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The State authorities was exploring respective options similar yearly contracts to spot that the terms of eggs supplied to students remained unchangeable passim the year, Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said present connected Thursday.
He was responding to a question by Harish Poonja successful the Legislative Assembly, who said that authorities schoolhouse teachers successful complaint of midday meals were forced to lend immoderate wealth whenever the prices of eggs rose.
“We are alert of the problems faced by teachers. As of now, the authorities is paying for procurement of eggs 2 days a week. The Azim Premji Foundation is paying for eggs bought connected 4 different days of the week. We are releasing fixed amounts of wealth to schools for ovum purchase. But then, we cannot summation our rates lone for 2 days. We are trying to find a solution to the problem,’’ helium said.
Speaker U.T. Khadar intervened by saying that the authorities had to find a semipermanent solution to the problem, arsenic the terms of eggs kept fluctuating. The Minister said the authorities was considering entering into yearly contracts to guarantee terms stability.
V. Sunil Kumar wanted to cognize if the authorities was definite that consuming eggs was harmless for children, successful the aftermath of quality reports that eggs could incorporate carcinogenic materials.
Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said studies had shown that eating eggs was harmless and nutritious, and that the quality reports had referred lone to 1 marque of eggs that allegedly contained immoderate carcinogenic elements.
