Mid Day Meal (MDM)
Mid day meal scheme was started in 1984 in Gujarat. In this scheme the share of central government is of 75% and the share of State government is of 25%. it involves provision for free lunch on working days for children in primary & upper primary classes in government aided, local body school.
Key Functions
- To provide hot cooked meal to children.
- To improve nutritional status of children.
- To encourage poor children belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly & help them concentrate on classroom activities, thereby increasing the enrollment, retention & attendance rates.
- To Decrease the drop out ratio of the students in school.
- The subsidiary aim is to provide the employment in Rural Sector.
Service Category : Monitoring on District Level.
Associated branches : MDM Branch at Taluka Level.
Features of scheme
Cooking Cost For students
| Sr. No. | Detail | Std 1 to 5 | Std 6 to 8 |
| | | Quantity | Rate (Rs.) | Quantity | Rate (Rs.) |
| 1 | Vegetables | 50 | 1.22 | 75 | 1.84 |
| 2 | Gas | - | 0.61 | 0 | 0.90 |
| 3 | Dalaman | 50 | 0.05 | 75 | 0.08 |
| Total | | 1.88 | | 2.82 |
Daily Ratio of Mid Day Meal for Student
| Sr. No. | Detail | Daily Quantity (in grams) |
| | | Std 1 to 5 | Std 6 to 8 |
| 1 | Wheat/Rice | 100 | 150 |
| 2 | Dal | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Vegetables | 50 | 75 |
| 4 | Oil | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 180 | 265 |