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Wht u say abt Mid Day Meal in primary schools?

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  • Wht u say abt Mid Day Meal in primary schools?

    The main objective of the ‘Mid Day Meal’ in the primary schools is to give a boost to universalisation of primary education, attendance and simultaneously impacting on nutrition of students in primary classes.

    A free mid-day meal is provided to all children in government, corporation, panchayat and municipal schools both primary and secondary . This helping a lot in the Students drop outs. Also, this impact a lot on the enrollment and retention of girl children in schools. Additionally ,it has provided employment to various poor mothers who work as cooks in the various noon meal centres in the country.

    Government is planning for the participation of the local bodies as well. Local bodies of every state will also have the flexibility to decide the type of food to be provided and also the food being wholesome and having a calorific value equivalent to 100 grams of wheat/rice per student per day.

    Local bodies are expected to develop institutional arrangements for providing cooked/pre-cooked food within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the programme in the local area.

    At present 1,14,521 primary school children benefit.
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