Introduce a national cooked mid-day meal scheme in primary and secondary schools, funded mainly by the Centre
“A national cooked nutritious mid-day meal scheme funded mainly by the central government, will be introduced in primary and secondary schools.”
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, not to all secondary schools.
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
“6% of GDP was the goal; the needle stayed near 3%.”
Amend the Constitution to set up a Commission for Minority Educational Institutions
VAADA POORAKept9/10
Promise ID upa-cmp-2004-005 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON