Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has launched a scheme in the state to provide milk to the students of class 1 to 8. The main objective is to improve the health of school children.
Under the ‘Annapurna milk distribution scheme’, nearly 62 lakh students studying in government schools and madrassas will be benefitted with fresh and pure milk thrice in a week.
The scheme is being implemented with a budget of Rs 218 crore. Nearly 5 lakh litres of milk will be served in schools.
According to the state school education minister Vasudev Devnani, about 150 ml milk will be served to students of class 1 to 5 and 200 ml milk will be given to students of class 6 to 8 immediately after the morning assembly.