MHRC directs education directorate to provide 21-day food grains to children

The Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has directed the directorate of education(s) to ensure that 21-day food grains meant for serving mid-day meals to school students are distributed at the doorsteps of the children in two weeks’ time.

The commission also observed that in other states of India, children who are to receive food grains have been given their entitlement through their respective parents. Similar mechanisms or any other effective measures may be adopted to make sure that no children who are entitled food grain under the midday meal scheme remain hungry during the lockdown, said a statement.

It may be mentioned that Manipur Alliance for Child Rights on March 27 wrote to MHRC to issue directive for providing basic food grains, soaps, mask, sanitizers, disinfectants to the government recognised 64 Child Care Institutions (CCls) operational in the state.

As written by executive member, MACR, Keisam Pradipkumar to the MHRC stated that there are thousands of children, who are the direct beneficiaries of certain schemes such as Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) and Midday Meal (MDM) in the state.

He noted that these 64 CCIs are currently housing around 3200 children, who are declared as “Children in Need of Care and Protection” (CNCP) under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The NGOs running the CCIs are in need of such arrangement as they are facing difficulties because of the lockdown, he said.

The MACR executive member also demanded to make sure that ‘Ready to Eat’ food items, foodgrains entitled for children, lactating mothers and adolescent girls under supplementary nutrition programme (SNP) are made available to the beneficiaries of the concerned Anganwadi centres.

He also demanded to ensure that no child remain hunger during the lockdown by distributing the food grains of Midday Meal for school students at the doorsteps of the child concerned through home delivery.

He added that the Midday Meal is an integral part of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, which is a fundamental right.

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