Karnataka government has decided to give ragi malt as an additional supplement along with milk (in Ksheera Bhagya scheme) to students in the morning in all government and government-aided schools in the State.
“Earlier, we had implemented distribution of ragi malt to schoolchildren in two districts as a pilot project and it is successful. Therefore, we have decided extend this project across the State and it will be launched from December 2023,” said Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for the Department of School Education and Literacy on Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference after a meeting with Deputy Directors of the department at Vikasa Soudha, he said, “To attract children towards government schools, we have decided to upgrade 3,000 schools as Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), particularly in rural areas and one school for two gram panchayats across the State in three years. Around 600 school will be upgraded for the next academic year.”
