CM Chouhan deposits Rs 146 crore for 66 lakh students by single click
   Date :31-May-2020

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 Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan depositing Rs 146 crore for 66 lakh students by single click on Saturday.
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
aTotal Rs 347 crore given for 70 days period 
 
The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan deposited Rs 145.92 crore towards the amount of 37 days of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme for the month of May and June in the bank accounts of 66.27 lakh students by single click on Saturday. An amount of Rs 117.11 crore of 33 days for the month of March and April has already been deposited earlier.
 
Apart from this, a total amount of Rs 84 crore in two installments has been paid to the cooks under the scheme. A total amount of Rs 347 crore has been deposited under the scheme during the period of corona pandemic.
 
Benefit of the scheme has been extended to the students first time during the holidays. Chouhan interacted with the students and sought information pertaining to their studies and their career besides measures being taken for protection from corona. The Additional Chief Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development Manoj Shrivastava, Director Mid-Day Meal Scheme Dilip Kumar and Secretary to CM M Selvendram were present on the occasion.