Mid Day Meal Scheme

PM Poshan Scheme (Mid Day Meal ) was introduced by Govt. of India in 1925 with an aim to provide food to the disadvantage students studying in the Schools all over India further many amendments have taken place from time to time With a view to enhancing enrollment, retention and attendance and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among children Initially 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 was provided to the students studying in I -V of Government, Government aided and local body schools. In September 2004 the scheme was revised to provide cooked mid day meal with 300 calories and 8-12 grams of protein to all children studying in classes I -V in Government and aided schools and EGS/ AIE centres. In addition to free supply of food grains, the revised scheme provided Central Assistance for (a) Cooking cost @ Re 1 per child per school day, (b) Transport subsidy was raised from the earlier maximum of Rs 50 per quintal to Rs. 100 per quintal for special category states, and Rs 75 per quintal for other states, (c) Management, monitoring and evaluation costs @ 2% of the cost of foodgrains, transport subsidy and cooking assistance, (d) Provision of mid day meal during summer vacation in drought affected areas.: