An animated illustration shows an Anganwadi
Gandhinagar : Gujarat govt has increased the allocation for hot-cooked meals served at anganwadis by 67%, raising the rate from Rs 5.1 to Rs 8.5 per child per day to improve the nutritional quality and variety of food served to more than 16.2 lakh children aged three to six years. The menu provides for a hot snack at 11 am and a cooked meal at 1.30 pm. The revised daily allocation of Rs 8.5 also specifies expenditure on individual ingredients, according to the statement. Fruits account for Rs 2 per child, followed by whole green gram at Rs 1.3 and tur dal at Rs 1.2.
Along with increasing the procurement budget, govt has revised the hot-cooked meal menu to place greater emphasis on pulses, whole green gram, chickpeas, seasonal green vegetables and fruits. The allocation also covers chickpeas, jaggery, seasonal vegetables, peanuts or sesame seeds, spices and local transportation. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad