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Mid-Day Meal Case Study

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On 29 August, Meena Devi, former principal of a primary school in Dharmasati Gandaman in the northern Indian State of Bihar was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment for the death of 23 children who died after consuming Mid-Day Meal in 2013. She was found guilty under the charge of culpable homicide and criminal negligence for serving a meal of rice and Soybeans laced with pesticides by the local court. A total of 47 children had fallen ill after consuming the meal, of which 23 died. A mass graveyard was created outside the school as a reminder of the tragedy. The first Mid-Day Meal in India was implemented in the Southern State of Tamil Nadu and is credited with encouraging children to study, thereby improving the literacy rates in the State. It not only solved the illiteracy …show more content…

It is hidden behind a flock of traders and vendors and has a huge black gate guarding it. The two tall steel food containers are kept in the corridor covered with a quilt. Because of the unavailability of a kitchen-cum-store provision, once the food is delivered, it is either kept in one of the classrooms or in the Principal’s cabin. Mid-Day Meals are either cooked at the schools or they are outsourced to Non-Governmental-Organisations (NGOs). The Harola School gets ready-to-eat meals cooked by an NGO Dalit Prahari. The school is a perfect right angle, with classes lined along the lines of the angles. “Children don’t have much choice, they get Khichdi (a preparation made of rice and lentils) thrice a week but they have added a fruit and a glass of milk to the weekly menu,’’ Singh added. The school has a total of 478 children studying from class VI to VIII. Sitting behind a desk, he shows us the Mid-Day Meal register which contains the details of how many children ate the meal, what was served to students and the signature of the

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