Akshaya Patra
started in 2001 by serving meals to around 1,500 children of five government
schools in Bengaluru. The underlying thought was that children should not be
deprived of education because of hunger. In 2004, when the Government of India
launched its ambitious Mid-day Meal Scheme, Akshaya...
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Less Obvious Benefits of the Mid-day Meal Scheme
While the primary objectives of Mid-day Meal
Programme are to avoid classroom hunger, improve school enrolment and attendance,
and address the issue of malnutrition, the benefits of this scheme go well
beyond these objectives.
The Mid-day Meal Scheme (MDMS) in its
full-fledged form was implemented...
