Midday meals scheme in Karnataka with special reference to Channagiri taluk

Abstract

The Midday Meal Scheme is the popular name for school meal programme in India which started in the 1960s. It involves provision of lunch free of working days. The key objectives of the programme are protecting children from classroom hunger, increasing school enrollment and attendance, improved socialization among children belonging to all castes, addressing malnutrition, and social empowerment through provision of employment to women. The scheme has a long history, especially in the state of Tamil Nadu. The scheme was introduced statewide by the then Chief Minister K. Kama raj in the 1960s and later expanded by the M. G. Ramachandran government in 1982. It has been adopted by most Indian states after a landmark direction by the Supreme Court of India on November 28, 2001.The success of this scheme is illustrated by the tremendous increase in the school participation and completion rates in Tamil Nadu. The Midday Meal program ‘Akshara-Dasoha’ was first implemented in July 2002 in 7 backward districts of northern Karnataka. The paper is considers Improving the nutritional status of children in classes 1-5, Encouraging poor children, belonging to dis advantaged section, to attend school Improve socialization among castes address malnutrition and empower. This article uses primary and secondary sources.