Team Herald
PANJIM: The Directorate of Education organised a training programme for cook-cum-helpers under the Mid Day Meal Scheme on the theme “Healthy and Nutritious Food Item for Children” in all the 12 Talukas of the State covering North Education Zone, Central Education Zone and South Education Zone.
The purpose of the training programme was to train the cook-cum-helpers and the Self Help Groups/Mahila Mandal/PTA on food handling, serving, personal hygiene, use of local seasonal vegetables, kitchen gardening and nutritious cooking practices.
The resource persons for the training programme were the Nutrition Experts Varsha Bhide and Manasi Kudchakar.

