Sarkari Yojana
PM POSHAN – Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment
About PM POSHAN – Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment
PM POSHAN is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme run by the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Education, through which children enrolled in Government and Government-aided schools receive one hot cooked meal each day. The Scheme covers every eligible child nationwide, with no distinction made on the basis of gender or social category. > Objective:
The PM POSHAN Abhiyaan chiefly targets two challenges facing most of India’s children — hunger and schooling — by lifting the nutritional levels of eligible children in Government and Government-aided institutions and by motivating poor children from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend school more consistently and stay focused during lessons.
The POSHAN Abhiyaan is one among several components housed under the umbrella “Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS)”, which also encompasses the Anganwadi Services Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls.
Scheme Overview
Central Government
Ministry of Education
Ministry Of Education
Individual
08 Mar 2018
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for PM POSHAN - Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The applicant needs to hold Indian citizenship
The applicant needs to hold Indian citizenship.
The applicant needs to be enrolled in a…
The applicant needs to be enrolled in a Primary or Upper Primary class (Class 1st to Class 8th) at a Government or Government-aided school.
Benefits Provided
PM POSHAN - Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Nutrition norm per child per day:
Primary
Primary: Calorie – 450; Protein - 12 gms
Upper Primary
Upper Primary: Calorie – 700; Protein - 20 gms Food norms per child per day:
Primary
Primary: Food grains - 100 gms; Pulses - 20 gms; Vegetables - 50 gms; Oil & fat - 5 gms, Salt & condiments - As per need.
Upper Primary
Upper Primary: Food grains - 150 gms; Pulses - 30 gms; Vegetables - 75 gms; Oil & fat – 7.5 gms, Salt & condiments - As per need. Besides covering the 11.80 crore children studying in Classes I to VIII across 11.20 lakh schools, the Scheme also extends hot cooked meals to children attending pre-school or Bal Vatika sections (prior to Class I) within primary schools.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
This scheme does not require any documents to…
This scheme does not require any documents to be submitted to receive its benefits.
2018-03-08
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for PM POSHAN - Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Process
This scheme has no separate application procedure — PM POSHAN applies automatically to every child enrolled in Government and Government-aided schools.
Objectives
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