Siliguri, 06th June: Instead of Atop chal, parboiled rice will be provided in mid-day meals, from now on.
In this context, Primary Council Chairman Dr Suprakash Roy stated that the teachers’ organizations had demanded to provide boiled rice to the students during mid-day meal. Complying with the demand, the distribution of parboiled rice has commenced in the district’s government schools as per the instructions of the state government. The distribution of rice already commenced on August 04.
Mid-day meal items including rice, potatoes, and soaps were distributed today at Tarai Tarapada Primary School. It has been learned that the distribution will continue on August 7, 10, and 12. The guardians highly praised the initiative taken on behalf of the authorities.