Eggs, Bananas to be distributed at government schools along with mid-day meal in Udupi from Aug 18
Udupi: The District Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI), Ganapathy, has issued a release stating that the department's commissioner has mandated the distribution of supplementary nutritious food to students from class 1 to class 10 across government and aided schools within the district. This initiative falls under the PM Poshan-Akshara Dasoha program.
Elaborating on the directive, Ganapathy highlighted that the distribution will encompass all government and aided schools situated in Udupi district, spanning the zones of Udupi, Brahmavara, Kundapur, Byndoor, and Karkala. As part of the supplementary nutritious food program, eggs will be provided in conjunction with the mid-day meal. Moreover, for students who abstain from consuming eggs, alternatives such as bananas or chickpeas will be offered.
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Symbolically launching the program is scheduled for August 18. The release further outlined that local Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) or other elected representatives will spearhead the launch across all government and aided beneficiary schools within the district.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
