DBT Under Mid-day Meal Scheme
Source : Indian Express
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Why in News ?

Union Minister for Education approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to 11.8 crore students (118 million students) through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the mid-day-meal scheme, to all eligible children, as a special welfare measure.

Key Facts

• The assistance is in addition to the Government of India’s announcement of distribution of free-of-cost food grains at 5 kg per person per month to nearly 80 crore beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
• It will help safeguard the nutritional levels of children and aid in protecting their immunity during the challenging pandemic times.
• The central government will provide additional funds of about Rs 1200 crore.
• Apart from the central government, many state governments are also working to improve the nutritional levels of the children.
• Benefits for children studying in class 1 to 8 in the 11.20 lakh government and government aided schools across the country.

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