Director (Mid-Day Meal), govt. of India, Ministry of HRD, Mr. Vijaya Bhaskar Guralla with six associates also participated in the workshop.
The Workshop was inaugurated by School & Mass Education Minister, Badri Narayan Patra by lighting the lamp. In his inaugural speech the Minister stressed the need for enhancing the unit cost of MDM, Cook cum-Helpers honorarium, MME allotment and extending the benefits of MDM to the poor children studying in class IX & X in Govt. school and the deserving students studying in private schools also like Saraswati Shishu Mandira, Vivekananda School etc.