The Mid-Day Meal (PM POSHAN) scheme provides a minimum of how many kilocalories and grams of protein per meal for primary school children (classes 1–5)?

• A 450 kcal and 12 g protein
• B 700 kcal and 20 g protein
• C 600 kcal and 15 g protein
• D 300 kcal and 8–12 g protein ✓

Explanation

Under PM POSHAN (formerly Mid-Day Meal Scheme), primary school children (classes 1–5) receive a minimum of 300 kcal and 8–12 g protein per meal, while upper primary children (classes 6–8) receive 700 kcal and 20 g protein. Cooking is done in schools; grains are provided at 100 g/child/day for primary and 150 g/day for upper primary levels. The scheme covers approximately 118 million children in over 1.1 million schools nationally, making it the world's largest school meal programme.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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