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News: Centre to bear additional ₹954 crore cost in food material cost under PM-POSHAN scheme. PM POSHAN (POshan SHAkti Nirman) Scheme.
About PM POSHAN (POshan SHAkti Nirman) Scheme
- It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched for providing one hot cooked meal in Government and Government – aided Schools from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Education
- Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
- Provision: Under the Scheme, there is provision of hot cooked meal to children of pre-schools or Bal Vatika (before class I) in primary schools also in addition to the 11.80 crore children of classes I to VIII studying in 11.20 lakh schools.
- Objective: The main objectives are to address two of the pressing problems for majority of children in India – hunger and education.
- Coverage: The Scheme is implemented across the country covering all the eligible children without any discrimination of gender and social class.
