Jagan increased the honorarium from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000, which is being provided to the agencies supplying midday meal.

An article published on the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party's official website validates the statement.

An article published on the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party's official website validates the statement.Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy after assuming power reviewed the mid-day meal scheme which caters to all the government schools. The scheme was named as YSR Akshaya Patra. In the meeting, he ordered to hike the honorarium of midday meal workers to ₹3,000 from ₹1,000 and also use the services of Akshaya Patra' foundation according to the YSR Congress Party website. The same has been reported by The Hindustan Times and The New Indian Express.

Reference links

YSR Congress Party

supports

Hindustan Times

supports

The New Indian Express

supports

Have a question or correction on one of our fact-checks?

If you think a claim has been misjudged or requires correction, please send us evidence to support your error claim. We will revisit our evidence and verdict and conduct additional research to verify new information.

Fact Check of the Day

misleading

397 children were diagnosed with heart inflammation after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.