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Common Myths About Mid Day Meal Program That Need To Be Vanished

Gone are the days when many impoverished families considered a child to be an additional resource to fetch income to feed the family. With the initiative of the Mid-day Meal Scheme, the government has given many poor and underprivileged parents a solid reason to send their children to school. Through hunger, the problem of literacy was targeted. Year after year, many children are now encouraged to attend school. But still, there are some loopholes related to the mid day meal programme in the minds of unaware and uneducated parents that need to be resolved so that the kids can attain the desir

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Common Myths About Mid Day Meal Program That Need To Be Vanished

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  1. CommonMythsAboutMidDayMealProgramThatNeedTo Be Vanished Gone are the days when many impoverished families considered a child to be an additional resource to fetch income to feed the family. With the initiative of the Mid-day Meal Scheme, the government has given many poor and underprivileged parents a solid reason to send their children to school.Through hunger,theproblemofliteracy was targeted.Yearafter year,many children are now encouraged to attend school. But still, there are some loopholes related to the mid day meal programme in the minds of unaware and uneducated parents that need to be resolved so that the kidscanattainthedesirededucation. Herewewillbetalkingaboutthecommonmythsrelatedtomiddaymealprogramsthataretotally wrongandmustbedispelled. MYTH - Mid day meals are not healthy & nutritious. It only targets hunger, not tackling nutritional deficienciesfoundinchildren. FACT-Itisoftenseenthatpeoplehavethismindsetrelatedtothenutritionalvalueofmiddaymeals. However, the Mid-Day Meal Guidelines guarantee that meals include enough amounts of proteins, carbs, and other micronutrients. MDM must supply at least 450 calories with 12 grams of protein to elementary schoolpupils,accordingtotheMinistry ofHumanResource Development. MYTH– Nomeasurehasbeentakentocheckthe foodqualityandhygiene. FACT-Intheformofsurprisevisitsbyauthorities,properassessmentandmonitoringhavebeendone from time to time. This involves things like pre-tasting prepared meals, meetings to assure a high quality,labtestingof samples,andhygieneimprovements,amongotherthings.Yes,careful monitoring isrequiredtoenhancequalitystandards. MYTH– Midday mealschemesdon’t focusonthe overalldevelopmentofachild.

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