Impact of mid-day meal programme on students in west bengal

The government has left no stone unturned to achieve the aim of universalization of elementary education by launching various schemes to enrol and retain the maximum number of students and minimize the dropout rate. One such scheme launched by the government was Mid-day meal scheme that aims to primary and upper primary level in improving the nutritional status of children, encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities. Various studies have been conducted in India about mid-day meal scheme and students achievement in schools. Most of the studies revealed that there exist a positive relationship between mid-day meal program and enrolment and attendance of students.