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Odisha Battles Corona: Govt To Give 3-Month Advance Mid-Day Meal Rice To Students

Bhubaneswar: With all schools in Odisha being closed as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, the state government has decided to provide three-month advance rice to the students under its mid-day meal (MDM) scheme till June.

The MDM rice will be given to students from Class 1 to Class VIII, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash told the media on Sunday.

While each student from Class I to V will be given 3 kg of rice, each student from Class VI to VIII will be provided with 4 kg of rice.

The headmasters of the respective schools will decide the retail centre for distribution of the MDM rice and provide tokens to the guardians to receive it, the minister added.

OB Bureau

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