Midday Meal Scheme (India)

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Education_(India)
gptkbp:benefit children aged 6 to 14 years
over 100 million children
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:covers primary schools
upper primary schools
gptkbp:dishType cooked lunch
gptkbp:firstReleased 1995
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
state governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Midday Meal Scheme (India)
gptkbp:largestSchoolMealProgram yes
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:legalBasis Supreme Court of India directive (2001)
gptkbp:objective increase school attendance
increase school enrollment
improve nutritional status of children
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:National_Programme_of_Nutritional_Support_to_Primary_Education
gptkbp:relatedGroup school children
children in government schools
children in government-aided schools
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:public_policy
gptkb:Right_to_Education_Act
child nutrition
school attendance
gptkbp:typeOfMeal free lunch
gptkbp:website https://pmposhan.education.gov.in/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Food_for_Life_programs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8