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Jharkhand’s Children Deprived Of Mid-Day Meal Despite Supreme Court Order, Say Activists

Jharkhand’s Children Deprived Of Mid-Day Meal Despite Supreme Court Order, Say Activists

by The Daily Eye Team May 25 2016, 9:40 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 24 secs

Despite the Supreme Court order that children should get nutritious food in the drought-affected areas, Jharkhand’s schoolchildren are missing on their share of mid-day meals due to the ongoing summer vacation.Jharkhand is the one of the worst-affected states in the country with its 22 out of 24 districts facing drought.Right to Food activists are alleging that Jharkhand is the only state among the 10 drought-hit ones which is not providing mid-day meals to children.

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