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Thu, 04/15/2010 - 16:36
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"LUNCH" PROGRAM DISCUSSED

Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ At the government meeting on Wednesday, cabinet members heard a report about Lunch Program implementation.
Yo.Otgonbayar, the Education, Culture and Sciences Minister, reported that the Lunch Program plays an important role in people's livelihood, in stimulating children to attend school, reducing the dropout rate and quits, ensuring educational quality, and especially in providing primary school children with equal opportunity to learn. However, there are some defects in the stage of implementation, for instance, food poisoning occurred in some schools and kindergartens due to unsafe foods, irresponsible services, a lack of specialized inspections, and insufficient financing (Tgs400 per child) for the Program.
Therefore it is necessary to establish "Foods Factory", which meets food safety, in urban places such as Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan and Erdenet cities and to create appropriate modules in rural areas and soums. The Minister believes establishment of the food factory can create an environment where specialized inspections can control and serve children with nutritional foods.
S.Batbayar

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