Ulaanbaatar
381 thousand children of 1st-5th grades to be involved in the school lunch program
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. At its regular
meeting dated August 11, the Cabinet decided to expand ‘School lunch’ program
and increase its daily cost per child to MNT 1500 from September 1, 2021.
In addition, it was decided to set
the daily cost of ‘School Lunch’ per student of 6th-9th grades at MNT 1800 from
September 1, 2022.
It creates the opportunity to
provide students with healthy and nutritious foods that fit their physical and
age characteristics.
Furthermore, relevant ministers
were instructed to approve the positions of nutritionists who will be in charge
of monitoring the quality of school food manufacturing and services as well as
providing management methodology.
The implementation of the school
lunch program has addressed many social issues. According to the survey, the children’s
interest to attend classes has improved thanks to the lunch program. The
government, therefore, has moved the work to raise the interest of children’s
attendance in schools and provide nutritious food to schoolchildren forward by
one step.
