Question

In which state mid-day meal programme was initially introduced in India?
1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Tamil Nadu

The mid-day meal programme was initially introduced in Tamil Nadu.

• The Mid-Day Meal Scheme was first introduced in Tamil Nadu.
• Sourashtra Boys HS School was the first school to have this scheme in 1925 in Madurai.
• It was introduced under Chief Minister K. Kamaraj.
• This programme was introduced in the government schools to provide cooked lunches to students free of cost.
• Its objective was to increase school enrollment and attendant, address malnutrition, social empowerment, school dropout and protect the children hunger.

• The Mid Day Meal was launched by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao
• By 2002 it was implemented in all the states of India.
• The name of this programme has been changed to PM-POSHAN Scheme in September 2021