August 30, 2025Translation of a leaflet from the West Bengal Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Joint Struggle Committee for rally on August 26 2025Dear Mid-Day Meal Cooks, Teachers, and Guardians,In West Bengal, there are 2.33 lakh officially registered Mid-Day Meal cooks, and with self-help groups, this number reaches nearly 8 lakh. Shockingly, despite working 12 months a year, Mid-Day Meal workers are paid for only 10 months. Thank you,On behalf of the West Bengal Struggling Mid-Day Meal (AICCTU) Union,West Bengal Mid-Day Meal (CITU) Union,All Bengal Mid-Day Meal (AIUTUC) Union,and the Joint Struggle CommitteeContact: Jayashree Das (6294219071)****The following is a note from a comradeEven 79 years after independence, in our country children still come to school just so that they can get a full meal. But yes, in Bengal, lakhs of students get their midday meal from the Mid-Day Meal scheme. That is why today, the West Bengal Struggling Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Union (AICCTU-affiliated), the West Bengal Mid-Day Meal Union (CITU), and the All Bengal Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Union (AIUTUC) together have formed a committee called the “West Bengal Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Joint Struggle Committee.” They have called for a Nabanna March from 12 noon.