Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao Announces Mid-Day Meal Scheme For Students Of Govt Colleges

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has taken this step to reduce drop out rates from government colleges.

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Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday announced that students of government junior and degree colleges in Telangana will be served mid-day meal from this academic year.  This is being done in an effort to provide nutritious food and reduce the dropout rate in colleges. "Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao announced that from this academic year, mid-day meal would be served to the students of government junior and degree colleges in the State," an official release read. "It was decided to provide nutritious mid-day meals to the students for their good health and to prevent them from dropping out," Rao said. Former minister C Laxma Reddy and government college lecturer Raghuram from Jedcherla told the CM that about 80 km from Hyderabad, they were providing mid-day meals to students of Jedcherla Government Junior College, spending money from their pockets. Laxma Reddy and Raghuram met CM to discuss setting up a botanical garden at Jedcherla Degree College. The Chief Minister appreciated both of them, the release said. With this, CM Rao revealed that the government realised the importance of giving mid-day meals to college students. The chief minister also directed officials to take Jedcherla Degree College as an inspiration and set up botanical gardens in all government degree colleges in the state for the purpose. He also lauded  Sadasivaiah, assistant professor in the botany department at Jedcherla government degree college, who met him on Friday, for setting up a Botanical garden in the college. (With Agency Inputs) WATCH | Lakhimpur: Son of a poor farmer gets admission in top US university