Education Department signs pact for providing health mix to government school students in Puducherry
The Puducherry government has partnered with the Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust to provide a chocolate malt health supplement to students in government schools. This initiative is part of the existing PM POSHAN mid-day meal scheme aimed at improving student nutrition.
Why it matters
It reflects ongoing efforts by regional Indian governments to address child malnutrition and improve public health outcomes in schools.
The Puducherry government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust for the supply of “Saisure Chocolate Malt Health Mix” for mixing with milk provided to students from LKG to Class 12 studying in government- and government-aided schools in the four regions of the Union Territory.
The health mix will be blended with 100 ml of milk provided to the children by the Puducherry government under the Sri Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme in schools at Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions of the U.T.
“The inclusion of health mix was part of various welfare measures being implemented under the PM POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Sakthi Nirman) scheme (Mid-day meal programme), Deputy Director, PM POSHAN Scheme,” Directorate of School Education, T. Konju Mozhi Kumaran said in a release.
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