Odisha would soon provide mid day meals to around 8 lakh students studying in std 9 and 10 of government schools in the state, chief minister Mohan Majhi announced at a function in Cuttack on Tuesday. Odisha government will provide mid-day meals to school students of Class 9 and 10, CM Mohan Majhi announced. (File/Hindustan Times) Majhi made the announcement during the centenary celebration of Ranihat high school in Cuttack town on Tuesday evening. Officials said the state Budget for 2025-26 set to be tabled next week in the state Assembly would have Budgetary provisions for the same. Also read: JIPMAT 2025: Registration begins at exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT, check exam date here After the BJP government came to power, there were demands to include the students of Std 9 and 10 in the scheme as many alleged that they were being discriminated. Since its inception in July 1995 in Odisha, the Mid-Day Meal program provided cooked midday meals to primary school students in government and government-aided schools from Class I to V throughout the state. From April …