Report of the National Level Committee Constituted to Review Norms for Nutrition and Cooking Cost Under Mid Day Meal Scheme

Abstract

During the course of discussion in the Mid Day Meal Programme Approval Board (MDM-PAB) 2008-09 meetings, the States/UTs and PAB members expressed the. need to review the nutritional norms and the amount of food to be provided to children in primary and upper primary school vis-a-vis their requirement and ability to consume the given food. Many Stales/UTs also raised the issue of inadequacy of the prescribed cooking cost (i.e. Rs. 2.08 per child per day for Primary stage and Rs. 2.60 for Upper Primary) in view of steep increase in the cost of pulses, oils, vegetables etc. The need was also felt to factor in inflation in the cooking cost norm.