Lizard Found in Breakfast at Telangana School: Government Takes Action

The Union government has taken serious note of media reports about a lizard found in the breakfast served to students of the Telangana Model School at Ramayampet in Medak.

Union Education Ministry Statement: “Concerning recent media reports about a lizard found in the Upma at Telangana Model School, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of India has taken serious note of the situation,” said the Union Education Ministry in a statement.

The State Government of Telangana informed that the incident happened in the Hostel of Model School of Telangana Government. The State Government provides breakfast to Model Schools under its own scheme, which is not covered under the PM POSHAN Scheme. Serious action has been taken against the concerned officials.

The PM POSHAN Scheme provides hot cooked midday meals in schools, and all states and Union Territories have been advised to ensure safety norms and provide properly cooked food for students.

Earlier this week, after eating the Upma, three students of the Telangana Model School fell ill. The food was consumed by at least thirty to forty students. According to officials, a lizard had fallen into the Upma prepared for the morning breakfast. School authorities noticed it after serving it to 30-40 students and stopped serving it to anyone else. Three students were admitted to a nearby hospital after they started vomiting from eating the food.

Additionally, earlier this month, at least 100 students preparing for Indian Army jobs and staying in the hostels of a coaching academy suffered from food poisoning in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, with 30 aspirants among them admitted to the hospital. All the students were from the same coaching academy and were staying in its five different hostels in the city. In another case of suspected food poisoning at Indore’s Shri Yugpurush Dham Baudhik Vikas Kendra, five children died.