Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Signs Insurance Agreement for School Meal Cooks
Uttar Pradesh signed an agreement to help protect cooks who prepare meals in schools.
The agreement gives each cook accidental insurance assistance of ₹2 lakh.
It was signed in front of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Officials from the education department and State Bank of India exchanged the agreement.
The event also showed a film about the PM POSHAN, or Mid-Day Meal, Scheme.
Eleven cooks received medical cards, uniform kits and cheques related to their increased honorarium.
Children explained an education initiative to the Chief Minister, and some students took selfies with him.
He also fed kheer to two babies during their annaprashan ceremony.
An MoU was signed in Lucknow under the Cook Social Security initiative.
The agreement provides ₹2 lakh accidental insurance assistance for school cooks.
The agreement was exchanged by education official Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma and State Bank of India official Deepesh Raj.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath felicitated 11 cooks with medical cards, uniform kits and enhanced-honorarium cheques.
A film on the PM POSHAN Scheme was screened, while stalls showcased education and welfare initiatives.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, education department official Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma, State Bank of India official Deepesh Raj and school cooks.
- What
- An MoU was signed under the Cook Social Security initiative to provide ₹2 lakh accidental insurance assistance for school cooks.
- When
- At the event; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To provide accidental insurance support and other assistance to cooks working in schools.
- Insurance assistance
- ₹2 lakh accidental insurance cover for school cooks
- Initiative
- Cook Social Security initiative
- Signatories
- Partha Sarathi Sen Sharma and State Bank of India Chief General Manager Deepesh Raj exchanged the agreement
- Cooks felicitated
- 11 cooks received cashless medical cards, uniform kits and cheques for enhanced honorarium
- Scheme highlighted
- PM POSHAN, also described as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme
- Event venue
- Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow
- Other activities
- Stalls presented education and welfare initiatives, and a short film was screened