School Feeding Programme
Ecnec may okay today
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) at its meeting today is likely to consider five development projects, including one proposed school feeding programme in the poverty-prone areas involving Tk 1,143 crore.
Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the 13th meeting of the current fiscal year.
Department of Primary Education under the Primary and Mass Education Ministry and the World Food Programme (WFP) will implement the project to be completed by June 2014, said sources at the planning ministry.
Under the project, each of the primary school students in the poverty-prone areas would be given 75 grams of fortified biscuits everyday.
The project area covers 86 upazilas of all the six divisions across the country.
Of the total project cost, Tk 598 crore will come from the government exchequer while Tk 545 crore as project assistance.
The project activities also aim to contribute to ensuring primary education for all as well as achieving the Millennium Development Goals and increased admission of students as well as their presence in the primary schools in the areas which are not food secure. It would also enhance the capability of the primary school students through increasing protein standard.
As poverty is the major obstacle to achieving the qualitative standard of primary education which also resulted in dropout of students, the government has implemented the scholarship project (2nd phase) for primary education. Besides, EC-assisted school feeding programme is also under implementation in 10 upazilas of three divisions.
The four other projects to be considered in the meeting are establishment of fashion design and training institute and a basic centre for the development of handloom fabrics with Tk 36 crore, rural electrification extension in Khulna division project worth Tk 393 crore, establishment of four textile institutes involving Tk 127 crore and construction of new youth training centres in the remaining 11 districts with Tk 146 crore.
The Ecnec meeting is also likely to review the ADP implementation progress of the education ministry and the Ecnec-approved projects from September 17 to October 6, 2009.
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