Food activists also revealed that schoolchildren were not getting two eggs per week regularly because the foundation did not provide eggs and the schools did not have the means to provide eggs
Food activists from Khadya Suraksha Jan Adhikar Manch (KSJAM) claim that the midday meals served to children in government-run schools in West Singhbhum lack nutrition. The survey found the absence of green leafy vegetables, eggs, fish, and meat. Annamitra Foundation, operating the MDM scheme, refuted the claims.
The survey reported instances of children throwing the food away or leaving large portions untouched on their plates. An activist said schoolchildren had described the food as 'tasteless'
Memorandum informs that one of the food security activists Narayan Kandeyang from Khuntpani was verbally abused and threatened over the phone by a ration dealer