General Education Minister V. Sivankutty has said the government is considering extending the mid-day meal scheme to the pre-primary level.
Replying to the discussion on the demand for grants for his portfolios in the Budget on Thursday, Mr. Sivankutty said 1,19,970 students had gained admissions in State-run schools from Classes 2 to 10 this year. The steps adopted by the previous and current Left Democratic Front (LDF) governments had paved the way for an increase in intake of 10.54 lakh students in government schools since 2016, he said.
The government had distributed handloom uniforms to 9.58 lakh students. As many as 13.5 lakh students who did not come under the purview of the scheme had been provided ₹600 each as uniform allowance.
