In 1925, a mid day meal scheme was started to favor the disadvantaged children in Madras Municipal Corporation by the British adminsitration. It is very proud that Tamilnadu is a pioneer in introducing the Mid day meal scheme and Thiru .KAMARAJ Avl, the then chief minister of Tamilnadu introduced it in Madras in 1962-1963. In Gujarat, Kerela and the Union territories of Pondicherry cooked mid day meal scheme was introduced by the French administration in 1930. In 1982, the mid day meal scheme was upgraded to œNutritious food scheme by the then Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, Thiru. M.G.Ramachandran Avl keeping in mind that 68 lakhs of children falls under Malnutrition. BY 1990-91, the number of states introducing the mid day meal schemes increased.
The Main objectives of the Mid day meal scheme are
Improving the nutritional status of children in classes I-V in Government, Local Body and Government aided schools, and EGS and AIE centres. Encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
Disadvantages of Mid Day Meal Scheme:-
There are various disadvantages in the Mid day meal scheme like poor information, co-ordination and monitoring. There are many children who fell ill and died due to the unhealthy foods. The food preparation and the maintenance were found to be too bad and ugly.
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