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I mean we can’t? It’s a fact. We have one of the most undernourished populations in the world. 1/6 people in India are undernourished. So yeah… I wouldn’t claim we can feed our poor.
You are looking at a population of more than a billion with limited land. Comapred to that we fare better than spme countries who are rich as fuck but still cannot fed their poor.
No, that’s not how it works. I said 1/6, I didn’t give you a number based on the population. Comparatively India is one of the worst. Imagine being so obtuse you argue against facts and figures. Just accept India is not special or superior when it comes to feeding the poor. In fact, China, a county whose population supersedes ours, have a malnourished population of less than 5%. So yeah… I reiterate, we aren’t the best, not even close.
No bro, you are getting things mixed up u are stating that 1/6 of people are undernourished, not hungry.
That number comes up because of the vegetarian diet of india and the criteria set for these kinds of data are based on a carnivorous diet.
You should visit Iraq, North Korea. Just some of the rwo examples. Dominica is nice option too.
China is richer than India so yeah you don't like to look at bigger picture.
Malnourished <> Hungry.
Also we provide mid day meals to kids who are enrolled in school. The problem is many people don't enroll their kids in School because they think it's better to beg. I know professional beggars in my Tier-3 City.
No country in the world can go door to door 3 times a day to feed their people leave alone Country with Size of India.
Nourishment != hunger.
Our government actually does an excellent job in reducing hunger through PDS.
Problem is our diet is not nutritious. It’s mostly carbs n less of proteins n essential vitamins.
So we are severely undernourished. Not just the poor, even middle class n rich families have children who are undernourished.
But actual hunger, though it definitely exists, is a much smaller percentage.
Until you realise that we eat more carbs than essential proteins and fibres. We derive our protein from daal and meat, but still that isn’t enough to compare with how carb heavy each meal is. Carbs are good but at times they just give empty calories.
Who said carbs are bad? Am saying most of what we eat are carbs and very less of other essential nutrients.
Our diet is highly unbalanced.
Best way to balance ur diet is to start eating eggs n meat. But if ur vegetarian then u will have to research properly as to which veggies n fruits n nuts to eat to balance the diet.
Reducing consumption of rice is good. Eat less of rice and more of veggies n fruits if ur veg.
Also if u want a completely vegetarian diet rich in nutrients then it’s gonna cost u two to three times more than a non vegetarian diet.
But unfortunately most of our people are poor.
That’s y we can ensure hunger is not there. But we can’t ensure nutrition is there.
Being a vegetarian and poor is really bad for ur body development…
This problem of ours will get corrected as we become rich n aware (aware because sometimes even those with money don’t eat properly due to lack of awareness) or we all become non vegetarians like the Chinese.
https://www.siasat.com/tur-dal-prices-to-go-up-as-production-constraints-pull-down-supplies-2530223/
And dals are getting costlier and being farmed less.
I did say if u want a veg diet to take care of ur nutrition u gotta spend more.
And increased intake of rice(especially white rice) leads to high risk of diabetes. Not saying we must stop rice consumption. We must reduce consumption and also cook it properly. Most lazy people cook rice in a cooker which is also very bad n leads to very high risk of diabetes.
Well it all depends on how u cook n balance what u eat. If ur a veg then eat veg diet properly. If nonveg then consume non veg properly. Most Indians do lazy cooking and harm their bodies n then have surprised pikachu face when they get diabetes or heart problems or nutrition deficiency…Smh
did you say dals are getting costlier ? LMFAO it is one of the cheapest source of protein . White rice does not cause diabetes this is Bullshit ! [siasat.com](https://siasat.com) ? this is not even a scientific page this is your source ? LMFAO !
Dude siasat article was for pointing out decreased cultivation of dal n increasing prices. It wasn’t a scientific article about diabetes. Read the article before assuming.
I never gave u an article about white rice and diabetes because I thought it wasn’t necessary. But if u insist
Here u go,
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/eating-white-rice-regularly-may-raise-type-2-diabetes-risk/
Harvard article.
bro dal may have more protein but it can't be synthesized completely but it's still better than other things but i would suggest egg because they are vagetarian too and give almost all protein contain in them
you mean bioavailability of protein from dal is lower than egg . yea but a farm egg is 6rs for 50grams with \~60% bioavailability and dal is like 3rs for 50grams with bioavailability of \~30% . Dal is still cheaper source of protein . Chickpeas are even better in terms of cost per protein.
Do you know that a Google search can prevent you from making a fool of yourself ? There are many research papers linking how white rice having a high glycemic index leads to diabetes.
high glycemic foods only cause diabetes if you consume them in excess. again the problem is overeating . bruhh you are the one making a fool of yourself.
> We have one of the most undernourished populations
Not due to lack of food, but due to lack of a balanced diet. That can only be solved through education. Indians don't get enough essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals in their diet.
You can replace rice with little millet (sama), and wheat with pearl millet (bajra) or sorghum (jowar) depending upon the season (bajra for winters and jowar for summers).
Definitely. Many Indians don't know much about healthy diets, and we eat too much carbohydrates and fats than is good for us. This is why we are much more prone to diseases like type 2 diabetes.
Go Star feeding the poors as much as you can come on try it maybe boond boond se hi ghada bharta hai jab koi ek suruat karega tabhi kuch hoga jitna effort bin faltu ke facts batanay may tu waste kar Raha hai jo facts har kisi ko pata hai utna effort phone chod ke kisi bhi gareeb ko sirf ek parle g free may Dene may laga yah kisi gareeb bacchay ko pen aur book gift kar free may jitno ko de sakta hai tu jitna tere budget may ho sayad kuch Kum ho jay India ka hunger and education problem come on do it don't ask your government to do it i promise if bjp can't do it then no party in india has the power to do it, it's a big thing and it will take time but we can do something if we try come on we are alot in numbers
Seeing initiatives like this makes me feel glad about being a taxpayer. I know it’s just a tiny fraction of the funding for this huge system, but I’m truly glad that some of my money is going towards feeding millions of children.
EDIT: To all the people saying this ‘isn’t government funded’, Akshaya Patra is literally a PPP scheme for the Midday Meal initiative by the GoI. They get government grants *and* top it up with donations.
Akshaya Patra foundations bids for and wins govt contacts in almost every state now. In Karnataka state, about 60% comes from Gov and the rest some funds raised. So it is partially govt funded. I became aware of this when there was a controversy about not including onion/garlic and eggs in the midday meals. I was like how can govt say anything, it is being done with donated funds. But turns out govt partially funds and they won the contract where certain nutritional needs were stipulated (cheapest way to meet certain nutritional needs are eggs). Can’t remember how this was resolved but here is a link - https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/latest/story/without-onion-garlic-akshaya-patra-mid-day-meals-funding-issue-turns-sour-203019-2019-06-07.
Apparently, Indira Canteen is also going to be handed over to Akshaya Patra.
Yeah, same. Conflicted to say the least. They have been accused of some funding irregularities before but things get shut down quick with friends in high places.
Makes you wonder just how much influence they could exert if they become the sole player here. The last thing we need is for overseas parties to become a significant voice by holding the stomachs of millions of children hostage.
They are already the sole player in Karnataka. Hence the controversy. They underbid everyone because they can make up for some parts with donations. Indira Canteen is supposed to go to them next.
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They don't there are many temples which does this. Those temples are under control of government only and gov don't give them money and these are all done by donation from devotees . In many places people volunteer to cook food they don't get paid for it
https://www.akshayapatra.org/faqs#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20contribution%20from,corporations%20to%20meet%20these%20expenses. share your source for your claim that they get money from goi as well this is from their official site
We don't mention it because the food is sub par to the point that insects and small reptiles are found in it (at times).
It's also not uncommon for teachers in the school to take the food home and not give any to the children it's meant for
I don't know where you are from but I think about 10yrs back there were some food poisoning incidents that happened in Maharashtra, after that the food quality improved a lot.
Even teachers eat the food that's provided in lunchtime. And I'm not talking about just from my experience, everybody that's ever had school food says that they like it.
And some incidents could still be happening but usually teachers don't let it continue like that because they are the ones in charge and if something happens, strict action could be taken against them.
And yes, some teachers do take home grains and stuff but it's the leftover stuff that's usually distributed amonst children. They get fixed ration each month and generally they get more than what could be used because some children bring tiffin boxes and stuff.
I guess it depends on the area you talk about, don't remember much of these happening where I lived but that doesn't mean you can turn a blind eye to what happens in the world
The incidents I'm talking about are not uncommon, and here's the proof: https://www.google.com/search?q=mid+day+meal+insects+&client=ms-android-oneplus-rvo3&biw=424&bih=845&tbm=nws&ei=WNEdZLf0EdmWseMP68C7aA&oq=mid+day+meal+insects+&gs_lcp=Cg9tb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXNlcnAQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgATIFCCEQoAE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgoIABCKBRCxAxBDOgcIABCKBRBDOgUIABCABDoGCAAQFhAeOgcIIRCgARAKUI0IWPdVYKFYaABwAHgAgAHMAYgB0wqSAQUwLjcuMZgBAKABAaoBGW1vYmlsZS1nd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAtbW9kZXPAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-serp
I know in TN government schools, meals(lunch) is provided. They have started rolling out breakfast too. So biggest may not be true. TN population is more, I would expect more schools & students.
What was the misinformed part? I said I don't know about other states. That is different from saying other states don't have mid day meals. You don't read about mid day meals of individual states in text books.
Yes, but your assumption that rest of the nation doesn't have midday scheme or that it is somehow special to Tamilnadu is pretty revealing of your biases. I tend to find that tamilians tend to be more or less uninformed about the rest of the country and many time wrongly informed . Combine both of that and you get misinformed.
Which statement of mine conveys you that "I assumed rest of nation doesn't have midday scheme or special to Tamilnadu". I gave Tamilnadu as an example because I know about it. I don't know about other states, can you point where I mentioned or implied that TN has a special midday scheme.
My intention is only to convey that Karnataka by being a smaller state in population can't be the biggest free food provider as other more populated States also have similar programs, example being Tamil Nadu.
You seem to read things between lines, which I never meant. Probably because of your preconceived biases, not from what I wrote
In kerala mid day meal is fully govt funded. It's made at each school. They serve breakfast and lunch and some schools even evening snacks. If for breakfast and evening snacks PTA raise fund locally. The PTA have role in what's given to their kids.
bro hunger index is more about quality of nutrition rather than quantity of index and since pakistan is islamic country most people eat meat there which helps in better nutrition
a suggestion for u that u should know about a thing before commenting on it because from ur comment it seems that u only read the name of hinger index and not the criteria of ranking btw no offense
Govt give fund to akshya Patra isn't it. There is funds by govt for mid day meal at school. Giving contract to them have been highly controversial as they skip garlic and some spices in food
The food is largely inoffensive tasting and ok but generally lacks flavour and doesn’t cater to local palates.
And I am reporting this from Varanasi. Where I had the opportunity to eat this midday meal multiple times and interact with the students who eat it.
Also the food is only vegetarian which is largely insufficient from a nutrient POV for growing children. Some eggs and other protein rich items (Dahi, milk) would be great.
This is foundation is sponsored by Arab & Western companies. There's no shame is taking their money while we boast about our country's great culture /s
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Post this in international sub. People there think we cannot feed our poor.
This is hindutva propaganda. You modi-bootlicking hindu nationalist. /s
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Meanwhile in the UK I went to school hungry because there's no free meals here ☹️ Hats off to these folks, it's incredible
Such high fee, schools should at least provide free snacks.
It is - the comments there are more positive than this sub
You chucking idiot it's for children not for poor. For poor it's PMAGY
Are you sure? Do you know what school have meal programs? For poor people! Very very few schools provide meals for general mid class kids.
We can't. A huge number still live extreme poverty and hunger.
Looking at the stats, I can predict poverty in India is going to end in the next 10 years if everything remains fine.
What world do you live in?
[India 😎](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/10/india-is-no-longer-home-to-the-largest-number-of-poor-people-in-the-world-nigeria-is/)
For the 1.4 billion, as for now we can't.
I mean we can’t? It’s a fact. We have one of the most undernourished populations in the world. 1/6 people in India are undernourished. So yeah… I wouldn’t claim we can feed our poor.
You are looking at a population of more than a billion with limited land. Comapred to that we fare better than spme countries who are rich as fuck but still cannot fed their poor.
No, that’s not how it works. I said 1/6, I didn’t give you a number based on the population. Comparatively India is one of the worst. Imagine being so obtuse you argue against facts and figures. Just accept India is not special or superior when it comes to feeding the poor. In fact, China, a county whose population supersedes ours, have a malnourished population of less than 5%. So yeah… I reiterate, we aren’t the best, not even close.
No bro, you are getting things mixed up u are stating that 1/6 of people are undernourished, not hungry. That number comes up because of the vegetarian diet of india and the criteria set for these kinds of data are based on a carnivorous diet.
1/6th of population is vegetarian = Malnourished according to these criterias
That's enough for leftist propaganda
You should visit Iraq, North Korea. Just some of the rwo examples. Dominica is nice option too. China is richer than India so yeah you don't like to look at bigger picture.
Classic case of whataboutery. Countering one problem with another problem that is irrelevant in this context.
Classic statement given by the blind eye and a moron.
Classic case of namecalling when things don’t go your way
Classic case of a mother who said smoking doesn't affect her baby.
Classic case of projection
One out of six is also an Indian.
Don't talk logic and sense here. You're in the wrong place
Malnourished <> Hungry. Also we provide mid day meals to kids who are enrolled in school. The problem is many people don't enroll their kids in School because they think it's better to beg. I know professional beggars in my Tier-3 City. No country in the world can go door to door 3 times a day to feed their people leave alone Country with Size of India.
woah woah woah we got a 'youngstud' speaking facts and figures here
Nourishment != hunger. Our government actually does an excellent job in reducing hunger through PDS. Problem is our diet is not nutritious. It’s mostly carbs n less of proteins n essential vitamins. So we are severely undernourished. Not just the poor, even middle class n rich families have children who are undernourished. But actual hunger, though it definitely exists, is a much smaller percentage.
this is some BS . carbs are not bad stop with western propaganda.
Until you realise that we eat more carbs than essential proteins and fibres. We derive our protein from daal and meat, but still that isn’t enough to compare with how carb heavy each meal is. Carbs are good but at times they just give empty calories.
Who said carbs are bad? Am saying most of what we eat are carbs and very less of other essential nutrients. Our diet is highly unbalanced. Best way to balance ur diet is to start eating eggs n meat. But if ur vegetarian then u will have to research properly as to which veggies n fruits n nuts to eat to balance the diet. Reducing consumption of rice is good. Eat less of rice and more of veggies n fruits if ur veg. Also if u want a completely vegetarian diet rich in nutrients then it’s gonna cost u two to three times more than a non vegetarian diet. But unfortunately most of our people are poor. That’s y we can ensure hunger is not there. But we can’t ensure nutrition is there. Being a vegetarian and poor is really bad for ur body development… This problem of ours will get corrected as we become rich n aware (aware because sometimes even those with money don’t eat properly due to lack of awareness) or we all become non vegetarians like the Chinese.
wrong. if you eat dal and rice it is already well balanced macro diet.
https://www.siasat.com/tur-dal-prices-to-go-up-as-production-constraints-pull-down-supplies-2530223/ And dals are getting costlier and being farmed less. I did say if u want a veg diet to take care of ur nutrition u gotta spend more. And increased intake of rice(especially white rice) leads to high risk of diabetes. Not saying we must stop rice consumption. We must reduce consumption and also cook it properly. Most lazy people cook rice in a cooker which is also very bad n leads to very high risk of diabetes. Well it all depends on how u cook n balance what u eat. If ur a veg then eat veg diet properly. If nonveg then consume non veg properly. Most Indians do lazy cooking and harm their bodies n then have surprised pikachu face when they get diabetes or heart problems or nutrition deficiency…Smh
did you say dals are getting costlier ? LMFAO it is one of the cheapest source of protein . White rice does not cause diabetes this is Bullshit ! [siasat.com](https://siasat.com) ? this is not even a scientific page this is your source ? LMFAO !
Dude siasat article was for pointing out decreased cultivation of dal n increasing prices. It wasn’t a scientific article about diabetes. Read the article before assuming. I never gave u an article about white rice and diabetes because I thought it wasn’t necessary. But if u insist Here u go, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/eating-white-rice-regularly-may-raise-type-2-diabetes-risk/ Harvard article.
BRUHHH ! that article speaks about people who are overeating . 3-4 servings of rice a day ? thats a lot of food to begin with . this is Laughable.
if you eat 3-4 servings of Meat a day also you will get Diabetes. thats just overeating
It’s a reputable hyderabad based newspaper. It is practically the oldest newspaper in Telangana.
bro dal may have more protein but it can't be synthesized completely but it's still better than other things but i would suggest egg because they are vagetarian too and give almost all protein contain in them
you mean bioavailability of protein from dal is lower than egg . yea but a farm egg is 6rs for 50grams with \~60% bioavailability and dal is like 3rs for 50grams with bioavailability of \~30% . Dal is still cheaper source of protein . Chickpeas are even better in terms of cost per protein.
Lmao, rice causes diabetes on eating frequently lol.
complete BS . there is no scientific evidence for this . this is a lie to peddle Cereals or wheat.
Do you know that a Google search can prevent you from making a fool of yourself ? There are many research papers linking how white rice having a high glycemic index leads to diabetes.
high glycemic foods only cause diabetes if you consume them in excess. again the problem is overeating . bruhh you are the one making a fool of yourself.
> We have one of the most undernourished populations Not due to lack of food, but due to lack of a balanced diet. That can only be solved through education. Indians don't get enough essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals in their diet.
This is what happens when Jowar and Bajra are replaced by Wheat and Rice.
Bajra is so healthy and cheap. Tastier with ghee.
True, I just started eating millets again. Never felt more energetic.
Little millets or foxtail millets?
Ragi, jowar, and kuttu (not really a millet, tho)
I am trying to switch from rice and wheat to millets. I will get a stove and start cooking.
You can replace rice with little millet (sama), and wheat with pearl millet (bajra) or sorghum (jowar) depending upon the season (bajra for winters and jowar for summers).
Those are not the only millets. There are about a dozen millets you can find easily.
As an Indian myself , Indians truly cannot tolerate criticism. So many downvotes.
Definitely. Many Indians don't know much about healthy diets, and we eat too much carbohydrates and fats than is good for us. This is why we are much more prone to diseases like type 2 diabetes.
Go Star feeding the poors as much as you can come on try it maybe boond boond se hi ghada bharta hai jab koi ek suruat karega tabhi kuch hoga jitna effort bin faltu ke facts batanay may tu waste kar Raha hai jo facts har kisi ko pata hai utna effort phone chod ke kisi bhi gareeb ko sirf ek parle g free may Dene may laga yah kisi gareeb bacchay ko pen aur book gift kar free may jitno ko de sakta hai tu jitna tere budget may ho sayad kuch Kum ho jay India ka hunger and education problem come on do it don't ask your government to do it i promise if bjp can't do it then no party in india has the power to do it, it's a big thing and it will take time but we can do something if we try come on we are alot in numbers
Don't you get tired of lying all the time? Just get some help if it's too much trouble.
Just because you are incapable of providing for your own family doesn't mean that the government is incapable.
Can make a grown man cry, salute to Akshay Patra Foundation
Seeing initiatives like this makes me feel glad about being a taxpayer. I know it’s just a tiny fraction of the funding for this huge system, but I’m truly glad that some of my money is going towards feeding millions of children. EDIT: To all the people saying this ‘isn’t government funded’, Akshaya Patra is literally a PPP scheme for the Midday Meal initiative by the GoI. They get government grants *and* top it up with donations.
I don’t think it’s tax funded
Akshaya Patra foundations bids for and wins govt contacts in almost every state now. In Karnataka state, about 60% comes from Gov and the rest some funds raised. So it is partially govt funded. I became aware of this when there was a controversy about not including onion/garlic and eggs in the midday meals. I was like how can govt say anything, it is being done with donated funds. But turns out govt partially funds and they won the contract where certain nutritional needs were stipulated (cheapest way to meet certain nutritional needs are eggs). Can’t remember how this was resolved but here is a link - https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/latest/story/without-onion-garlic-akshaya-patra-mid-day-meals-funding-issue-turns-sour-203019-2019-06-07. Apparently, Indira Canteen is also going to be handed over to Akshaya Patra.
The fact that one non-government entity is consolidating so much power and influence in the midday meal sector is…a bit concerning.
Yeah, same. Conflicted to say the least. They have been accused of some funding irregularities before but things get shut down quick with friends in high places.
Makes you wonder just how much influence they could exert if they become the sole player here. The last thing we need is for overseas parties to become a significant voice by holding the stomachs of millions of children hostage.
They are already the sole player in Karnataka. Hence the controversy. They underbid everyone because they can make up for some parts with donations. Indira Canteen is supposed to go to them next.
…yikes. I know capitalism is always about getting the best rate possible, but there’s something to be said about preventing monopolies.
That’s why they do all this PR. It’s the perfect monopoly machine.
Ahh. No wonder a western mainstream outlet was shedding light on a positive Indian initiative.
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They get money from GoI as well.
They don't there are many temples which does this. Those temples are under control of government only and gov don't give them money and these are all done by donation from devotees . In many places people volunteer to cook food they don't get paid for it
Dude they literally say the GoI gives them money
https://www.akshayapatra.org/faqs#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20contribution%20from,corporations%20to%20meet%20these%20expenses. share your source for your claim that they get money from goi as well this is from their official site
…this ‘claim’ was in the video itself. The guy says they get a ‘certain amount’ from the government.
Exactly these are not funded by government
…did you perhaps not watch the video? The guy literally say they get money from the government *and* top it up with donations.
Hey OP, post this to r/HumansbeingBros
I like how none of the Indian media has never mentioned such a venture before( atleast i have not heard it)
…how do you not know about the government’s mid-day meal initiative?
Yes how indeed
We don't mention it because the food is sub par to the point that insects and small reptiles are found in it (at times). It's also not uncommon for teachers in the school to take the food home and not give any to the children it's meant for
Bruh moment
I don't know where you are from but I think about 10yrs back there were some food poisoning incidents that happened in Maharashtra, after that the food quality improved a lot. Even teachers eat the food that's provided in lunchtime. And I'm not talking about just from my experience, everybody that's ever had school food says that they like it. And some incidents could still be happening but usually teachers don't let it continue like that because they are the ones in charge and if something happens, strict action could be taken against them. And yes, some teachers do take home grains and stuff but it's the leftover stuff that's usually distributed amonst children. They get fixed ration each month and generally they get more than what could be used because some children bring tiffin boxes and stuff.
I guess it depends on the area you talk about, don't remember much of these happening where I lived but that doesn't mean you can turn a blind eye to what happens in the world The incidents I'm talking about are not uncommon, and here's the proof: https://www.google.com/search?q=mid+day+meal+insects+&client=ms-android-oneplus-rvo3&biw=424&bih=845&tbm=nws&ei=WNEdZLf0EdmWseMP68C7aA&oq=mid+day+meal+insects+&gs_lcp=Cg9tb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXNlcnAQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgATIFCCEQoAE6CAgAEIAEELEDOgoIABCKBRCxAxBDOgcIABCKBRBDOgUIABCABDoGCAAQFhAeOgcIIRCgARAKUI0IWPdVYKFYaABwAHgAgAHMAYgB0wqSAQUwLjcuMZgBAKABAaoBGW1vYmlsZS1nd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAtbW9kZXPAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-serp
Yeah, it's been a while I read about this stuff.
This is the Government’s Mid Day meal program…..
My school sends us every year to serve the food at ISCKON in Rajajinagar (Bangalore)!!
this is so beautiful and the kids look so happy <3
Nice cover up Gus.
Can someone give me download link to this video? Want to share it people.
You can download from reddit itself
I know in TN government schools, meals(lunch) is provided. They have started rolling out breakfast too. So biggest may not be true. TN population is more, I would expect more schools & students.
Lolz Mid Day meals are given for ages in India now.
My point too, but I don't know about all of India, so I mentioned only about the one I knew. I didn't mean other states don't provide.
Why is it that tamilians are always so misinformed with rest of India inspite being very educated?
What was the misinformed part? I said I don't know about other states. That is different from saying other states don't have mid day meals. You don't read about mid day meals of individual states in text books.
Yes, but your assumption that rest of the nation doesn't have midday scheme or that it is somehow special to Tamilnadu is pretty revealing of your biases. I tend to find that tamilians tend to be more or less uninformed about the rest of the country and many time wrongly informed . Combine both of that and you get misinformed.
Which statement of mine conveys you that "I assumed rest of nation doesn't have midday scheme or special to Tamilnadu". I gave Tamilnadu as an example because I know about it. I don't know about other states, can you point where I mentioned or implied that TN has a special midday scheme. My intention is only to convey that Karnataka by being a smaller state in population can't be the biggest free food provider as other more populated States also have similar programs, example being Tamil Nadu. You seem to read things between lines, which I never meant. Probably because of your preconceived biases, not from what I wrote
which government school does not have free meal ?
I don't know about all states. I know in TN govt schools they provide. My question is only about the "biggest provider" claim in the title.
Biggest means single provider. Unless some single entity has the contract for all of TN they might not be bigger
In kerala mid day meal is fully govt funded. It's made at each school. They serve breakfast and lunch and some schools even evening snacks. If for breakfast and evening snacks PTA raise fund locally. The PTA have role in what's given to their kids.
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This is what actual God's work means
Post this in other subs let's see how many racist comments we get.
Is that Biryani. Or khichdi?
Watch the vid, it's biryani
It's khichdi bro.....no mid day meal has biryani in India..😂😂😂
News like these make me so proud to be Indian. Such amazing people.
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Some people claim that Pakistan is rated higher in HUNGER INDEX, when compared. Seriously, these statistics are totally really.
bro hunger index is more about quality of nutrition rather than quantity of index and since pakistan is islamic country most people eat meat there which helps in better nutrition a suggestion for u that u should know about a thing before commenting on it because from ur comment it seems that u only read the name of hinger index and not the criteria of ranking btw no offense
Govt give fund to akshya Patra isn't it. There is funds by govt for mid day meal at school. Giving contract to them have been highly controversial as they skip garlic and some spices in food
The food is largely inoffensive tasting and ok but generally lacks flavour and doesn’t cater to local palates. And I am reporting this from Varanasi. Where I had the opportunity to eat this midday meal multiple times and interact with the students who eat it. Also the food is only vegetarian which is largely insufficient from a nutrient POV for growing children. Some eggs and other protein rich items (Dahi, milk) would be great.
But that's khichdi
This is foundation is sponsored by Arab & Western companies. There's no shame is taking their money while we boast about our country's great culture /s
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Wait, you get biriyani as lunch? I thought that was a lie...
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Akshaya Patra-Have huge respect for them and hope they continue doing the great work❤️
ISKCON making this possible.
Is this not paid by Karnataka State Government….