Supreme court ruling regarding Mid day meal scheme.
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Mid day meal scheme?
1. In drought affected areas, midday meals shall be supplied even during summer vacations.
2. In appointment of cooks and helpers, preference shall be given to Dalits, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
3. The state Government shall make provisions for construction of kitchen sheds.- Published on 10 Sep 15a. 1,2
b. 2,3
c. 1,3
d. All
ANSWER: 1,2
The Central Government shall make provisions for construction of kitchen sheds. The Midday Meal Scheme is a school meal program of the government of India designed to improve the nutritional status of school-age children nationwide. The program supplies free lunches on working days for children in primary and upper primary classes in government, government aided, local body, Education Guarantee Scheme, and alternate innovative education centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, and National Child Labour Project schools run by the ministry of labour.
