Delhi: Manish Sisodia orders inspection of all mid-day meal kitchens by Feb 24

On Saturday, Sisodia wrote to the Chief Secretary asking him to schedule mid-day meal inspections by senior officers of the government — belonging to the rank of principal secretary, secretary and head of departments (HoD). The officers will be required to inspect the “kitchens, transportation of food, serving in schools and the overall cleanliness and hygiene of the process”.

“The health and safety of children in our schools is of paramount importance for us. That is why we are getting senior-most officers of our government to inspect the hygiene and cleanliness of the mid-day meal being served to children,” Sisodia wrote in the letter.

As of now, the mid-day meal for the school is being prepared by officials of the Directorate of Education (DoE). However, the DoE plans to ask interested vendors near the school to take up the job soon. “We will ask vendors nearby who are willing to take on the responsibility because issuing a tender will take us three months, and we can’t wait that long,” a DoE official said.