NDMC mayor does a quality check
18 July 2013 11:24 PM GMT
North Delhi mayor Azad Singh along with senior officers of the corporation paid a surprise visits to the kitchens of NGOs supplying mid-day meals to schools, in the wee hours on Wednesday.
The mayor inspected kitchens of three NGOs based in Budhpur, Alipur and Ranhaula which supply mid-day meal to schools run by the north DMC.
'During the inspection, the samples of mid-day meal being prepared were collected and sent to Shriram Institute for Industrial Research for testing their quality,' said a spokesperson of North DMC.
The mayor also expressed grief over the death of school children after consuming mid-day meal in Bihar and issued strict directions in all schools run by the North DMC to not serve mid-day meal to children before testing the quality by a five-member committee at the school level which includes principal, in-charge of mid day meal, distributor, a parent and a neighbourhood member.
The mayor was also accompanied by additional commissioner M S A Khan. According to sources the South and East DMCs have also issued directions and surprise inspections would be carried out on Wednesday.
The mayor inspected kitchens of three NGOs based in Budhpur, Alipur and Ranhaula which supply mid-day meal to schools run by the north DMC.
'During the inspection, the samples of mid-day meal being prepared were collected and sent to Shriram Institute for Industrial Research for testing their quality,' said a spokesperson of North DMC.
The mayor also expressed grief over the death of school children after consuming mid-day meal in Bihar and issued strict directions in all schools run by the North DMC to not serve mid-day meal to children before testing the quality by a five-member committee at the school level which includes principal, in-charge of mid day meal, distributor, a parent and a neighbourhood member.
The mayor was also accompanied by additional commissioner M S A Khan. According to sources the South and East DMCs have also issued directions and surprise inspections would be carried out on Wednesday.
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