West Bengal to expand improved midday meals to 1 lakh students

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announced expansion of improved midday meals under PM POSHAN scheme from 45,000 to 1 lakh students from October 1. Implemented with Annamrita Foundation (ISKCON) via centralised kitchens, the programme began in August. The government plans to eventually extend it to all government and government-aided school students statewide.