Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
Mid-Day Meal Programme
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CAG report paints a grim picture of midday meal
A performance audit of the mid-day meal scheme by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed that only 1,154 children were covered under the scheme during 2013-24, out of 18,000 studying in
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Report says 56 p.c. children under MDM scheme malnourished
Around 56 per cent children covered under Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme in government and community schools in Andhra Pradesh were malnourished, 35 per cent in the mild under nourished condition and only seven
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Centre extends food security Act deadline
But government has no plans to table orders in Parliament The period for identification of households eligible for coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) has been extended up to September
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The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013: challenges, buffer stocking and the way forward
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 combines and expands the scope of some existing food-based welfare schemes. It will be distributing raw rations, meal(s) and/or cash. Approximately 81.35 crore
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Investing in the future: reforming public policy to end undernutrition in India
Despite substantial economic growth, India still has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world. Because of its large population, India is home to almost 40 per cent of the world’s stunted children.
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Popular actions, state reactions: the moral and political economy of food in India
Can popular mobilisation activate accountability for hunger? In 2012, a group of researchers set out to explore this question through field research in four countries: Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Mozambique.
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Value added mid day meal for NCP schoolchildren
Presidential National Nutrition Secretariat Head Dr. Lalith Chandradasa, Education Services Minister Duminda Dissanayake, Provincial Education Minister K.H. Nandasena and other Provincial Education officials
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Fewer students are getting mid-day meal, says study
Despite the huge expenditure on education under the previous United Progressive Alliance government, latest statistics on elementary education show that the percentage of government and aided schools providing
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Anomalies in mid-day meal scheme in State
The mid-day meal scheme was launched by the Government to provide nutrition to poor schoolchildren, but unfortunately, the scheme is not being implemented properly due to involvement of some unscrupulous
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Healthy food may replace junk in school canteens
Union minister for women and child development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi is all set to propose to ban junk food from school canteens and substituting it with healthy options. Ministry officials say that the