Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Bengal Says Mid-Day Meal Payments Cleared After Portal Issue
Some schools and cooks in West Bengal were reportedly waiting for mid-day meal payments.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the money has now been paid.
He said the payments covered four months.
He also said cooks received their unpaid dues.
According to him, a problem with an online portal caused the delay.
The portal problem has now been fixed.
Adhikari said the payments arrived four days before he spoke to reporters.
He also asked the government and the BJP organisation to work more closely.
He told party workers to follow the ideas of patriotism, nationalism, and public welfare.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said pending mid-day meal payments had been cleared.
He said the payments covered four months, including dues owed to scheme cooks.
Adhikari attributed the delay to a portal problem that has now been resolved.
He said recipients received the payments four days before his remarks in Debra.
Adhikari urged closer coordination between the West Bengal government and the BJP organisation.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari discussed payments for schools and cooks under the mid-day meal scheme.
- What
- The chief minister said four months of pending mid-day meal payments had been fully cleared after a portal problem was resolved.
- When
- The remarks were reported on August 30; Adhikari said the payments were received four days earlier.
- Where
- Adhikari spoke to reporters in Debra, in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district.
- Why
- He said a problem with the payment portal had caused the delay.
Unpaid-funds allegations
Government’s response
Status of mid-day meal payments
Unpaid-funds allegations
The allegations said several schools had not received mid-day meal funds for three to four months.
Government’s response
Suvendu Adhikari dismissed the allegations, saying all pending payments, including cooks’ dues, had been cleared.
Reason for the delay
Unpaid-funds allegations
The reported nonpayment raised concerns about an extended interruption in funds.
Government’s response
Adhikari said a problem with the portal caused the delay and that the issue had since been resolved.
- Official
- Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal chief minister
- Payments covered
- Four months of mid-day meal payments
- Beneficiaries
- Schools and cooks engaged under the mid-day meal scheme
- Reported cause of delay
- A problem with the payment portal
- Portal status
- The problem was reported as resolved
- Payment timing
- Recipients reportedly received payments four days before Adhikari’s remarks
- Additional message
- Adhikari called for closer coordination between the government and the BJP organisation