IMPACT OF MID DAY MEAL SCHEME IN IMPROVING LACUNAE IN ATTENDANCE AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINTMENT

Dr.Satish Kumar

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

IMPACT OF MID DAY MEAL SCHEME IN IMPROVING LACUNAE IN ATTENDANCE AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINTMENT

Dr. Satish Kumar

Abstract :

Mid–Day Meal scheme was launched by the Government of India with the aim to boost in elementary education and improve the performance of children belonging to poor sections of the society. In this paper we want to study the impact of mid–day meal scheme in improving lacunae in attendance and educational attainment. primary data has been collected from a village near gurugram. 100 children and parents were questioned on aspects like attendance and marks scored by the child. We want to see if there is a significant relationship between the two variables. A priori we expect a positive relationship between the performance of the child and his presence in the class.