The Union Ministry of Education has approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to start an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the mid-day meal scheme in West Bengal.
“There are a lot of irregularities relating to the mid-day meal scheme in West Bengal. The Central teams have visited the State a number of times. The Ministry of Education is forced to recommend a CBI investigation. The Ministry has written to CBI in this regard,” Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, said on November 25.
Mr. Sarkar, a BJP MP from Bankura, was referring to the visit of Central teams in April this year. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari recalled that he had written to “Hon’ble Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji on 5th January, 2023, highlighting that the biggest ongoing Financial Scam in WB is the systematic misappropriation & diversion of PM POSHAN funds by the State Govt’s Administrative machinery”.
