The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Karnataka: Rise in egg prices triggers demand for mid-day meal fund hike
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The Hindu Bureau
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Karnataka's Education Minister is considering a fund hike for the mid-day meal scheme due to rising egg prices. The government is also working to complete the distribution of school shoes and socks by late August.
Amid demands to increase the average funds allotted for the purchase of eggs under the mid-day meal scheme, School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa, while acknowledging the rise in egg prices, said on Monday that a decision would be taken after discussions with the Finance Department.
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