Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN)

Mid-Day Meal Scheme is flagship programme of Government of India in association with the State Government.
This scheme is applicable for group of students 6 to 10 years and upper primary class ( VI-VIII ) and age of group of students 11 to 14 years for Government and Government Aided Schools.

AIM of Mid Day Meal Scheme

Logo of Mid Day Meal Scheme

The concept is evolved form the idea of group of children sitting together in a circle having their meal served hot.
Equal importance is given to boys and girls with communal harmony.
Orange colour is used for food plate to represent it hot and fresh food.
It also symbolized energy, heat and sun. a picture is given at the bottom of the book is used to bring the relation of education and mid-day program.
It represents the shape of flower as a symbol of childhood, happiness, healthiness, progress and well being of the future generation. The logo is virtually balanced using in the form of children, book and logo text in Hindi and English.

The objective of the scheme is to provide hot cooked meal to children of primary and upper primary classes.

Government, Govt. Aided, Local Body, EGS and AIE Centres, Madrasa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Schools run by Ministry of Labour.

Who is eligible for Mid Day Meal?

Children studying in Primary and Upper Primary Classes in Government, Govt. Aided, Local Body, EGS and AIE Centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and NCLP Schools run by Ministry of Labour are eligible for Mid Day Meal.

Every child is eligible for 100 gms foodgrains at primary stage and 150 gms at upper primary stage on each working day.

Items	Primary	Upper Primary
Calorie	450	700
Protein	12	20
Rice / Wheat	100 Grams	150 Grams
Dal	20 Grams	30 Grams
Vegetables	50 Grams	75 Grams
Oil and Fat	5 Grams	7.5 Grams
Micro Nutrients & De worming Medicines	In convergence with school health programme of NRHM

Community Participation is key to the successful implementation of Mid Day Meal Scheme as it ensured monitoring the local level and also generates sense of ownership of the program in the community.

Gujarat: Public Participation through Tithi Bhojan distribution
Odisha: Ama Madhyan Bhojan Rasoi Ghar Model kitchens in schools
Jharkhand: Involvement of Saraswati Vahini in cooking and effective delivery of MDM
Chhattisgarh: Serving of MDM by women self group in ruler groups
Uttrakhand: Mothers are engaged in Bhojan Mata and Sahayika in Schools
Tripura: Construction of dining halls and kitchen garden in schools
Maharashtra: Supply of Agmark quality ingredients and different varieties of pulses, direct transfer of honorarium to cooks in accounts

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal and Mizoram: Kitchen Garden in School Premises
Andhra Pradesh: Green Channel scheme for per- positioning of funds and social auditing of MDM Schemes
Assam: Hand washing before and after meals
Rajasthan: Dovetailing untied funds of Gram Panchayat etc. for construction of kitchen cum stores
Tamil Nadu: Serving of eggs to all the children on all school days and variety meal introduced on pilot basis
Sikkim: Procurement of cooking ingredients by School Management Committee
Madhya Pradesh: Mother’s roster at school level for monitoring quality of meals provided to the children
Uttar Pradesh & Bihar: Real time monitoring of the school through interactive voice response system (IVRS)

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