
‘Ready-to-eat’ meal scheme opposed
NEW DELHI: Strongly opposing the Centre’s proposal to serve ‘ready-to-eat’ meals under its Mid-Day Meal Scheme, civil society groups and professional bodies have said that it would go against the interest of India’s children and women, besides being in direct contradiction to the orders of the Supreme Courtmore>>
Hot meal for kids? Renuka sells ready-to-eat
New Delhi, Oct. 2: Minister Renuka Chowdhury wants to replace freshly cooked meals with packaged food at all anganwadi childcare centres, angering doctors, social activists and academics.more>>
Cabinet to take up ready-to-eat plan debate
23 Sep 2008, 0357 hrs IST,
Nitin Sethi,TNN
NEW DELHI: The controversial proposal to serve ready-to-eat meals to poor children across the country under the ICDS scheme will now be discussed by the cabinet.
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Unfazed, Renuka repackages ready-to-eat scheme
23 Sep 2008, 0357 hrs IST, Nitin Sethi,TNN
NEW DELHI: Stinkers from the PMO, finance ministry, Planning Commission and Supreme Court commissioners have not dissuaded women and child development minister Renuka Chowdhury from backing ready-to-eat meals as a solution for under-nourished women and children. more>>
PMO, Renuka spar: Hot meals or packaged food for kids
Sumit Pande,CNN-IBN
New Delhi: Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Renuka Chaudhary has proposed a new scheme to provide supplementary nutrition for children under the age of six.more>>
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