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Mid Day Meal :Implementation models and Criticism
Mid Day Meal : Implementation models and Criticism
Three types of models are mentioned below:
Decentralized model – It means Preparing meals on the site by local cooks,self-help groups etc.
Centralized model – Under this model an external organization cooks food and delivers it to the schools.
International assistance – Various international charity organizations aid government schools.
Criticism of the Midday Meal Scheme
*India faces severe issues like child stunting, child mortality, child wasting and undernourishment.
* India rank's 94 in Global Hunger Index 2020.
*Caste-based discrimination -The 2008 Report by the National Campaign on Dalit Rights to the UN Committee on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights highlighted that midday meals are usually served in upper-caste localities.
*The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 reported 39 percent of children to be chronically undernourished.
*Often media reports mention the health of children deteriorating with the food provided under the midday meals.
*Linking Aadhar to midday meal scheme is also a demerit of limiting the children’s access to the MDMS.
