Seema Verma from Bahini Darbar is talking to us from Jaba tahsil of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. Bahini Darbar is a women’s group which raises women’s issues also in their monthly publication. They are participating in Land Rights cycle Yatra. In village Kanchanpur where the yatra has reached today she talks to an adivasi woman Urmila who tells her that she cooks mid day meal for children in the govt school but have not got salary from 2 years. For more Seema Ji can be reached at 09179491927

My name is Hem Singh Markam. I am calling from Sajankhar village in Pandaria block of Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh. Recently I was traveling in my area to tell people about Swara and what I found that the women self help groups who run mid day meal schemes in schools and Anganwadi centers for Intergrated Child Development scheme, have not got money from last 6 months. The number for Anganvadi officer is 07712426164 and CEO is 077124262739. For more Markam ji can be reached at 08085986497

Pannalal Singrore in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh is visiting a primary school in Bamhani village in block Niwas. He is telling us as he watche that some students are eating food sitting in a row and some are washing their plates on hand pump. Head teacher tells him that rice, lentil and vegetable has been cooked today. He inspects the kitchen and speaks to members of women self help who are cooking and finds everything in order. For more Singrore Ji can be reached at 09407063029

My name is Anil Bamne. I am calling from Jhingatpur village in Kota block of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. Here I am talking to a girl of class 6 Durgeshwari who tells me that they are getting insects regularly in their mid day meal from last few months. They have complained about it to the teachers but that has not improved the situation. He requests us to intervene to change the situation. For more Bamne Ji can be reached at 08817435167

Mahammad Ashlam from Kalahandi in Odisha is reporting about caste discrimination in Mid day meal of the Govt. He says it sounds unbelievable after 65 years of independence but in High School in Lagbahli village in Lanjigarh block of Kalahandi district mid day meal is served separately to students. The food gets first served to general class students, then comes the turn of adivasis and dalits are the last. The principal of the schools accepts the existance of system which is running for some time. For more Ashlam ji can be reached at 09437145786