Lok Sabha Question No. 3480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Provision of Breakfast in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.07.2019

## Provision of Breakfast in Schools

## 3480. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is introducing arrangement of breakfast in addition to the MidDay Meal in all schools;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of children covered under the Mid-Day Meal scheme, so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a)  &  (b):  No,  Sir.  As  per  the  provisions  of  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013,  children studying in classes I-VIII or within the age group of 6-14 years are entitled to one mid day meal free of charge, every day except on school holidays, in all schools run by local bodies,  Government and Government aided schools so as to meet nutritional standards specified  in the  Act.  However, Some States and UTs provide additional items such as milk, egg, fruits etc. to students from their own resources.
- (c): The National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools, popularly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS),  is an on-going Centrally-Sponsored  Scheme  which  covers  all school children studying in Classes I-VIII of Government, Government-Aided Schools, Special  Training  Centres  including  Madarsas  and  Maqtabs  supported  under  Samagra Shiksha.    On  an  average  basis  9.17  crore  children  studying  in  11.34  lakh  schools  are served hot cooked mid-day meal on each school working day during the year 2018-19. The State and UT-wise details of these children are given at Annexure.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3480  for 15.07.2019 raised by Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka regarding Provision of Breakfast in Schools

State  and  UT-wise  details  of  the  children  covered  on  an  average  basis  under  Mid  Day  Meal Scheme (MDMS) during the year 2018-19

| S.No.   | States/UTs        |   Coverage of Children |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                3079772 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                 130148 |
| 3       | Assam             |                4049861 |
| 4       | Bihar             |               10704608 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                2557512 |
| 6       | Goa               |                 142387 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                4665673 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                1251854 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |                 455746 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                 542439 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |                2759668 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |                4281055 |
| 13      | Kerala            |                2600154 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |                4865379 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                8990150 |
| 16      | Manipur           |                 147009 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |                 526978 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |                 125996 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |                 160839 |
| 20      | Orissa            |                3992871 |
| 21      | Punjab            |                1433243 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                4688607 |
| 23      | Sikkim            |                  53676 |
| 24      | Tamilnadu         |                4362725 |
| 25      | Telangana         |                1701153 |
| 26      | Tripura           |                 345063 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       |               10558209 |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     |                 559172 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |               10877644 |
| 30      | A&N Islands       |                  22323 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        |                  41170 |
| 32      | D&N Haveli        |                  32819 |
| 33      | Daman &Diu        |                  15001 |
| 34      | Delhi             |                 975186 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       |                   6884 |
| 36      | Puducherry        |                  44131 |
|         | Total             |               91747104 |