Midday Meal Scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:大学
gptkbp:aimsTo increase school attendance
improve nutritional status of school-age children
increase school enrollment
reduce dropout rates
gptkbp:benefit over 100 million children
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:covers largest school meal program in the world
gptkbp:dishType cooked lunch
gptkbp:firstReleased 1995
gptkbp:focus children studying in classes I to VIII
gptkbp:fundedBy jointly funded by central and state governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Midday Meal Scheme
gptkbp:impact improved school attendance
improved nutritional status
reduction in gender and caste gaps in school attendance
gptkbp:implementedIn all states and union territories of India
gptkbp:includes fortified food in some states
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:legalBasis Supreme Court of India order (2001)
gptkbp:monitors state governments
local authorities
school management committees
gptkbp:nutritionalNorms 700 calories and 20 grams protein for upper primary
450 calories and 12 grams protein for primary
gptkbp:objective improve child nutrition
promote social equity
encourage poor children to attend school
eradicate classroom hunger
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:National_Programme_of_Nutritional_Support_to_Primary_Education
gptkbp:recentUpdate renamed as PM POSHAN in 2021
gptkbp:relatedGroup children in primary and upper primary classes
government schools
government-aided schools
gptkbp:website https://pmposhan.education.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Distribution_System
gptkb:National_Food_Security_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6