Lucknow, March 13 -- Officials at the UP basic education department claimed that the current cooking gas situation has had no major impact on mid-day meal distribution, which covers 1.48 crore students in 75 districts of the state.

For his part, an official with the Mid-Day Meal authority in UP said the Central government has sought a detailed district-wise break-up of cylinders required to prepare hot cooked meals in government primary and upper primary schools in the state.

"We have asked all the districts to send their requirements at the earliest," he said.

The Centre is taking measures to ensure mid-day meals continue.

An official said that the Akshay Patra Foundation has been distributing hot cooked meals made with piped natural...