Mid Day Meal to employ SMS service
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 25 2014:
In what could be seen as an innovative application of modern technology, more precisely information technology in implementation of Mid Day Meal Scheme, necessary arrangments have been made to enable school Headmasters/Headmistresses communicate instantaneously with the School Education Directorate through mobile phone SMS.
The system would be implemented most probably from August 28, according to a source in the School Education Directorate.
The system has been arranged to bridge communication gap between the Directorate and schools where Mid Day Meal scheme is implemented.
The new arrangement would also help disseminate information instantaneously about funds released for the scheme and other details such as the amount released per head of student.
Many awareness programmes are being organised to make Mid Day Meal scheme successful.
Such awareness programmes give instruction on things like what the kids should be doing before going for mid day meal etc.
The new system would enable the School Education Directorate to conduct such awareness programmes through mobile phone sms instantaneously, the source added.