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Mid-Day-Meal : The society providing Mid-Day-Meal to school children of elementary/Junior level in District Rampur, Sambhal and Moradabad under S.S.A scheme.
The Mid Day Meal Scheme is a programme of the Government of India designed to improve the nutritional status of school-age children nation wide.
The programme supplies free lunches on working days for children in Primary and Upper Primary Classes in Government, Government Aided, Local Body, Education Guarantee Scheme, and Alternate Innovative Education Centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, and National Child Labour Project schools run by the Ministry of Labour.
Under Article 24, paragraph 2c of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which India is a party, India has committed to providing "adequate nutritious foods" for children. The programme entered the planning stages in 2001 and was implemented in 2004. The programme has undergone many changes and amendments since its launch.
The nutritional guidelines for minimum amount of food and calorie content per child per day are:
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Entitlement norm per child per day under MDM |
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Item |
Primary (Class I to V) |
Upper Primary(Class VI to VIII) |
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Calories |
450 |
700 |
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Protein (in Grams ) |
12 |
20 |
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Rice / Wheat (in Grams ) |
100 |
150 |
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Dal (in Grams ) |
20 |
30 |
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Vegetables (in Grams ) |
50 |
75 |
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Oil and Fat (in Grams ) |
5 |
7.5 |
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In the case of micronutrients (vitamin A, iron, and folate) tablets and de-worming medicines, the student is entitled to receive the amount provided for in the school health programme of the National Rural Health Mission.
