What is the midday meal programme can you list three benefits of its programme how do you think this programme might help promote greater equality
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Mid-day meal (MDM) is a wholesome freshly-cooked lunch served to children in government and government-aided schools in India. On 28 November 2001, the Supreme Court of India passed a mandate stating, "We direct the State Governments/Union Territories to implement the Mid Day Meal Scheme by providing every child in every Government and Government assisted Primary School with a prepared midday meal."
MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME AIMS TO:avoid classroom hungerincrease school enrolmentincrease school attendanceimprove socialisation among castesaddress malnutritionempower women through employment IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIDDAY MEAL SCHEME:
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The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which was successfully implementing its own school lunch programme in Karnataka since 2000, was called in to give testimonies for verifying the efficacy of the scheme; following which the mandate to implement Mid Day Meal Scheme was passed.
In order to successfully carry out this mandate, each State Government started its own Mid-Day Meal Programme with Akshara Dasoha being initiated by the Government of Karnataka.