New Delhi, May 25 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the recent CBSE mandate for schools across the country affiliated under the board to install sugar boards to educate students on the risks of high sugar intake.

"You must have seen blackboards in schools, but now sugar boards are also being installed in some schools - not blackboard, but sugar board," said the Prime Minister in the 122nd episode of his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' address to the country.

The initiative by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), said PM Modi was aimed at making children aware of their sugar intake and help them to choose healthy options.

"By understanding how much sugar should be consumed and how much sugar is being consumed, children...