Rs 6.63 cr for Mid-Day meal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 04 2017:
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has released Rs 6.63 crore to the State for Mid-Day-Meal scheme for the current fiscal year.
The amount is meant for utilisation during the first three months of the current fiscal year, and it would reach around Rs 8 crore if the State's matching share is taken into account.
However, the State Government is yet to release its matching share of around Rs 12 crore for Mid-Day-Meal scheme for the last fiscal year 2016-17, informed an official source.
Nonetheless, the amount of Rs 6.63 crore released today by the Ministry of Human Resource Development is not related with last fiscal year's pending liability.
The amount is inclusive of Rs 1.68 crore for preparing meal, purchasing and procuring rice and payment of three months' honorarium to cooks, added the source.