Mid-Day Meal Found Scatted on Floor in UP’s School: Probe Ordered

 Mid-Day Meal Found Scatted on Floor in UP’s School: Probe Ordered

After a video clip showing mid-day mess chapattis kept on the bottom in UP’s academy went viral, the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department ordered a inquiry. 

 

 The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department ordered a inquiry after a videotape clip went viral on the internet, showing chapattis meant forbid-day reflections kept on the bottom and being transferred to a plastic bag. The viral videotape is from a primary academy Goyla in the Bakshi Ka Talab area of Lucknow. This month, this is the alternate similar incident from UP. 

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 BSA’s take 

 Arun Kumar, the Basic Shiksha Adhikari( BSA) said that he ordered the inquiry after the videotape reached his sight. He also informed that according to rules, themid-day mess distribution is to be done in the presence of the headmaster and the preceptors. 

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 School’s take 

Babita Kumari, the headmistress of the academy, informed that Akshay Patra served themid-day refections in seminaries. According to her, the academy’s strength is 293 but on Sunday, only 181 scholars attended whereas, on Monday, 169 scholars turned up. 

 

 “ Due to Navratri fasting, a many Class 5 scholars didn't have a mess. Also, every pupil doesn't like chapatis. They prefer Tehri, vegetables, rice and beats. So, there were redundant chapatis. After amid-day mess was served, these fat chapatis were whisked in a plastic bag to be disposed of, ” she said. 

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 probing officer’s words 

 Preeti Shukla, the block development officer probing the case, said that she visited the academy and according to her findings, the videotape was shot on Monday. She added chapattis shouldn't have been kept on the bottom but also said that they weren't served to the scholars. 

 Recent incidents 

 

 Kabaddi players ate food kept in the restroom 

Two weeks agone , during a three- day state- position kabaddi event in a colosseum in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur quarter, kabaddi players had to eat food kept on the restroom’s bottom. A videotape of the incident went viral and Animesh Saxena, the quarter’s sports officer, was suspended. Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan also twittered about the hygienic incident.