15,000 Self-Help Groups Across MP Struggle With Lakhs In Debt As Midday Meal Payments Remain Pending For Months; Statewide ‘Chakka Jam’ On November 17 | File pic
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Around 15,000 self-help groups (SHGs) engaged in preparing midday meals for schoolchildren and supplementary nutrition for Anganwadi beneficiaries across Madhya Pradesh are struggling to keep their kitchens running, with payments pending for months.
While groups supplying meals to government schools have not received payments since July, those preparing food for Anganwadi centres have been waiting for funds since August.
The prolonged delay has pushed several SHGs into debt, running into lakhs of…