The Mid-Day Meal Scheme, now known as the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN), is a government program in India that provides free, nutritious meals to school children in government and government-aided schools to improve their nutritional status and encourage school attendance.
Purpose:
The primary goals of the PM-POSHAN scheme are to address hunger, malnutrition, and low school attendance among children.
Implementation:
The scheme provides hot, cooked meals to children in primary and upper primary schools.
History:
The scheme was initially known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme and was mandated by the Supreme Court of India in November 2001.
Renaming:
In September 2021, the scheme was renamed as Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN).
Scope:
The PM-POSHAN scheme serves 120 million children in over 1.27 million schools and Education Guarantee Scheme centers.
Uttarakhand:
In Uttarakhand, the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is implemented through the Samagra Shiksha.
