Evaluating Study of Mid-Day-Meal Programme in Shankargarh Block, District of Allahabad

Abstract

In the present study researcher investigated the various aspect of the mid day meal. The study was conducted on primary schools students of 4 schools from Sankargadh block of Allahabad district. And a sample of 50 Teachers and 50 parents were randomly selected to get the opinion. Study indicated that the scheme has improved the attendance of students in school but could not make up the retention of the students. The areas like food safety, food variety, responsibilities on teachers, Accountability of authorities’ interest in study, Physical development, mental development, motivation of parents and retention of students needs improvement