In order to access some of the latest reports and data related to Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS), please go to the official website: http://www.mdm.nic.in/ To get the key research findings of some of the major studies on MDMS, please click here. To access the results of the PAISA District Surveys on MDMS (June 2013), please click here.
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According to the Performance Evaluation of Cooked Mid-Day Meal (CMDM) by Planning Commission, PEO Report No. 202, May 2010, http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/peoreport/peoevalu/peo_cmdm.pdf: • A total of 48 districts and 480 schools across 17 states were covered in the study. Two blocks from each district were selected. Five schools from each block were selected. • The reference period of the…
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According to the 11th Five Year Plan,http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/11th/11_v2/11v2_ch1.pdf: • MDMS was launched in 1995 to enhance enrolment, retention, and participation of children in primary schools, simultaneously improving their nutritional status. • The number of children covered under the programme has risen from 3.34 crore in 3.22 lakh schools in 1995 to 12 crore in 9.5 lakh primary schools/ EGS…
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In order to address the problems of poverty, inequality and climate change, world leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York on 25 September, 2015 to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As per the United Nations Development Programme India website (please click here to access), the 2030 Agenda that comprises 17 new…
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The key findings of the survey report titled UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2021: Public Opinion on Priorities and Stakeholders’ Commitment (released on 9th June, 2021), 28-country Ipsos survey for The World Economic Forum (please click here, here and here to access): • The latest Ipsos survey conducted in partnership with the World Economic Forum about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development…
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The key findings of the report titled SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020-21: Partnerships in the Decade of Action (released in June 2021), published by the NITI Aayog and United Nations, are as follows (please click here and here to access) • The third edition of the SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21 was released by NITI Aayog in June…
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Please click here to access the report titled Sustainable Development Goals: National Indicator Framework — Progress Report 2021 (released in March 2021), Version 3.0, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). — Please click here to access the Sustainable Development Goals National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2020 (Version 2.1). The report has been published by the National Statistical Office (NSO) of…
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s per the National Health Profile 2018, 13th Issue, Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (please click here to access): • On most targets pertaining to health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India lags behind the target. For example, although the target for coverage of essential health services is 100 percent (indicator no. 3.8.1), in…
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As per the NITI Aayog website (please click here to access), India’ present status vis-à-vis the SDGs, broadly speaking, are as follows: Goal 1 * Globally, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined by more than half from 1.9 billion in 1990. However, 836 million people still live in extreme poverty. About one in…
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