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| Article Name : | | | ROLE OF MID DAY MEAL (AKSHARA DASOHA) PROGRAMME IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION | | Author Name : | | | Yadukumar M , S.S Patil | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3501 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The Mid Day Meal Scheme is a multi-faceted programme of the Government of India that, among other things, seeks to address issues of food security, lack of nutrition and access to education on a pan nation scale. It involves provision for free lunch on working days for children in Primary and Upper Primary Classes in Government, Government Aided, Local Body, Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternate Innovative Education (AIE) Centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Schools run by Ministry of Labour. The primary objective of the scheme is to provide hot cooked meal to children of primary and upper primary classes. With other objectives of improving nutritional status of children, encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities, thereby increasing the enrolment, retention and attendance rates. According to the government, it is the world’s largest school feeding programme, reaching out to about 120,000,000 children in over 1,265,000 schools and Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) centres across the country. In 1953, Uttar Pradesh Government introduced a scheme, on voluntary basis, to provide meals consisting of boiled or roasted or sprouted grams, ground-nut, puffed rice, boiled potatoes or seasonal fruits. During 1962-63, Tamil Nadu became the first state in India to initiate a noon meal programme to children with the launch of Mid Day Meal Programme in primary schools. The present study explores that quality concern of Government of Karnataka to improve the enrolment of students at primary school level through providing Midday meal programme. Even the researcher made an attempt to explore that how far the programme is carrying at primary school level, weather the parents are having the knowledge about providing of nutrition food in school. Moreover, providing midday meal at primary school level how far it retains the enrolment of students at primary school level. To know above all these the researcher conducted an interview for teachers, parents and the students. However, by the opinion of interview from various authorities do raise issues and suggest important considerations regarding the conditions that the providing of midday meal programme at primary school level. | | Keywords : | | |
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