Seven departments, including the Ministry of Education: to improve the nutritional status of rural students

On the 14th, the Ministry of Education and other seven departments issued the Implementation Measures for the Nutrition Improvement Plan for Rural Compulsory Education Students (hereinafter referred to as the Measures), further strengthening and improving the nutrition improvement plan and continuously improving the nutritional status and physical fitness
of rural students.

The Measures point out that the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the healthy growth of
young people.
Since the launch and implementation of the nutrition improvement plan for rural compulsory education students (hereinafter referred to as the nutrition improvement plan), all localities have made solid progress in all aspects of the nutrition improvement plan, and the nutritional status and physical fitness of rural students have been significantly improved
.
At the same time, we must also see that in some places, there are still problems such as
lax food safety management, irregular management of the use of funds, and low quality and level of meals.

The Measures emphasize that in order to continuously consolidate the results of the pilot work of the nutrition improvement plan, from the fall semester of 2022, the national pilot areas will be renamed as national plan areas, and the local pilot areas will be renamed as local plan areas
.
The implementation of the Measures will further strengthen and improve the work of nutrition improvement plans, continuously improve the nutritional status and physical fitness of rural students, and continuously promote the development of rural education and educational equity
.