this graph from the national workshop of the nid day meal scheme from 2017-21 ,help bhubaneshwar, odisha,shows the number of children covered under the scheme in each quarter between 2013 and the first quarter of 2017-2021 .
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The National Programme of Mid-Day Meals (MDM) in School scheme is the Government of India’s (GoI) flagship school-based feeding programme. In this story, we look at the trends of enrolment under the scheme and overall fund utilisation by different states over the past few years. We will also look at the provisions provided under the scheme during the period of lockdown.
The National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (Mid-Day Meal Scheme) was launched as a centrally sponsored scheme on 15 August 1995. The scheme was intended to boost universalisation of primary education by increasing enrolment, retention and attendance simultaneously impacting the nutrition levels of children. The programme initially focussed on children at the primary stage (class I to V) in government, local body and government-aided schools. In October 2002, it was extended to cover children studying in the Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternative and Innovative Education (AIE) Centres (now know n as Special Training Centres).
In December 2004, the Ministry of Human Resource Development issued revised guidelines for the Scheme. These guidelines laid emphasis on providing cooked meals with a minimum of 300 calories and 8-12 grams of protein content. There was a special focus on the enrolment, attendance, and retention of children belonging to disadvantaged sections. Nutritional support to students at the primary stage was also to be provided during summer vacations in drought-affected areas. Assistance for management, monitoring, and evaluation was also envisaged.
In 2008-09, the scheme was extended to children studying in upper primary classes. It was further extended in April 2008 to recognised Madarsas/Maktabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.