Mid Day Meal Program Challenges During Covid 19
Covid-19 has impacted almost every sector, whether it’s education or industrial. During the lockdown, all the schools across India have been closed which automatically stopped the benefits of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme to the 6 to 14-year-old underprivileged children. Considering the statistics, over 90% of the world's student population has been affected by school closures caused by COVID-19. In India, the students who rely on a mid-day meal scheme for their one-time nutritious intake, probably suffer the most. Many are stuck in their home without enough food. The parents who are into labor work are jobless. Unlike other students, kids coming from poor families make school meal programs more than a place to attain education. This is why the Government offers a number of facilities to these students so that they can focus on education, keeping all the other negative aspects aside. The Mid-day meal scheme is also a part of this whole program. By providing meals to students, the Gove