Panaji: The Education Department, under the PM POSHAN (Mid-Day Meal) Scheme, has decided to revise the cooking cost from December 1, 2024, for all parent-teacher associations, self-help groups, and Mahila Mandals providing mid-day meals to government and government-aided pre-primary, primary, and upper primary schools in the state.
The revised mid-day meal rates per child per day are: for pre-primary stage – Rs 8.74, for primary stage – Rs 8.74 and for upper primary stage – Rs 11.12.
“The menu, quantity, calories and other conditions will remain the same,” states a DoE circular, adding, “Accordingly, all the heads of the institutions are hereby instructed to strictly adhere to the above instructions.”