The mid-day meal scheme was initiated in government schools to improve enrolment and nutritional status of the children from impoverished backgrounds. The School Education Department is finding it difficult to include eggs in the mid-day meal scheme on a regular basis due to rise in price of eggs. The mid-day meal scheme in Puducherry serves 68,150 students from Class I to XII in the 432 government and government-aided schools. Off the plate: The mid-day meal scheme was initiated in government schools to improve enrolment and nutritional status of the children from impoverished backgrounds. Under the scheme, eggs should be distributed to the students twice a week.
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