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Uttar Pradesh starved an old nutrition scheme to fund a new one. Neither is working -Menaka Rao

-Scroll.in Possibly to woo voters, the state government started the Hausla Poshan Yojana last year that lasted only two months. On a cold January morning in Ayadhnagar village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district, a group of 10 children huddled around a bonfire outside their anganwadi centre. Despite the warmth of the fire, they shivered. The bare and dusty centre did not have mats for them to sit on and some of...

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Where not just the food, but the price is tempting too -Tripti Nath

-TheWeekendLeader.com Chennai: In Tamil Nadu, former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s posthumous omnipresence is best reflected in the success of the 657 Amma Unavagams (canteens) that serve piping hot fare at unbelievably low rates to anyone who walks in looking for a satisfying meal.   These canteens provide barrier free access and are managed efficiently by a dedicated, diligent and disciplined army of women. Some even wake up at the crack of dawn and start...

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Why We Need to Open 'Amma Canteens' All Over India -Reetika Khera

-TheWire.in Jayalalithaa’s schemes – such as her canteens and baby care kits – may appear to be populist at first glance, but are actually quite entrenched in a welfare tradition. For development economists, Tamil Nadu offers many lessons in social democracy. The state has distinguished itself with visionary schemes – such as noon meals (known as the mid-day meal scheme nationally) and the Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefits Scheme, which provides Rs...

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Streamline Noon Meal scheme before introducing breakfast, say activists -Aditi R

-The Hindu Officials are still in the process of finding out requirements across the State Chennai: Nearly one month after the State government announced that breakfast will be provided in schools as part of Noon Meal scheme, officials are still figuring out the modalities of implementation, including the food variety and age group to be covered. “We are surveying the requirements across the State,” said a senior official from the Department of Social...

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MDM extended to 27 drought-hit districts

-Orissa Post New Delhi: The Centre has extend mid-day meals (MDM) to schoolchildren in 27 drought-hit districts of Orissa during summer vacation.   The noon meal programme will be implemented in 27 districts of Orissa along with 201 districts of nine other states across the country. The Centre shall pay Rs. 468.89 crore for the MDM scheme and the remaining amount will be funded by the state governments. The Central move is expected...

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