Why is it in the news?
→ 22 States/UTs sought increase in honorarium for PM-POSHAN cooks and helpers.
Category: Polity
Important Points
- Formerly Mid-Day Meal Scheme; Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Implemented by the Ministry of Education. Covers Balvatikas and Classes 1–8 in government and aided schools. Provides one hot cooked meal per school day.
- Objectives include improving nutrition, enrollment, retention, and attendance.
- Nutritional norms (Balvatika/Primary): 20g pulses, 50g vegetables, 5g oil.
- Upper Primary norms: 30g pulses, 75g vegetables, 7.5g oil.
- Funding pattern: 60:40 Centre–States, 90:10 for NE & Himalayan states, 100% Centre for UTs without legislature.
- The Labour Bureau uses CPI-RL from 600 villages in 20 states to calculate POSHAN basket inflation.