MIDDAY MEAL PROGRAMME MDMS TO PREVENT THE CHILDREN FROM HUNGER AND ATTRACT TOWARDS THE SCHOOL.

1. MID DAY MEAL PROGRAMME
PREPARED BY VIPIN KUMAR SHUKLA

2. MID DAY MEAL PROGRAMME
• Mid day meal is a wholesome freshly cooked
served to children in Govt and Govt aided schools
in India.
• In MDMS, every child in every Govt and Govt
aided primary school was to be served a
prepared mid day meal with a minimum content
of (300 calories) of energy and (8-12gm) of
proteins per day for a minimum of 200 days.
• Tamil Nadu was the first to initiate a massive
meal programmer.

3. Contd…..
• In Mid Day Meal three areas improved which
are as mentioned:
• School attendance.
• Reduced drop out.
• Beneficial impact on children nutrition.

4. OBJECTIVES OF MDMS
• Improving the nutritional status of children in
classes (1-8th) in Govt local body and Govt
aided schools.
• Encouraging poor children belonging to
disadvantaged section to attend school more
regularly and help them to concentrate on
school activities.
• Providing nutritional support to children of
primary school.

5. MDMS
• Main objective: Attract more children for
admission to school and return them for
literacy.
• Principle: Its only a supplement not substitute
for home food.
• Cheap , Simple, cooking of locally available
food.
• Changing menu: No Monotonous food.
1/3 calories and 1/2 proteins

6. Contd…..
• Ministry : MHRD
• Minimum: 250 days/ Year.
• Primary: 450 kcal and 12 gm proteins.
• New recommendations:
• Increased cereal intake: Primary – 100-90gm.
Upper- 150-125gm.
• Double fortified salt with iodine.
• Oil should be minimum of (3) combinations:
• Ghee/ Palmolein/ Coconut oil. (CGP),
• Sunflower/ Mustard/ Soybean oil.