-The Hindu Due to the demand, price of an egg is expected to reach ₹6 very soon The number of eggs exported from Namakkal district to Qatar have been increased to 2.5 crore from 1.50 crore due to an increase in demand, thanks to the FIFA World Cup, and a cheaper price compared with Turkish eggs. In Namakkal district, approximately 1,100 poultry farms are functioning, and these farms produce 5.5 crore to 6...
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Mid-Day Meals play a crucial role in guaranteeing child nutrition in the post-pandemic world
School meals ensure nutrition for millions of vulnerable children across the world. Almost 370 million children worldwide are covered by school feeding programmes. While 100 million school children benefitted from the Noon Meal Scheme in India prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries like Brazil (48 million), China (44 million), South Africa (9 million) and Nigeria (9 million) too run similar programmes for school children. However, an estimated 39 billion in-school...
More »Tamil Nadu noon meal scam: Income Tax seizures reveal payment of Rs. 2,400 crore in kickbacks to politicians, officials -S Vijay Kumar
-The Hindu Seizures from premises of Christy Friedgram Industry included documents related to suspicious payments and classified documents like proposals for posting of IAS officers. Chennai: The Income Tax Department has unearthed documents that expose an alleged nexus between a major supplier of food items for Tamil Nadu’s flagship Noon Meal Scheme and politicians, bureaucrats and their associates. Analysis of electronic storage devices and documents seized from the premises of Tiruchengode-based Christy Friedgram...
More »Sustaining the Amma Unavagams (The Hindu)
-The Hindu Five years after the first canteen came up, the future of the pet project of the then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa hangs in balance due to reports of fall in patronage and mounting losses borne by civic bodies. Budgetary support and operational reforms may be necessary for a course correction Sekar. D was observing this newspaper’s team of reporters as he sat cross-legged on the tiled floor. Then, he abandoned his...
More »Lunch thali for Rs 10: BJP civic bodies seek way to voters' hearts -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A whole meal for 10 bucks may sound unrealistic in today's world but subsidised food has been a popular poll promise of almost all political parties. Taking a cue from the popularity of "Amma canteens" in Tamil Nadu, civic bodies in the capital, too, rolled out half a dozen "Atal Aahaar Kendra" centres on Monday, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday, which will dole...
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