Answer:
The
Mid-day meal scheme was started to provide a cooked Mid-day meal on every
school day with nutritional content of 450 calories, 12 gms proteins and other
micro nutrients to all children studying in classes I to VIII in government,
local body and government aided schools, etc. The basic purpose of this scheme
was to improve enrollment, retention and attendance of the children in school
and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among them.
This encouraged poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to
attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
An additional purpose was to provide nutritional support to children of primary
classes in drought affected areas during summer vacation.
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