Overview
- Deputy Commissioner Suresh B Itnal conducted a surprise visit to the Bisaralli village school and ate the students’ pulao, calling the quality satisfactory.
- A preliminary inquiry found insects and worms in a bag of toor dal that should have been discarded, and officials cited negligence by the cook and subordinate staff.
- The DC said the negligent staff were removed and alternate arrangements were made, with stricter hygiene standards now enforced on campus.
- The incident, reported on December 9 at Old Ningapura Government School, drew parental outrage after a social-media video showed worms in the meal.
- School leaders pointed to rice supplied from stored stock via Akshara Dasoha, and reports noted similar complaints at other Koppal schools where about 280,000 children depend on midday meals.