In Bihar, government school headmaster suspended for selling mid-day meal rice

The objective of the mid-day meal scheme is to provide nutritious food to children studying in government schools. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Bihar government on Saturday (October 10, 2026) suspended the Headmaster of a government school on allegations of selling the mid-day meal rice meant for the school children. The action has been taken after proper inquiry, and the video of selling rice has also gone viral on social media. 

Regional Deputy Director of Education, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, Samar Bahadur Singh, in a letter said that District Education Officer, East Champaran (Motihari), on October 7, 2026, reported allegations against Sunil Kumar Srivastava, in-charge Headmaster of Government Basic School located in Bhawanipur (East Champaran).