Impact of Noon Meal Programme on Primary Education: An Exploratory Study in Tamil Nadu

Type Working Paper - Economic and Political Weekly
Title Impact of Noon Meal Programme on Primary Education: An Exploratory Study in Tamil Nadu
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Volume 27
Issue 43/44
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1992
Page numbers 2372-2380
URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/4399067
Abstract
The mid-day meal scheme for school children was introduced in Tamil Nadu in 1956 for the first time in India. Its primary objective was to reduce drop-out rates at the primary level, promote universal education and improve the nutritional status of children. This study attempts to analyse the impact of the programme on primary education in terms of enrolment, attendance and drop-out on the basis of primary data from Nagercoil education district.

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