Patna: The boycott, in the wake of the tragedy in Saran district July 16 that left 23 school children dead as food was poisoned with a chemical used in insecticides<br /><br />School teachers in Bihar Monday withdrew their boycott of the mid-day meal scheme. They will cooperate with the operation of the scheme from Tuesday, Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi said.<br /><br />The teachers have decided to withdraw the boycott on an assurance from the state government that they would be spared work related to the scheme in a phased manner in six months' time, the education minister said.Three lakh school teachers in Bihar began a boycott of the the mid-day meal scheme from July 25, demanding that they be spared non-academic work.<br /><br />The boycott, in the wake of the tragedy in Saran district July 16 that left 23 school children dead as food was poisoned with a chemical used in insecticides, had badly affected the mid-day meal scheme in the state.<br /><br />Bihar State Primary Teachers' Association president Barajnandan Sharma said: "After the government assured us that it would make alternative arrangements to run the scheme, teachers have decided to cooperate with the mid-day meal scheme." The mid-day meal scheme is running in 72,000 schools across the state, and 1.60 crore students avail hot, freshly cooked meals under the scheme.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
