Mid-day meal deaths could have been prevented: UNICEF

July 18, 2013 22:16

The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund on Thursday said the deaths in mid-day meals in Bihar could have been prevented with strict adherence to protocols for preparing the meal. UNICEF said it is in touch with the concerned authorities to understand what happened and find ways to prevent such incidents from taking place in future.

"While acknowledging that India's mid-day meal scheme is the largest school feeding programme in the world and that the government is working to strengthen and improve its management, UNICEF considers that increased actions must be urgently taken," the UN agency said in a release in New Delhi.

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