School Tiffin Programme

School Tiffin Programme:

A special School Tiffin Programme has been introduced with the support of World Food Programme (WFP). Under this programme a child is provided with 75 grams of fortified biscuits as mid-day food. Initially the programme was introduced in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts and in some slums of the Dhaka city. This programme had been expanded in another six districts Jessore, Kustia, Panchagar, Chuadanga, Meherpur and Satkhira. The first phase of this programme will be completed in December 2005. Expansion of this programme to other parts of the country under the next country programme is now being worked out with WFP. The next phase is likely to continue up to 2010. In addition to this, an NGO is working in Tiffin programme on experimental basis in four upazilas (Melandah, Madargonj, Jamalpur, Sarishabari) of Jamalpur district. About 1 million students in 4,755 schools are being benefited through both the programmes.