No ration, No khichdi: Jalandhar Anganwadi kids survive on biscuits, toffees

Name: No ration, No khichdi: Jalandhar Anganwadi kids survive on biscuits, toffees
Uploaded: 2026-09-15T17:17:17+05:30
Channel: The Tribune
Description: No ration, No khichdi: Jalandhar Anganwadi kids survive on biscuits, toffees

Tribune Video Desk

Updated At : 05:17 PM Sep 15, 2026 IST

Three months after the announcement of hot cooked meals at Anganwadi centres, children in Jalandhar continue to be served biscuits, toffees and namkeen instead of nutritious meals such as khichdi and daliya. During a visit to an Anganwadi centre near Lamma Pind Chowk, workers Suman and Anita Mathew said they received their last food supply in July. They said the wheat and rice required for preparing hot cooked meals have not reached the centre since then. In the absence of regular supplies, some children are bringing tiffins from home, while workers said they are also preparing extra food using their personal ration. They added that they have been spending money from their own pockets to buy biscuits and other items so that the children are not left without food.

#Anganwadi #AnganwadiCentre #Punjab #RationSupply #RationCrisis #ChildNutrition #Children #PunjabNews #JalandharNews #GovernmentSchemes #ChildWelfare #IndiaNews #BreakingNews #latestnews

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Get upto 65% off on annual plan ₹999 ₹349/yearly

Yearly Get upto 65% off on annual plan $49 $24.99/yearly

Tags :

THE TRIBUNE, India’s oldest, daily English-language newspaper, was first published on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), and save for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of Partition, has come out every day over the last 145 years. THE TRIBUNE was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist of the time. The newspaper is run by a five-member Trust, which is chaired by Shri N N Vohra, former Governor of J&K State (2008-2018); as well as Justice S S Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court; Shri Gurbachan Jagat, former Governor of Manipur; Lt Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta, former Western Army Commander; Shri Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.

THE TRIBUNE is free, objective, and independent. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language, are the hallmarks of the paper.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : MEDIOLOGY

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles