A majority of the population in India is still unable to get at least one complete square meal a day. The scheme of Mid-Day-Meal has been framed to liberate the underprivileged children from the vicious cycle of poverty and illiteracy by serving them sanctified and nutritious Mid-Day-Meal with the following objectives:<\/p>\n