PM POSHAN
About
- PM POSHAN (POshan SHAkti Nirman), earlier known as the ‘National Programme for Mid-Day Meal in Schools’, is a centrally sponsored scheme under which one hot cooked meal is served students studying in Balvatika (pre-schools) and classes I to VIII, in Government and Government-aided schools on all school-days.
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- The Mid Day Meal Scheme was started in India from 15th August 1995.
- The Scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Education.
- It aims at providing nutritional support and enhancing school participation of students.
- Additional features under PM POSHAN Scheme:-
- Tithi Bhojan: It is a community participation programme in which people provide special food to children on special occasions/festivals in addition to regular meal.
- School Nutrition Gardens: Development of School Nutrition Gardens in schools is being promoted to give children first hand experience with nature and gardening.
- Social Audit: Social Audit (collective monitoring by people’s active involvement) in all districts is made mandatory under the Scheme.
- Special Focus: Adequate provision for supplementary nutrition in aspirational districts / tribal districts / districts with identified high cases of malnutrition etc.
- Disaster Management: Provision of hot cooked meal or Food Security Allowance to children when schools are closed due to a disaster.
- The overall responsibility for smooth functioning of the scheme including providing hot cooked and nutritious meals to the eligible children lies with the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.