{
  "id": 5155256,
  "title": "Maharashtra Teachers Protest Food Licence Rule For Mid-Day Meals, Seek Relief For Principals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maharashtra-teachers-protest-food-licence-rule-for-mid-day-meals-seek",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T18:56:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/maharashtra-teachers-protest-food-licence-rule-for-mid-day-meals-seek-relief-for-principals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai witnessed a statewide protest by the Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Sena on Wednesday, as they demanded the reconsideration of a rule requiring school principals to obtain a food licence for serving mid-day meals. The peaceful demonstration took place at the Brihanmumbai Education Inspector’s Office in Jogeshwari East. The teachers' organization expressed concerns that mandating principals to obtain the licence would burden their administrative duties.\n\nSimilar protests were organized outside Zilla Parishad offices throughout Maharashtra. The district units of the organization were instructed to submit a memorandum addressed to the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Tukaram Munde, to the respective district Chief Executive Officers.\n\nThe demonstration, described as a peaceful democratic protest, involved school principals, teachers, and non-teaching staff. The Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Sena has urged authorities to reconsider the licensing requirement for mid-day meal providers and consider the additional administrative strain it could impose on school heads.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Sena on Wednesday staged a statewide protest demanding reconsideration of the requirement for school principals involved in serving mid-day meals to obtain a food licence. Protest Held In Mumbai In Mumbai, members of the teachers’ organisation held a peaceful demonstration at the Brihanmumbai Education Inspector’s Office, Western Division, at Ismail Yusuf…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}