Mid-day meal.....the worst way a child can be served ???

The headlines for everyday news are "children being admitted in hospital...due to 'mid-day meal' " or "insects found in 'mid-day meal' ". It was started just to attract villagers to send their wards to school but today the condition is that they think ten times before sending them or be afraid of that will they be meeting their children in proper health. It just shrieks the instinct like hell.

Recently in Chapra district of Bihar, 23 children died and more than 40 admitted in critical condition when they had a meal in which a large amount of chemical fertilizers were found. Before moving forward towards other criticism. Let’s know what is mid-day meal. This programme was first started in Tamil Nadu to attract students towards schools and to serve them with some nutritious food that further came under National Rural Health Mission. Because of its success, it extended its boundaries to rest of India.

But afterwards a sudden carelessness was noticed in taking care of the grains, vegetables. Even adulterated items were then used in preparation just to decrease the cost of preparing food that has an adverse effect on children. A perfect example which shows the carelessness of authorities or NGOs which took place recently in Uttar Pradesh where a died frog was found in the vegetable to be served to children which was fortunately pointed out children. Another example we take is of Kishangarh, Rajasthan where houseflies and other insects were found in the meal. But in becomes a bit controversial as the food was served by a NGO that is run by Esher Judge Ahluwalia, wife of Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission).  

What thinking it creates is that providing food to children is just a 'joke' for them. What all arrangements these ministers make when they plan for a party or gathering.....best of the hotels, caterers with a large variety of cuisine made available to them but what these children want is just a meal to fulfill their body needs, but unfortunately passive citizens will always remain the same. Now if they want to add the corrupt aspects in it...so what can be done? So shall our country move over or put a stop to Mid-day meal???