NHRC points discover to Chief Secretary of the Bihar govt after 150 kids fall sick after consuming mid-day meal

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued a discover to the Chief Secretary, the Bihar authorities over the reported sickness of about 150 kids after consuming Mid-Day Meal at a authorities college in West Champaran. 

NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that about 150 kids fell ailing after consuming Mid-Day Meal at a authorities center college within the Narval-Barval space of district West Champaran, Bihar on June 1, 2023. The Commission has noticed that the contents of the media report, if true, quantity to the violation of the human rights of the youngsters. Apparently, there was a supervisory lapse on the a part of the varsity authorities as a consequence of which meals was ready unhygienically and served to the scholars. Accordingly, it has issued a discover to the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar calling for an in depth report on the matter inside 4 weeks. 

It must also embrace the steps taken or to be taken to make sure that any such incident shall not recur sooner or later. The Commission wish to know whether or not the Government pointers had been being adopted by the actual college, if not, then what motion has been taken towards the officers/officers liable for the negligence, the NHRC assertion stated. 

According to the media report, carried out on June 2, 2023, the scholars complained of vomiting and ache of their abdomen after consuming the meals after which they had been taken to the hospital the place the medical doctors opined that meals poisoning was the rationale for the sickness of those college students. The dad and mom of the youngsters reportedly protested towards the varsity authorities, the assertion added. 

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