. On November 17, 1920, the Chennai Corporation Council approved a proposal to provide tiffin to the students of a corporation school at a subsidised cost. This was expanded to four schools but discontinued five years later. Who was the man responsible for this?
Theagaraya Chetty, the then President of the Corporation
. Which Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is the midday meal in the State named after?
M. G. Ramachandran
. A human rights body founded by Jayaprakash Narayan argued in the Supreme Court about the right to food. This case was decided in 2001 and midday meals were mandated to be provided by every State and UT. Which body was this?
People’s Union for Civil Liberties
. Recently, the midday meal scheme, which provides one hot cooked meal to students of Classes 1-8 in government and government-aided schools, was revamped to include pre-primary classes too. It was also renamed. What is the scheme called today?
PM Poshan Shakti Nariman Scheme
. How much nutrition in calories are primary and upper primary children supposed to get according to the scheme?
450 calories for primary and 700 calories for upper primary children
