The novel scheme to give underprivileged school
students a daily glass of milk might take off sooner than expected. Over
60 lakh students across the State are likely to start getting their
daily dose of calcium by July 15 according to government sources.
Under the School Milk Scheme, each child up to Class 10 will be given 150 ml of milk daily, the sources said.
There
are now clear indications that the milk will be sourced from the
nearest milk cooperatives, which will be able to supply it within hours.
In areas where supplying fresh milk is not be possible, the government
will supply milk powder, Karnataka Milk Federation managing director
A.S. Premnath said.
To sustain the project, the
government will need between seven and eight lakh litres of milk daily,
of which about 4.5 lakh litres will be fresh milk. The remaining 30 to
35 tonnes will be in the powder form.
However, the
file for the scheme is waiting for the Finance Department’s nod after
which the cost of the project will be computed.
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