IMPLEMENTATION OF MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME: A STUDY ON GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL OF TINSUKIA

Purpose of the study: The research aims to study the implementation of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Government primary schools of the Tinsukia district of Assam. Methodology: For the purpose study descriptive methodology is used. Data are randomly collected through a self-structured questionnaire. Tables and figures are used to analyze the collected raw data. Main Findings: Results showed that Mid-Day Meal Scheme is playing an important role in reducing classroom hunger of students. But the functioning of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in many surveyed schools is not by the guidelines of the scheme provided by the government particularly in respect of the timely supply of grains, storage facility of grains and plates for distribution of meal to the children. Applications of this study: This research can be used by policymakers, teachers, parents and also social welfare activities. Novelty/Originality of this study: For the first time, implementation of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme has been studied in the Tinsukia district of Assam