Manish Sisodia warns school over ‘poor quality’ mid-day meal

Sisodia said that the government will soon take "big steps" to improve the quality and provide nutritious food to children.

Manish Sisodia warned that action will be taken against schools which fail to meet guidelines set under the mid day meal scheme. (Source: Facebook/Aam Aadmi Party)

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is on a mission to inspect schools, made a surprise inspection of Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in West Vinod Nagar on Saturday.

Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, visited the school just as the mid-day meal was being served to the students. He tasted the meal himself and found it was of poor quality. Sources said the rice was undercooked.

He warned that action will be taken against schools which fail to meet guidelines set under the mid-day meal scheme. Sisodia also said the government will soon take “big steps” to improve the quality and provide nutritious food to children. If the need arises, Sisodia said, the government will seek contributions from the public.

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During an inspection earlier this week, a principal of a government school was suspended and a case registered against him with the anti-corruption branch after Sisodia found huge irregularities in financial transactions of the institution during a surprise inspection.

The incident came to light after Sisodia conducted a surprise visit at Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya at the President’s Estate in Central Delhi. (with PTI inputs)

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