Govt rolls out ‘Tithi Bhojan’ to improve midday meal nutrition

The state school education and literacy department has initiated a special programme called "Tithi Bhojan" under the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Yojan. This programme allows general public to donate ingredients for meals in government schools. Tithi bhojan is when on a particular tithi date or special occasions such as birthdays anniversaries or festivals members from the general public provide nutrition packed meals or additional components to the midday meal for children. The school management committee and teachers will conduct awareness campaigns in this regard. The school will also be required to document the arrangements and will have to submit the report to the departmentnodal officer for midday meal. Kameshwar Singh said "all block education extension officers have received the guidelines about Tithi Bhojan the programme has already begun this month. The report will be collected from schools beginning January 2023. The schools will be required to maintain the name of the person who will provide food and other supplies. The tithi bhojan has been started so that individuals can assist pupils on their special day and contribute to the school administration for this programme."