MID DAY MEAL( MDM) DAILY UPDATE STUDENTS ENTRY
Mid Day Meal in schools has had a long history in
India. In 1925, a Mid Day Meal Programme was introduced for
disadvantaged children in Madras Municipal
Corporation. By the mid 1980s
three States viz. Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the UT of
Pondicherry had universalized a cooked Mid Day Meal Programme with their
own resources for children studying at the primary stage by 1990-91 the
number of States implementing the mid day meal programme with their own
resources on a universal or a large scale had increased to twelve
states
With a view to enhancing enrollment, retention and
attendance and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among
children, the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary
Education (NP-NSPE) was launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th
August 1995, initially in 2408 blocks in the country.
By the year 1997-98 the NP-NSPE was introduced in all blocks of the country. It was further extended in 2002 to cover not only children in classes I -V of Government, Government aided and local body schools, but also children studying in EGS and AIE centres. Central Assistance under the scheme consisted of free supply of food grains @ 100 grams per child per school day, and subsidy for transportation of food grains up to a maximum of Rs 50 per quintal.
By the year 1997-98 the NP-NSPE was introduced in all blocks of the country. It was further extended in 2002 to cover not only children in classes I -V of Government, Government aided and local body schools, but also children studying in EGS and AIE centres. Central Assistance under the scheme consisted of free supply of food grains @ 100 grams per child per school day, and subsidy for transportation of food grains up to a maximum of Rs 50 per quintal.