Cabinet okays revamped mid-day meal scheme with expanded coverage

According to an official statement, coverage will now extend to the students studying in pre-primary or Bal Vatikas of government and government-aided primary schools

The union cabinet on Wednesday approved a revamped and expanded version of the mid-day meal scheme called the National Scheme for Prime Minister Poshan (nutrition) with an allocation of Rs 1.3 trillion crore for five years starting from 2021-22 of which Centre's share will be nearly Rs 1 trillion, spread over the five years.

In this Rs 1 trillion, around Rs 45,000 crore will be spent on providing subsidised foodgrains from the food ministry over the years. 

This leaves Rs 55,000 crore purely for the scheme, which is Rs 11,000 crore per year. 

In 2021-22 Budget, the Centre provided Rs