Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to set up centralized kitchens through NGOs.

The NGOs are going to supply quality mid-day meals to students in government schools.

State Education Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan said on Sunday that in the first phase, the centralized kitchens will be set up in eight districts -- Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Bathinda, Mohali, Sangrur and Moga.