<p>Bengaluru: Now, eggs will be served even to children in the pre-primary classes as part of the midday meal scheme. Consequently, nearly two lakh children – 1,98,270 to be precise – in the pre-primary classes studying at government and government-aided schools will now be provided eggs, which hitherto was being served only to students from classes one to ten.</p>.<p>The decision to serve eggs to the pre-primary students was taken following the spurt in admissions to these classes. Meanwhile, the Department of School Education and Literacy has also decided to serve two instead of two bananas to all children who don’t eat eggs. The government, in association with Azim Premji University, is serving eggs or bananas to ensure adequate nutritional intake among children.</p>.Emergency care and recovery centres for homeless mentally ill to come up in 27 district hospitals in Karnataka.<p>Parents, chosen at random, will be invited to consume the midday meals served at schools to see and taste for themselves the quality of the food served to their children, besides inspecting the conditions in which the food is prepared.</p>.<p>The state government has earmarked Rs 755.62 crore towards distribution of eggs or bananas to a total of 51,61,390 children studying at government and government-aided schools across the state.</p>.<p>The Azim Premji Foundation, which signed an agreement with the state government last year, has pledged a sum to Rs 1,500 crore over three years for the scheme. Meanwhile, citing the increase in the price of both eggs and bananas, teachers have urged the government to increase the sum allocated for every egg or banana. While the government is currently providing Rs 6 for the purchase of one egg or banana, the price of one egg or banana on the market has increased to Rs 6.5 or Rs 7, teachers said.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Now, eggs will be served even to children in the pre-primary classes as part of the midday meal scheme. Consequently, nearly two lakh children – 1,98,270 to be precise – in the pre-primary classes studying at government and government-aided schools will now be provided eggs, which hitherto was being served only to students from classes one to ten.</p>.<p>The decision to serve eggs to the pre-primary students was taken following the spurt in admissions to these classes. Meanwhile, the Department of School Education and Literacy has also decided to serve two instead of two bananas to all children who don’t eat eggs. The government, in association with Azim Premji University, is serving eggs or bananas to ensure adequate nutritional intake among children.</p>.Emergency care and recovery centres for homeless mentally ill to come up in 27 district hospitals in Karnataka.<p>Parents, chosen at random, will be invited to consume the midday meals served at schools to see and taste for themselves the quality of the food served to their children, besides inspecting the conditions in which the food is prepared.</p>.<p>The state government has earmarked Rs 755.62 crore towards distribution of eggs or bananas to a total of 51,61,390 children studying at government and government-aided schools across the state.</p>.<p>The Azim Premji Foundation, which signed an agreement with the state government last year, has pledged a sum to Rs 1,500 crore over three years for the scheme. Meanwhile, citing the increase in the price of both eggs and bananas, teachers have urged the government to increase the sum allocated for every egg or banana. While the government is currently providing Rs 6 for the purchase of one egg or banana, the price of one egg or banana on the market has increased to Rs 6.5 or Rs 7, teachers said.</p>
