Measures for the Implementation of the Nutrition Improvement Plan for Rural Compulsory Education Students...

Recently, the Ministry of Education and other seven departments issued the "Implementation Measures for the Nutrition Improvement Plan for Rural Compulsory Education Students", which requires clarifying the scope of implementation, improving the management system, strengthening the management of meals, and strictly managing the use of funds
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The relevant person in charge of the National Rural Student Nutrition Office introduced that over the past 10 years, the work of the nutrition improvement plan has been further advanced, and the nutritional status and physical fitness of rural students have been significantly improved
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In order to further strengthen and improve the work of the nutrition improvement plan, the Ministry of Education, together with relevant departments, has studied and formulated implementation measures
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The implementation measures propose that the areas and schools where the nutrition improvement plan is implemented should vigorously promote the provision of meals in school
canteens.
School canteens shall be independently operated and uniformly managed by the school, and shall not be contracted or entrusted to the outside world
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In principle, a complete lunch (hot meal) should be provided, and schools that cannot provide lunch temporarily can choose to add meals or recess meals
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The implementation measures also require schools in all regions to strengthen the construction of food safety systems, implement whole-process supervision, and implement the system of school leaders accompanying meals
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In terms of strict management of the use of funds, the implementation measures propose that the nutritional meal subsidy funds arranged by the central government should set up a special ledger and make detailed accounting to ensure that the full amount is used to provide students with nutritious meals and subsidize students' meals
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It shall not be distributed directly to individual students and parents, and it is strictly forbidden to withhold, withhold, expropriate or misappropriate
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