Listen to what Education Minister Madan Dilawar stated on the scheme (ETV Bharat Jaipur)
Jaipur : The BJP authorities of the state is getting ready to shut one other scheme of the earlier Gehlot authorities. Instead of the Chief Minister Bal Gopal Yojana, which offered milk to college students as much as class 8 within the training division, now plans are being made to supply millets to the scholars within the mid-day meal. The training minister has argued behind this that some youngsters keep away from ingesting powdered milk and cow’s milk isn’t obtainable all over the place. In such a scenario, to make sure that youngsters don’t stay malnourished, an possibility of consuming as a substitute of ingesting is being thought of.
In November 2022, the then Congress authorities began offering milk comprised of milk powder together with mid-day meal to about 69 lakh college students of courses 1 to eight underneath the Chief Minister Bal Gopal Yojana. Under the scheme, 150 ml of milk from 15 grams of powdered milk was offered to college students of courses 1 to five and 200 ml of milk from 20 grams of powdered milk was offered to college students of courses 6 to eight. The milk which was began to enhance the dietary degree of scholars in colleges, goes to be lower by the present BJP authorities.
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Don’t wish to see youngsters malnourished: There has been no provide of milk powder in colleges since July. On this, the state’s Education Minister Madan Dilawar argued that some youngsters keep away from the milk given underneath the Bal Gopal Dudh Yojana. However, an answer is being sought with consultants as to what will be good for the youngsters, in order that the youngsters’s well being stays good. He stated that cow’s milk isn’t potential all over the place and there’s no assure that cow’s milk might be obtainable. Therefore, they’re considering of supplying millets (coarse grains), as a result of they don’t wish to see youngsters malnourished, so as a substitute of ingesting materials, meals materials will also be used. Steps might be taken which might be wholesome for the scholars.
