Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government today announced a revision of cooking cost under the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Programme for the year 2020-21.
In a letter issued to all Collectors by the State Nodal Officer (MDM) under the State Project Management Unit (MDM) of the Department of School & Mass Education it has been stated that the Government has revised the daily ration cost from Rs 4.93 to Rs 5.42 and Rs 7.36 to Rs 8.10 for the students of Primary and Upper Primary schools respectively with effect from April 1, 2020 for the year 2020-21.
The letter further states, “The day to day expenditure is to be made on the prevailing market price, availability of seasonal vegetables, keeping the average unit cost of expenditure to Rs 5.42 for primary students and Rs 8.10 for Upper Primary students. Hence the management authority will have the flexibility over the items and ingredients of Mid-Day Meal expenditure subject to the condition that the average unit cost is not exceeded”.