Girls upto Class 12 in all Delhi government schools will get midday meals from April 2017
The authorities will earmark separate funds in its budget proposals for implementing the scheme, which as of now covers boys and girls up to Class 8.
The government has claimed that Delhi will become the first place in the country to serve midday meal upto Class 12. "The Delhi government will start serving midday meals to girls from Classes 9 to 12 from April 1 onwards. For this, it will set aside Rs. 50 crore," said Atishi Marlena, the advisor to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
She said that later on, boys of these classes would also be covered under the scheme.
The centre gives over Rs. 95-crore aid to Delhi government annually for serving midday meal from Classes 1 to 8.
"As the central government's financial assistance is only for students up to Class 8, the (Delhi) government will bear additional expenditure on the expansion of scheme in Delhi," she added.
In Delhi, there are around 1,000 government-run schools with 16 lakh students studying in them. Out of 1,000, there are over 450 schools solely for girls.
The authorities will earmark separate funds in its budget proposals for implementing the scheme, which as of now covers boys and girls up to Class 8.
The government has claimed that Delhi will become the first place in the country to serve midday meal upto Class 12. "The Delhi government will start serving midday meals to girls from Classes 9 to 12 from April 1 onwards. For this, it will set aside Rs. 50 crore," said Atishi Marlena, the advisor to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.
She said that later on, boys of these classes would also be covered under the scheme.
"As the central government's financial assistance is only for students up to Class 8, the (Delhi) government will bear additional expenditure on the expansion of scheme in Delhi," she added.
In Delhi, there are around 1,000 government-run schools with 16 lakh students studying in them. Out of 1,000, there are over 450 schools solely for girls.
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