Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme

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About Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme:

It was earlier known as the National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in schools.
In September 2021, Mid-Day Meal Scheme was renamed as Pradhan Mantri POSHAN Scheme.
It is a centrally sponsored scheme under which one hot cooked meal is served to students studying in Balvatika and classes I to VIII, in Government and Government-aided schools on all school-days.
The scheme aims at providing nutritional support and enhancing school participation of students.
The objectives of the Scheme are to address two of the pressing problems for the majority of children in India, viz. hunger and education by:
- Improving the nutritional status of eligible children in Government and Government aided schools.
- Encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
- Providing nutritional support to children of the elementary stage in drought-affected and disaster affected areas during summer vacation.
Recently, on the basis of the inflation index provided by the Labour Bureau, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, has enhanced the ‘Material Cost’ by 13.70 %.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Education