mid-day meal scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Education,_India
gptkbp:aimsTo increase school attendance
improve nutritional status of school-age children
increase school enrollment
gptkbp:benefit social equity
free meals
nutritional support
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:covers over 100 million children
gptkbp:dishType cooked lunch
gptkbp:firstReleased 1995
gptkbp:focusArea rural and urban areas
gptkbp:fundedBy jointly by central and state governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label mid-day meal scheme
gptkbp:internationalRecognition largest school meal programme in the world
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:National_Food_Security_Act,_2013
gptkbp:monitors school management committees
gptkbp:notablePlace varies by state
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:National_Programme_of_Nutritional_Support_to_Primary_Education
gptkbp:relatedGroup children in primary and upper primary classes
government schools
government-aided schools
gptkbp:supplementaryNutrition provided
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Right_to_Food_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6