Education Minister Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine has revealed that his Ministry plans to implement a hot meal programme in a number of coastal areas and upgrade the feeding programme in others.Education Minister,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale,Dr. Rupert RoopnaraineSuccesses in the hinterland regions have encouraged government to go ahead with the intended expansion.The school feeding programme currently consists of locally-made juices and biscuits,Cheap Jerseys, and it is said to be the aim of the Ministry to soon commence distribution of fortified milk to the students.The Minister related that the programme is very expensive,Authentic Jerseys China, and as such, the Ministry is looking to adopt a methodical approach in its expansion to the coastland.The $2 billion previously allocated to the $10,000 cash grant under the previous administration, will go towards the school feeding programmeThe rationale behind that venture was to provide for those who in some cases are not able to afford breakfast every-day.The importance of this was stressed by Minister Roopnaraine as he noted that hungry children will have difficulty focusing on their work.He explained that areas in which the hot meal programme was implemented saw increases in student attendance rates and improved performance.The programme commenced in February 2010 and targets students from grades one to three. The Education Ministry has over the years received support from the Ministry of Local Government and other stakeholders to ensure that the initiative is successfully implemented.This has been the case in parts of regions one,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, two,Cheap Jerseys Online, three, four,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, five, six, 10 and Georgetown. Regions seven, eight and nine are targeted separately.