Child Nutrition Security

To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, ragi and mandua should be included in school midday meals.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Millet food should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.

— Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

Millet should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.

— Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

Nutritious food items like ragi should be introduced in mid-day meals and PDS.

— Sunil oraon · Gumla, Jharkhand

Millet food should be included in PDS and midday meals.

— Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

To provide maximum nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, finger millet will be included in school mid-day meals or traditional foods, followed by our various...

— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha

Mandua, a traditional food item, should be included in the Mid-Day Meal for the physical and mental development of children in schools.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

It would be good to provide food like millet (ragi) and pulses to school children twice a week during their midday meal.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

Kodo, kutki, maize porridge, along with horse gram, moong, and rahat dal, should be given in mid-day meals and also included in the PDS.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

The government should include millet in PDS or mid-day meals.

— Kusha Mahakud

It would be good to provide millet-based food to school children for lunch.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Adaba, Gajapati, Odisha

Millet is an indigenous food. If we provide millet to children as a midday meal in schools, their physical and mental wellbeing will improve.

— Padmini Bhoi

Hemant Sha village Nilaji: Forest-based millets and Gurji traditional food should be included in PDS and mid-day meals. This will help in the mental and physical development of children.

— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Jagānpadar, Nuapada, Odisha

It would be good to give school children ragi and millet-based food two days a week in their midday meals.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, ragi porridge, mandru, etc. are provided in the school's midday meal.

— gobardhan pangi

Our traditional nutritious food like kodo, kutki, maize, sorghum, wheat, etc., as khichdi and dalia should be given in mid-day meals, and it would be great if the government also includes such grains in PDS.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

In the mid-day meal, our Anganwadi center should prepare and provide various items using kodo, ragi, and Guruji's food, so that children get their vitamins.

— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha

Millet and horse gram should be included in the midday meal.

— Kachala Choudhary

If ragi, millet, drumstick leaves, and jute leaves were included in the school midday meal, it would provide more nutritious food to children.

— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

If children in school are given millet and millet cakes daily as part of their midday meal, they will maintain their nutritional intake.

— Bisendra Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha

Eggs and milk should be included in mid-day meals so that children's nutritional needs can be met and they are fully included in the food items.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

It would be good to provide millets like Suan, Mandia, Kangu, Bargudi Badi to school children for three days a week in their midday meals.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

It would be good if foods like ragi, millet, and Sua are given to school children in the mid-day meal two days a week.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

The most nutritious locally available moong dal and urad dal should be included in PDS and mid-day meals.

— AbhiLL Ipsa

Millet is a nutritious and protein-rich food. We can provide millet to children in school midday meals because it is nutritious.

— Padmini Bhoi

Moong dal is a nutritious food, it should be included in school mid-day meals.

— Tankeswar Kumar · Kalahandi, Odisha

It would be good to provide nutritious food like finger millet in meals.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

Moong dal is a nutritious food. It should be included in school mid-day meals.

— Tankeswar Kumar

It would be good to provide food to our children through mid-day meals at school.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · Mohana, Gajapati, Odisha

The government should promote the most nutritious foods easily available in our region, such as kodo, kutki, maize, along with tur dal, gram, and horse gram lentils, and include them in PDS and mid-day meals.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

As nutritious food, we should include milk and eggs in children's school meals so that children can get complete nutritional food.

— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

It would be good to provide traditional food to school children in their mid-day meal.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

Balanced and nutritious food should be provided in ragi (marwa) flour to promote the mental and physical development of children.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Include drumstick and spinach vegetable in the mid-day meal so that children's physical development will occur and they will get nutrition.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Mukasim, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

It would be beneficial if food items like corn and millet porridge are provided to school children for two days during the mid-day meal.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

We request the government that if food made from millet is provided in school midday meals, children will remain healthy and strong.

— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Ampani, Kalahandi, Odisha

Our traditional crops like Kodo, Kutki, maize, Rahar, Kurthi, chickpeas, and other pulses should also be given in schools and Anganwadi centers under the Midday Meal Scheme, and they should also be promoted by the government.

— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

If food like ragi, suva, and millet is given to school children for two days a week in their mid-day meal, their health will remain good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

Local forest produce such as Kendu, Char, Jamun berries, Sarala leaves, and Mahul contain nutrients. To provide more nutrition for the physical and mental development of children, traditional foods like millet porridge should be included in school mid-day meals. During festivals, do not include packaged food and food from markets/shops to offer to guests.

— DASHARATH SINGH · Jamunkira, Sambalpur, Odisha

Our native little millet, kodo, maize, sorghum, arhar, urad, kulthi, moong, and soybean should also be included in the government's ration card and in our school's midday meal.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh