• SUBHANKAR ROY
• DHANI RAM ROY

Abstract: The Mid Day Meal programmed which is launched by the government of India to improved the nutritional status of school going children. India has enter upon an challenging of providing Mid Day Meals programmed in the government and government-aided primary school. In this study try to analysis the nature and impart of Mid Day Meal programmed on academic achievement of student in some selected primary schools of Jalpaiguri District in West Bengal. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of mid-day meal program on enrollment, attendance and retention of primary school children. Mid Day Meal and non Mid Day Meal schools were selected by random sampling method. The finding of this study reveal that the schools with Mid Day Meal scheme had more percentage of enrollment and retention of students in comparison to that of schools without Mid Day Meal scheme.

Keywords: Mid Day Meal, Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, Primary school.

"Impact of Mid Day Meal on Enrollment, Attendance and Retention Rate of Primary School Children in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.195-198, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808667.pdf

"Impact of Mid Day Meal on Enrollment, Attendance and Retention Rate of Primary School Children in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp195-198, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808667.pdf