• Dr Anuradha Verma

The Government of India has been taking steps to equalize educational opportunities to its entire people since independence .In order to attain the goal of universalization of elementary education and for national development and progress ,it is necessary to educate its people .Mid –Day Meal scheme serves the important purpose of promoting the education of people by clubbing education with nutrition .With Mid Day Meal scheme, it will be easier for parents to persuade their children to go to school and for teachers to retain children in the classrooms. It fosters sound social behaviour among children and dispel feelings of difference between various castes. Mid Day Meal can also contribute to gender equality by reducing the gender gap. This study will examine the role of mid day meal (M.D.M) programme and perception of people in improving primary education and nutritional status in Rural Area of Uttarakhand .MDM seeks to provide for each school child roughly a third of the daily nutrient requirement in the form of hot fresh cooked meal .It is important to know that it is not merely the long term effects of school meal on the nutritional status but its short term effects which are better attention, memory and learning ability

Universalization, clubbing ,fosters sound ,dispel

"MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ( WITH SPECIAL PERSPECTIVE TO DEEPNAGAR IN DEHRADUN DISTRICT )", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 4, page no.a722-a725, April-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204095.pdf

"MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ( WITH SPECIAL PERSPECTIVE TO DEEPNAGAR IN DEHRADUN DISTRICT )", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 4, page no. ppa722-a725, April-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204095.pdf