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Parents discontent over inferior midday meals served in schools
- | Monday | 18th February, 2019
Vijayawada: Around 40 per cent of parents said that the midday meals served at government schools are substandard. Other 19 per cent of the parents expressed dissatisfaction over the midday meal staff’s rude behaviour with the students.The overall satisfaction level over the implementation of the scheme declined by 0.41 per cent from December to January, according to the survey. Dissatisfaction over the implementation of the midday meal scheme is mostly seen in Vizianagaram and two Godavari districts of the state, revealed the latest official survey done by the Real Time Governance Standee (RTGS).The survey also revealed that around 19 per cent parents rued about the insufficient quantity of food served to the students. Anantapur district showed the least satisfaction level of 62.76 per cent, while the maximum 71.95 per cent of parents in Krishna district expressed satisfaction over the scheme.The officials of the school education department said during the recent collectors’ conference that they have identified four major causes for the ineffective implementation of the scheme. The officials concerned said that they are taking steps like establishing district level monitoring systems and centralized supply of food material to improve the situation.However, three districts in the state, Srikakulam, Nellore and Kurnool have shown improvement in the satisfaction levels, which have declined in rest of the 10 districts.
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