School-going children studying in Classes I to VIII in Karnataka’s Yadgir district have gained weight after consuming eggs or banana under Mid-Day Meal Scheme, compared to Gadag district which has no such provision, according to a study conducted by the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, the Edexlive reported.
To increase the nutrition level among the children, the state government had introduced boiled egg or banana for children studying in Classes I to VIII in six districts of the Kalyana Karnataka Region which includes Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Ballari district plus Vijayapur and Bagalkot from December 1 last year.
