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Hyderabad
In a archetypal successful Telangana, the State authorities has decided to present a meal strategy for Intermediate students.
Nutritious nutrient comprising dosas, idlis, millets, and pooris, would beryllium provided to students from the coming world year.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is expected to formally motorboat the meal strategy connected June 22. Close to 2 lakh students volition payment from the initiative, estimated to outgo ₹80 crore a year. Government has besides decided to supply nutritious luncheon to Inter students astatine an estimated ₹100 crore a year.
This is yet different unsocial inaugural by the Telangana Government, making Telangana the archetypal State to connection some meal and luncheon to students successful Inter level.
The initiative, a brainchild of the Chief Minister, is contemplated arsenic bulk of inferior colleges are located successful mandal headquarters, wherever the students are mostly from distant areas and tribal hamlets. As a result, astir students, peculiarly those hailing from marginalised sections, discontinue studies aft school.
The paper for the meal and luncheon strategy has been finalised successful enactment with the recommendations of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN).
