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Mid Day Meal Program Challenges During Covid 19

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  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...

Common Myths About Mid Day Meal Program That Need To Be Vanished

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  Gone are the days when many impoverished families considered a child to be an additional resource to fetch income to feed the family. With the initiative of the Mid-day Meal Scheme, the government has given many poor and underprivileged parents a solid reason to send their children to school. Through hunger, the problem of literacy was targeted. Year after year, many children are now encouraged to attend school. But still, there are some loopholes related to the mid day meal programme in the minds of unaware and uneducated parents that need to be resolved so that the kids can attain the desired education. Here we will be talking about the common myths related to mid day meal programs that are totally wrong and must be dispelled. MYTH - Mid day meals are not healthy & nutritious. It only targets hunger, not tackling nutritional deficiencies found in children. FACT - It is often seen that people have this mindset related to the nutritional value of mid day meals. However, the ...

How does working in a food NGO help in personality development?

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  In the present times, a large number of food NGOs function in various corners of the country. An NGO is set up with the forethought of providing social support to the less fortunate section of society. Enrolling in an NGO is one of the best decisions that are available for students. Constant interaction with different people of diverse age groups helps in molding the personality of the younger generation.  If you have plans to become a social worker in the future the best way is to utilize your student life. Enroll in a food NGO and closely observe the kind of activities that they organize daily. While I was still a student, I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to serve at a food NGO . While doing my job, I got a lot of chances to interact with children who hailed from different communities. This helped me understand some of the problems that the people of the deprived sections of society face. The dire need for food among the population especially during any trying...

How can we tackle malnutrition in India?

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  India is one of the highest-ranking countries in the world for the number of children suffering from malnutrition. I have been working for an online news media for the last 2 years and recently I worked on a documentary regarding malnutrition in India. To prepare the documentary I traveled with my crew to different villages in India and after visiting many villages I realized how critical is the condition of malnutrition in India. Poverty is the primary reason for malnutrition and major steps have to be taken to eradicate poverty. More steps should be taken to address the issue of malnutrition by the governments at the center and the state. Mid-day meal as a solution The mid-day meal programme is a major step taken by the government to fight against the issue of malnutrition. Currently, students till class 8 are getting meals at schools. The government has created a menu to ensure that the students are getting nutritious food. Since the launch of the mid-day meal programmer , ...