Archive · 5 Aug 2026
UP Government School Mid-Day Meal Under Fire Over Viral Video
Some videos were shared on the internet showing children at a government primary school in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, getting a lunch that did not look good.
This lunch is called a mid-day meal, and it is supposed to be a healthy free meal for school kids.
In the videos, the vegetable curry looks more like water with a few vegetables in it.
The rotis, which are a kind of flatbread, look burnt.
In another video, a person throws rotis onto the children's plates instead of placing them carefully.
Many people who watched the videos became upset.
A leader from the Congress party named Atul Londhe Patil said it looked like the children were being treated like animals.
Some people said the person in charge of the state should fix the meals.
The videos made many people angry and worried about the food that children get at school.
A viral video allegedly shows students at a government primary school in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, being served a watery aloo curry and burnt rotis as mid-day meal.
The video, originally shared by X user Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) on August 5, 2026, has sparked widespread outrage online.
Congress National Spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil alleged that rotis were being thrown onto children's plates 'as if they were being served to animals.'
Another viral video shows a person serving rotis by throwing them onto students' plates rather than placing them by hand.
Social media users criticised both the food quality and serving manner, with some urging Yogi Adityanath to centralise the mid-day meal scheme in Uttar Pradesh.
- Who
- Students at a government primary school in Sitapur district, with allegations raised by Congress National Spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil and videos shared by X user Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa).
- What
- Viral videos allegedly showed poor-quality mid-day meals, including watery aloo curry and burnt rotis, served to students.
- When
- The videos were shared on X on August 4 and August 5, 2026.
- Where
- A government primary school in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Widespread concern and outrage over the quality of the food and the manner in which it was served to children.
- Location
- Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Setting
- Government primary school
- Reported meal quality
- Watery aloo curry and burnt rotis
- First video shared by
- X user Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) on August 5, 2026
- Political response
- Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil alleged rotis were thrown 'as if served to animals'
- Social media reaction
- Widespread outrage; some called for centralising the mid-day meal scheme in UP