Milk is one of the foods that can be called a powerhouse of nutrients. Milk and the various products of milk are said to provide a lot of nutrients that would nurture the health of the kid.
The center after coming into power in the year 2014 has made sure to ensure the various reforms to be introduced in various state departments. Including milk as a part of the diet of the school going kids has been one of the top priority on the agenda.
The Rajasthan Annapurna Doodh Yojana introduced by the government of Rajasthan has bought this initiative in the state. Shri Vasudev Devnani, School Education Minister mentioned that this scheme would drastically reduce the number of school dropouts. The happiness index of the school going kids is also expected to rise after the announcement of this scheme.
The school kids would be well nourished to study better. The schools of Rajasthan have already been revamped by the state. The government is taking all the necessary steps to ensure the progress of school going kids.
Rajasthan Government to provide milk to government school kids
Rajasthan government recently has announced milk to be included as a part of the diet for government school kids in Rajasthan. About 62 lakh children would be able to consume milk 3 days a week as a result of this scheme. Not just schools, but also the kids studying in madrassas would be able to consume milk regularly as a part of this scheme.
The scheme was announced by the Chief Minister of the state Vasundhra Raje. She believes that this scheme would form the basis of a happy and healthy future of Rajasthan. The CM also mentions that the parents of the kids work very hard to make sure the kids get all the vital nutrients needed for a healthy body and sound mind. This step would lessen the burden on the parents. The various steps were taken by the School Education Minister to make sure this initiative is being carried out in all the districts of the state.
The CM also made a point as to how the mothers would never compromise on the quality of milk provided to their kids, the milk cooperative societies would also make sure to provide the best quality milk.
Steps planned to ensure the quality of milk
The following are the steps planned by this government to ensure the quality of milk provided to the students.
Registered societies
The government has planned to procure milk only from registered cooperative societies. If the liquid form of milk is not available at all the times, then the powdered form of milk will be procured. This is indeed one of the best schemes as the surplus stocks of the skimmed milk powders can be obtained from the various milk federations both within and outside the state. This can be distributed to the school children.
The Animal Husbandry department is also happy with the announcement of this scheme as they would be able to generate more income due to the increase in the production due to demand.
The government has planned to procure milk only from registered cooperative societies. If the liquid form of milk is not available at all the times, then the powdered form of milk will be procured. This is indeed one of the best schemes as the surplus stocks of the skimmed milk powders can be obtained from the various milk federations both within and outside the state. This can be distributed to the school children.
The Animal Husbandry department is also happy with the announcement of this scheme as they would be able to generate more income due to the increase in the production due to demand.
Quality assurance
The milk and the milk powders obtained from the sources are put through various testing procedures to check the quality.
The milk is checked thoroughly before it leaves the block of the society. The society makes sure to ensure that the quality of the milk is clean and good enough to stay without getting spoilt for a long time.
The schools have to check before supplying the milk to the kids at the school.
The headmaster of the school has to report to the District education officer about the supply of the milk via SMS. In case, the headmaster is not able to perform this task, the principal has to take charge. This is one of the important procedure as the District Education Officer has to upload the details in the Mid-day Meal scheme website. The responsibility of serving milk to the students has to be vested in the hands of those who work under the Mid-day Meal Scheme. The money will be paid to the cooperatives by the Mid-Day Meal authorities on a monthly basis.
The quality of milk will also reveal the amount of protein and calcium present in the milk.
The milk and the milk powders obtained from the sources are put through various testing procedures to check the quality.
The milk is checked thoroughly before it leaves the block of the society. The society makes sure to ensure that the quality of the milk is clean and good enough to stay without getting spoilt for a long time.
The schools have to check before supplying the milk to the kids at the school.
The headmaster of the school has to report to the District education officer about the supply of the milk via SMS. In case, the headmaster is not able to perform this task, the principal has to take charge. This is one of the important procedure as the District Education Officer has to upload the details in the Mid-day Meal scheme website. The responsibility of serving milk to the students has to be vested in the hands of those who work under the Mid-day Meal Scheme. The money will be paid to the cooperatives by the Mid-Day Meal authorities on a monthly basis.
The quality of milk will also reveal the amount of protein and calcium present in the milk.
Timing is very important
The milk should be served well before the lunchtime. The students of classes 1-5 would get about 150 ml of milk three days a week. The students of classes 6-8 would get about 200 ml of milk three days a week.
Donors are needed
The milk procurement would be taken care of by the department themselves. But the other requirements like glass, drums for storing the milk, cooking gas and sugar are in demand always. Donors are welcomed. The quality of the donated items is again checked well before using them for distribution.
The milk should be served well before the lunchtime. The students of classes 1-5 would get about 150 ml of milk three days a week. The students of classes 6-8 would get about 200 ml of milk three days a week.
Donors are needed
The milk procurement would be taken care of by the department themselves. But the other requirements like glass, drums for storing the milk, cooking gas and sugar are in demand always. Donors are welcomed. The quality of the donated items is again checked well before using them for distribution.
How did the government come up with this plan?
As already mentioned, the central government was very much keen on bringing about this initiative. This model has already been adopted in states like Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. It was a huge hit in all these states. The government wanted the other major states in India to adopt this scheme.
The government of Rajasthan came up with this initiative after extensive studies that were conducted on the school going kids of Rajasthan. It was revealed that the school kids lacked protein and calcium. Since milk is considered to be one of the best and cheap sources of protein, the government decided to bring about this change.
This scheme would cost about 20 crores to the government of Rajasthan annually.
The scheme was launched at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Dahmi Kalan. The CM inaugurated the event and several other important ministers of the state were also present at the event.
This step is definitely one of the landmarks in the growth of development of the state of Rajasthan. The state has very well kept up to the notion of nurturing the future pillars of the nation.
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