BAJURA, AUGUST 10Day meal programme is being operated in the community schools of Bajura. PADT issues 15-day deadline for Marwari Sewa Samiti to renew rent contract for Dharmashala KMC has no plan on the cards to merge community schools According to Education Development and Coordination Unit, Bajura, the day meal programme was launched in 251 community schools of Bajura with the financial support of World Food Programme.WFP said day meal was provided to students from this fiscal.

The non-government organisations, Mercy Corps and Gift Nepal, in coordination with WFP have brought the day meal programme.

Gift Nepal, Bajura Programme Manager Krishna Adhikari said the organisation had been providing locally available organic vegetables to students from ECD to grade VI. District Programme Coordinator of WFP Dan Bahadur Saud said organic vegetables had been included in the day meal.

He said priority was given to local produce to provide nutritious food to students.The day meal has been provided to students in coordination with other local levels.Meanwhile, day meal programme has attracted students to studies.

A teacher at Martadi-based Balmandir Basic Level Radha Bhatta said nutritious food would benefit students."We have been providing food to students up to Grade VI.

It has encouraged the students to attend school on a regular basis," she said.A staff of Education Development and Coordination Unit, Bajura, Nawaraj Upadhaya said day meal containing organic vegetables had been provided to all the students of Bajura schools.With the support of WFP, the day meal programme was started in Bajura from 2000.A version of this article appears in the print on August 11, 2023, of The Himalayan Times. .

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