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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | One in three BMC school kids malnourished, reveals RTI

One in three BMC school kids malnourished, reveals RTI

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published Published on Jun 2, 2017   modified Modified on Jun 2, 2017
-The Times of India

MUMBAI: Over two decades after midday meals were introduced in city schools, one out of every three children studying in a municipal school is malnourished, an RTI reply has revealed.

The data showed that undernourishment of students in these schools is accelerating with the incidence showing a four-fold jump over the last three years. In the same period, the utilization of midday meal budget fell from 81% to 65%, though the money earmarked increased by several crores.

The figures accessed by NGO Praja Foundation show that among screened students in BMC schools, the number of malnourished kids increased from 11,831 in 2013-14 to 53,408 in 2014-15, and further to 64,681 in 2015-16. Malnourishment affected more girls (35%) than boys (33%) in 2015-16.

It's hardly surprising that Govandi, which features at the bottom of the city's human development index, topped the starvation list. In this ward, one of every two schoolchildren has been malnourished in the past three years. In 2015-16, Govandi was followed by H East (Khar, Santacruz East) and Kurla, with 9,100 and 6,586 malnourished children.

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The Times of India, 31 May, 2017, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/1-in-3-bmc-school-kids-malnourished/articleshow/58918831.cms


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