Firth (18th to 27th June 2013) - Mid Day Meal Scheme

JRM TRIPPURA REPORT, 18-26 June, 2013
Acknowledgements
The Mission 1 would like to thank the Government of Tripura for all the support rendered in
organising the logistics as well as in providing much required programmatic information that
facilitated the Mission meet the terms of reference developed by the Government of India.
The Mission also values the hospitality and support extended by the Department of Education
from the Principal Secretary Primary Education to the school teachers; the state office of the
Mid May Meals to the MDM kitchen staff in schools; the Department of Health; from the
Department of Food and Civil Supplies to the FPC licensees; the SMC members and the
Members of Gram Panchayat in villages of Gomati and West Tripura and finally, the student and
the village community more importantly.
The team has strived to capture the entire range of discussions and observations at various
levels with all the officials and key stakeholders earnestly. It sincerely hopes that the
recommendations that have emerged through interactions with the officials, experts,
implementers and the right holders – children, would be of help to the State Government in
strengthening the implementation of the Mid–Day Meal Scheme and ensure the right to
nutritional food security of school going children of Tripura.
The JRM team
26 th June, 2013
Agartala, Tripura
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