Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
A study to assess the knowledge about mid-day meal scheme in Bikaner district of Rajasthan
Author(s): Priyanka Jalal and Neena Sareen
Abstract: Mid-day Meal (MDM) offers free cooked meals to students in primary and upper primary schools, aiming at improving nutritional status and school enrollment which was launched, as a centrally sponsored program on 15th August, 1995, by the Government of India. The Mid-day meal program was started with two major objectives: firstly, to enhance the child’s nutrition level and secondly, to provide the basic education. The present study was conducted in Lunkaransar block of Bikaner district of Rajasthan which was selected by lottery method. The overall sample constituted 280 respondents. Ten upper primary government schools were selected to get the sample of 200 students studying in 6th, 7th and 8th classes, 50 parents and 30 teachers which were selected randomly. Interview schedule and spot observation technique were used to collect the data. The data was analyzed by using suitable statistical parameters such as frequencies, percentages, rank and standard deviation. The present study revealed that Majority of school children (78.5%), parents (80.0%) and teachers (70%) had medium level of knowledge about Mid-day Meal scheme whereas maximum no of respondents had less knowledge about year of start, launching state, dietary requirement of a child per day and revised guidelines of GOI.
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Priyanka Jalal, Neena Sareen. A study to assess the knowledge about mid-day meal scheme in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):1586-1590.
