National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (Mid-Day Meal)
“Expanded to include Balvatika/pre-primary children, mandated nutritional norms, Tithi Bhojan community participation, and DBT cook-cum-helper honorarium.”
Expanded to include Balvatika/pre-primary children, mandated nutritional norms, Tithi Bhojan community participation, and DBT cook-cum-helper honorarium.
Administered under Ministry of Education
Quality lapses, nutritional deficiencies, and exclusion of pre-primary (Balvatika) children.
PM POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman)
Documented in historical gazettes and administrative review records.
What Should Be Retained, Redesigned, or Revived?
Policy evolution requires institutional continuity, documentation of street-level delivery constraints, and memory preservation.
Verified Administrative & Evaluation Sources
- Official Gazette of India
- Parliamentary Administrative Archives
Related Policy Records in Child Nutrition & Education