• Abidevi.P
• Durga.R

Inadequacies in one or more of the three primary prerequisites for optimal nutrition—food, care, and health—are the cause of malnutrition in school-age children. It's likely that school-age children who are stunted have had inadequate nutrition when they were little. Stunting rates in the preschool years can be decreased with the use of interventions for school-age children. This study was designed to conduct a comparative analysis of schoolchildren who participate in the midday meal program in terms of their nutritional status. The Thiruvarur District was the subject of the study. A practical random sample approach was used to choose two rural schools (Manimegalai Higher Secondary School and C.S.I Primary School in Thiruvarur). They thereby maintained their poor health. The anthropometric measurements show that schoolchildren have lost a significant amount of weight. So, you should eat the nutritional information for the packed lunch in the proper manner if both of your school-age children participate in the midday meal program. It is concluded that low socioeconomic position and inadequate nutrition affect school-aged children.

Children Health, Children growth, Inadequacies, Nutrition.

"A Comparative Analysis of Schoolchildren Participating in Midday Lunch Programs' Nutritional Condition", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no.f250-f260, February-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302528.pdf

"A Comparative Analysis of Schoolchildren Participating in Midday Lunch Programs' Nutritional Condition", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no. ppf250-f260, February-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302528.pdf