Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty on Thursday inaugurated the distribution of 5 kg of rice each to 27.5 lakh students enrolled in the midday meal scheme here for Onam.
The rice is for meant for pre-primary to Class VIII students of 12,040 schools in the State. Of them, 2.32 lakh students are in pre-primary, 14.57 lakh in primary, and another 10.59 lakh in upper primary.
Rice to the tune of 13.750 tonnes is being distributed with the support of the Food and Civil Supplies department. Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., under the department, will transport the rice to schools.
