Introduce a national cooked mid-day meal scheme in primary and secondary schools
“A national cooked nutritious mid-day meal scheme will be introduced in primary and secondary schools across the country.”
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept
The verdict
Cooked meals in primary schools followed a 2001 Supreme Court order and were reinforced in 2004. In October 2007 the scheme was extended to upper primary classes in 3,479 educationally backward blocks only.
Rule applied: Partially kept: 75%+ of the target met, or a law passed in diluted form → 6
Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2009Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
6/10
Evidence timeline
- Other1 Oct 2007· WikipediasupportsMid-Day Meal Scheme ↗
“Supreme Court ordered cooked meals in 2001; "In October 2007, the programme extended to upper primary classes (grades 6-8) in 3,479 educationally backward blocks."”
More education promises from this manifesto
Raise public spending on education to at least 6% of GDP, half on primary and secondary
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept3/10
“Six percent of GDP on schools: pencilled in, not paid in.”
Amend the Constitution to set up a Commission for Minority Educational Institutions
VAADA POORAKept9/10
Promise ID inc-ls-2004-006 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON