GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society. Context: From the next academic session, Karnataka is likely to become the 13th state to provide eggs under the midday meal scheme. The proposal comes on the back of successive surveys pointing out high prevalence of malnutrition, anemia and low immunity …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: Congress President Sonia Gandhi Wednesday made a strong demand for restarting mid-day meals in schools as they open after the long closure due to the Covid pandemic. What’s the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: Flagging “critical” levels of malnutrition and anaemia among children, the Union Government has urged the states to explore the possibility of introducing millets in the mid-day meal scheme, now known …
Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; 4. The Mid-day meal scheme has received considerable appreciation and is the world’s biggest scheme of its kind. Critically evaluate its performance. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy. Reference: Hindustan Times , Insights on India Why the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: A national level meet was recently organised by the National Human Rights Commission to discuss the status of various policies to ensure Right to Food and nutrition. Following are …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Mid-day meal scheme: Why in News? The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu recently suggested that milk could be given either as part of breakfast or the mid-day meal in order to improve the nutritional …
