Archive · 24 May 2025
Bihar Education Department Orders Prioritized Food Supply for School Meals
The government in Bihar wants to make sure kids in schools get their meals on time.
They're telling the people in charge to make sure the food, like grains, gets to the schools first.
Sometimes, other people get the food first, which makes the kids wait.
If the food doesn't arrive, the children don't get to eat.
Now, not just the head teachers will be in trouble if there are problems.
Other people in charge, like district officers, will also be responsible.
This is all to make sure the kids always have food when they need it, especially those mid-day meals.
Bihar's Education Department issued a directive to ensure priority foodgrain supply to schools.
The directive, signed by S Siddharth, aims to prevent disruptions in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme.
District officials must regularly review foodgrain availability in schools.
Accountability will extend beyond headteachers for irregularities in the MDM scheme.
The directive addresses delays caused by prioritizing other beneficiaries over schools.
- Who
- The Education Department, district officers, and various officials.
- What
- A directive to ensure priority foodgrain supply for the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme.
- When
- The letter was issued on Friday.
- Where
- Bihar.
- Why
- To prevent disruptions in the MDM scheme due to delayed foodgrain supply.
Prioritization
Other PDS
Foodgrain Allocation
Prioritization
Schools should have priority.
Other PDS
Other PDS beneficiaries have priority.
- Issued by
- Education Department, Bihar
- Directive signed by
- Additional Chief Secretary S Siddharth
- Objective
- Ensure uninterrupted foodgrain supply for MDM scheme
- Focus
- Prioritize foodgrain supply to schools
- Action
- Regular review of foodgrain availability
- Accountability
- Multiple officials responsible for irregularities