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Hunger and malnutrition are major hindrances in the way of child development. The introduction of Mid-Day Meal Scheme is considered as one of the major steps taken in this regard to improve and strengthen educational development and nutritional status of the children. The state of Bihar has been going through series of educational reforms and introduction of Mid-Day Meal Scheme is one among them. Though the state has made all efforts to implement Mid-Day Meal Scheme in its true spirit, the questions that remain unanswered are whether actually and effectively Mid-Day Meal Scheme has been implemented in Government Elementary Schools and what problems are being faced by Mid-Day Meal in charges with respect to implementation of Mid- Day Meal Scheme. The present paper is a brief attempt made in this regard and is directed towards answering these questions and in giving suggestions for the same. The study has been conducted on Mid-Day Meal in charges of Government Elementary Schools of Bihar.
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References
Bhargav, S., & Bhargav, A. (2011). An evaluative study of opinion and awareness of primary school teachers towards implementation of Mid-Day meal program. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Management Studies, 1(1), 21-30.
Blue, J. (2005). The government primary school mid-day meals scheme: an assessment of programme implementation and impact in Udaipur District. Sewa Mandir, Udaipur. Retrieved from http://www.righttofoodindia.org /data/blue2005 midday meals.doc.
CARE-INDIA. (1977). School feeding in Karnataka – Impact on enrolment and attendance. In Buch, M. B.(ed.). Third Survey of Research in Education.
CensusofIndia.(2011). Bihar Profile. Retrieved from http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard /stock/profiles/en/IND010_Bihar.pdf.
De, A., Noronha, C., & Samson, M. (2005). Towards more benefits from Delhi's Mid-Day meal scheme, CORD—Collaborative Research and Dissemination. NewDelhi. Retrieved from http://www.righttofoodindia.org/data/cord 2005mdmdelhi. doc Department of Education. (1993). Education for All – The Indian Scene. New Delhi: Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.
Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. (1991).
Towards an enlightened and humane society NPE (1986)- A Review. Government of India, New Delhi.
Department of School Education & Literacy. (2006). National programme of nutritional support to primary education (MDMS)- Guidelines. Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi.
Department of School Education & Literacy, MDM Division, Ministry of Human Resource Development. (June 27th, 2013). Fourth Review Mission for Mid-Day Meal Scheme (F.No. 13-2/2012 MDM 2-1). Delhi: Government of India.
Department of School Education & Literacy, MDM Division, Ministry of Human Resource Development. (December 31st, 2009). F i f t h Review Mission for Mid-Day Meal Scheme (F.No. 1-1/2009 -Desk MDM). Delhi: Government of India.
Dreze, J., & Goyal, A. (2003). The Future of Mid-day Meals'. Economic and Political, 38(44).
Gopaldas, T., & Gujral, S. (1994). Educability before education: A nutrition- health education and sensitisation handbook. Baroda: Tara Consultancy Services.
Hamid, Y., & Hamid, A. (2012). Mid-Day Meal scheme and growth of primary education: A case study of district Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 9 (1), 80–89.
National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development. (2005). National institute of Hyderabad: Annual Report, New Delhi: NIPCCD.
NIPCCD. (2007). Mid-Day Meal scheme in Madhya Pradesh –A Study-2007. Indore: National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development.
Paul, P.K., & Mondal, N. K. (2012). Impact of mid-day meal programme on academic performance of students: Evidence from few upper primary schools of Burdwan District in West Bengal. International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 2 (3), 391–406.
Ramachandran, R. (2002). India Development and Participation. New Delhi: Oxford Press.
UNICEF. (1999). Evaluation study to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the national programme for nutritional support to primary education in ten states of India. Operations Research Group.