THE MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME - Food and Agriculture ...€¦ · AKSHAYA PATRA AND THE ZERO HUNGER...
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THE MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME A Flagship Intervention of the Government of India
Transcript of THE MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME - Food and Agriculture ...€¦ · AKSHAYA PATRA AND THE ZERO HUNGER...
THE MID-DAY MEAL SCHEMEA Flagship Intervention of the Government of India
India’s GHI
score is 28.5
Among new industrialised
nations and G-20
7.6% expected growth
rate in 2016-17
India ranks 97
out of 118 countries for GHI, 2016
38.7% of under-five
children are stunted
Under 5 mortality
rate is 4.8%
World’s fastest
growing economy
7th largest economy
with an average growth
of 7 % in 2 decades
15.2 % of the Indian
population is undernourished
Set to become the
youngest country by 2020
India: One Nation, Two Reflections
Source: Global Hunger Index Report, International Food Policy Research Institute
Improve the nutritional status of school children,
nationwide.
Address malnutrition, classroom hunger, and access
to education.
Ameliorate enrolment, retention and attendance in
schools.
OBJECTIVES
Implementing the Government’s
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Public Private Partnership.
Source of “supplementary nutrition” for school
children
Fight classroom hunger and malnutrition
ROLE OF THE AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION
AKSHAYA PATRA AND THE ZERO HUNGER CHALLENGE
UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Zero Hunger and Quality Education.
Towards delivering on the 2030 agenda - counter hunger and
malnutrition by joining the Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC).
Amplify our efforts in envisioning
a world - free of hunger.
OUR MID-DAY MEALS
A balanced combination of Pulses, Cereals,
Vegetables, Spices, & Oils.
Designed as per the local palate of the
region.
17, 23,740 children
13,529 schools
27 locations
11 states of India
World’s largest
school lunch
programme
OUR MID-DAY MEALS
Nutritional Value of South Indian Meals
Nutritional Value of North Indian Meals
Protein (g) Energy (Kcal) Protein (g) Energy (Kcal)
Ballari 16.4 531 24.6 796
Upper Primary-
Specifications: 20gms, Location
Primary- Specifications:
12gms, 450KCal
Protein (g) Energy (Kcal) Protein (g) Energy (Kcal)
Lucknow 20.4 561 28.8 784
Location
Primary- Specifications:
12gms, 450KCal
Upper Primary-
Specifications: 20gms,
