A Study on Perception of Parents on Mid Day Meal Scheme Among Slum Communities of Delhi

Malik, Ayaz H.; Venkatramana, P; Baby, Arshi

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“…This trend has given a boost to school-readiness. Empirical studies have revealed that enrolment of the children belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) has increased significantly (Garg & Mandal, 2013; Mallik et al, 2018). In the Indian society, many parents consider their sons as bread-earners and daughters as economic burden; hence, they like to invest more on their male children to get a return.…”

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Efficacy of Mid-Day Meal Scheme in India: Challenges and Policy Concerns

Paltasingh

Bhue

2022

Indian Journal of Public Administration

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The Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) in India is considered to be the world’s largest school meal programme, serving hot cooked meals to the underprivileged children. The ideas behind the introduction of this programme are to remove malnutrition, supplement nutritional foods in school meals, to motivate out-school children towards regular school, to decrease absenteeism and dropout rate, and to bridge inequality among the children irrespective of their caste, class and gender backgrounds. After the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009, the programme is being monitored by the School Management Committees. The article intends to highlight the effectiveness of the MDMS in improving schools and the local communities in India. It also focuses on the challenges being confronted with the implementation of the programme and suggests some relevant policy measures for reforms.

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Section: Efficacy Of Mdms In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%