Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman scheme
On 30th September, 2021, the Centre launched the Prime Minister PO shanSHAktiN irman Scheme PM-POSHAN) for providing one cooked hot meal in government and government-aided schools for a period of five years (2021-22 to 2025-26).
The scheme will replace the existing national programme for mid-day meal in schools or Mid-day Meal Scheme.
Need
- The prevalence of malnutrition and its detrimental effects on children in India is alarming.
- In a report published by UNICEF, it was noted that malnutrition was the cause of 69% of deaths of children under the age of five in India, additionally noting that within the under-five age ....
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