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The Food and Beverage Foundation Society had challenged an order passed by the Delhi Directorate of Education debarring it from supplying midday meals under the scheme.
About 105 lakh tonnes of fortified rice was lifted in the second phase, which focussed on 27 states for PDS rice distribution.
Mid-day meals are given to students in government and government-aided schools across the country under the PM Poshan Programme.CM Chouhan said the state government has signed an agreement with the Akshaya Patra Foundation, a Bengaluru-headquartered NGO, to run the kitchen. More such organisations will be roped in to provide mid-day meals in government schools in the state, he said.
The facility, spread over 1 acre, will provide hot and nutritious meals to students in government-run primary and middle schools in the urban areas of the Bhopal district, Chouhan said.
States and union territories have extended their full support to a new programme for focused development of border villages with participants at a webinar here laying stress on boosting amenities and infrastructure including all-weather road connectivity, digital connectivity and marketing avenues.