At what frequency should the percentage of underweight of children at the school level be assessed under the mid-day meal program?

At what frequency should the percentage of underweight of children at the school level be assessed under the mid-day meal program? Correct Answer Half yearly

The correct answer is option 4 i.e Half yearly:

Key Points

• On a Half yearly basis percentage of underweight of children at the school level is assessed under the mid-day meal program.
• The National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (commonly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme) was launched as a Centrally-Sponsored Scheme in August 1995. 
• The scheme initially focused on children at the primary stage (class I to V) in government, local body, and government-aided schools.
• It was extended in October 2002 to cover children studying in the centers under the Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternative & Innovative Education (AIE).
• The Mid-day meal scheme is approved, funded, and monitored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Elementary Education and Literacy).

Important Points

• In September 2021, the Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman or PM-POSHAN for providing one hot cooked meal in Government and Government-aided schools.
• The scheme replaced the national programme for mid-day meal in schools or Mid-day Meal Scheme.