No ID proof needed for KMC school students to get mid-day meal

Children studying in schools run by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will not require any identity proof to get mid-day meal, city Mayor Sovan Chatterjee said here today.
The Mayor's announcement followed the central government's directive making Aadhaar cards mandatory for availing the midday meal scheme.
"Mid-day meal will not stop, we will not let it stop," Chatterjee said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday also condemned the Centre's decision to make Aadhar cards mandatory for availing the midday meal scheme.