The Telangana State government has issued an order to increase the material costs for mid-day meals in government and local body schools, following a report highlighting challenges in providing quality food due to outdated costs. The new costs, effective from November 17, raise the amounts allocated per primary and upper primary student.

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has finally issued an order enhancing material cost for serving mid-day meals in the government and local body schools.

This was done after a report titled ‘ Cong govt apathy hits mid-day meal ‘ – highlighting how schools were struggling to provide quality food due to outdated material cost, published in these columns on November 14.

In an order issued on November 17, the State government enhanced the materia

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