Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme is the new initiative from the Andhra Government to encourage the midday meal concept. The Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme is one brilliant idea and thought to re-visit the idea of midday meals & bring glory to the existing scenario in the mid-day meals.
The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is one of India’s most critical interventions and has encouraged some states to promote education. On 28 November 2001, the SC of India passed a mandate stating, “We direct the State Governments & Union Territories to implement the Mid-Day Meal Scheme by rendering every child in every state a benefit of mid-day meal scheme. The government to assist Primary School with a prepared mid-day meal.” Since then, the mid-day meal scheme and other parallel schemes have proved beneficial for all in the long run. Under these schemes, children of government schools receive free and nutritious meals on school days. It got observed that multiple Mid-Day Meal Schemes have had a significant impact on children’s nutritional and educational status. Today the mid-day meal scheme is a popular concept.
Over the years, the growing concept of mid-day meals has been of great advantage for our country’s government school. With the roaring name of mid-day meals, many students have got admitted to government schools. Because of the mid-day meal concept, many poor people have been interested in and admitted to India’s government schools of different states. It is a new trend to encourage the education sector and help mitigate malnutrition from the source. Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme has done a fantastic task by contributing to the purpose efficiently.
About Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme
The Government of India launched the Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme, which helps poor people from rural and urban areas and resolves the issues of lack of nutrition, food security, and education access. With this program’s help, free lunch is availed to students on school working days in Government Schools.
Further, the Andhra Pradesh mid-day meal was revoked into the Jagananna Gurumudda scheme because the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh state wanted to make the project comfortable for all students studying in Andhra Pradesh state in Government School. The CM of Andhra Pradesh mainly wanted to have all the nutrients in the foods of mid-day meals provided to government schools’ students across the state. The plan behind launching the scheme was multi-fold. It encouraged maximum participation of students to develop the ecosystem of education amongst the masses. With this, it also aimed to improve the standard of society and do away with the emerging issue of malnutrition amongst the students.
Objectives of the Scheme
Students belonging to low-income families get mid-day meals in government schools all week through this scheme. Keeping this in view, Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme got started to provide nutritious food to the students while improving the nutritional approach.
Following are the objectives of the Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme:
- The scheme aims at protecting children from classroom hunger.
- The scheme aims at Increasing school enrolment & attendance.
- The scheme aims at Improving socialization amongst children belonging to all castes.
- The scheme aims at addressing and resolving the issue of malnutrition amongst children.
- The scheme aims at the Social empowerment of women by creating a scope of employment.
Implementation of Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme
The Andhra Pradesh government has, on behalf of the chief minister, stated that they would also aim at increasing the monthly salary of the workers who distribute & prepare foods under mid-day meals at the schools of the entire state. Along with this, the government has also promised to mix up some more nutritious ingredients in the foods under AP mid-day meal, provided to the students of the government schools of Andhra Pradesh. Increasing the salary shall also help the workers to live their life correctly and make a healthy environment among the distributors of Andhra Pradesh Mid-Day Meal 2020.
Menu under AP State Mid-day Scheme
The CM of Andhra Pradesh also has recently finalized a new food menu for the AP state mid-day meal scheme (Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme) for the government schools of Andhra Pradesh:
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Monday |
Rice, Egg Curry, Chickpea (A Recipe for peanut Lentil Gingerbread) |
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Tuesday |
Puliohara, Tomato Dal, Boiled Egg |
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Wednesday |
Vegetable Rice, Aloo Kurma, Boiled Egg, Chickpea |
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Thursday |
Kichadi, Tomato Chutney, Boiled Egg |
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Friday |
Rice, Asparagus, Boiled Egg, Chickpea |
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Saturday |
Rice, Sambar, and Sweet Pongal |
Specification of the Meals under Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme
The government official of Andhra Pradesh has also recently stated that they would also provide boiled eggs in meals to all the students of the government schools of Andhra Pradesh. The boiled eggs shall be given around four times a week to all the students studying in any government schools of Andhra Pradesh. The free meal is all set to be distributed to the students from class 1 to class 10, respectively, & accordingly.
Even the proper utilization of food & distribution are expected from all the concerned authorities related to the state’s government schools. DEOs are directed to ensure that MDM bills are submitted to the Treasury Office timely, i.e., by the 5th of every month, and payment made by the 10th day of every month.
How is Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme Beneficial?
Malnutrition, also called malnourishment, is a severe condition resulting from eating a diet that contains either insufficient or too many nutrients, as a result of which health problems occur. The nutrients involved mostly include calories, carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, minerals, etc. Undernutrition during pregnancy or maybe before two years of age may also cause permanent mental and physical development problems. Every child deserves a healthy childhood, but many children in India are suffering from malnutrition. Due to which they suffer from recurring diseases, stunted growth, etc. India already had faced the highest no. of malnutrition children in the world. The nation felt a rigorous shift of malnutrition kids due to lockdown and closure of multiple mid-day schemes. As per the recent study, 3 lakh children may die out of malnutrition.
Secondly, education has always played a requisite role in the growth & development of human potential. The State Governments are spending a considerable portion of their limited resources to provide educational facilities all over the country. Despite these efforts, education’s goal for all appears to be far & elusive due to inherent socio-economic factors present in society. Most children from low socio-economic communities suffer from undernutrition; more often, they drop out of school at a very early age, which directly affects their personality development. Several programs have got launched to combat these issues. Given the correlation between educational attainment & economic growth, policies that effectively and efficiently decrease primary school education barriers are of extreme interest to government organizations. The Government of India and several states have effectively implemented a school-feeding program to incentivize children to attend primary school by providing a subsidized mid-day meal. Jagananna Gorumudda scheme is one such great initiative to enhance enrolment in schools and encourage education for all. Education is the most critical asset we have because our knowledge is the type of wealth that we can never lose no matter what, and the more we share it, the more it increases.
We are adamant about providing round the clock assistance to the Government of Andhra Pradesh in this good cause. We shall walk hand in hand with the State Government to ensure success in the long run. We shall lend assistance to make them avail the benefits of the scheme. We shall also make this dream turn into a reality by guiding into the procedure for its prolonged services. Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme has done a laudable task, and we shall work further to make it of more use for all.
Conclusion
The Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme has many potential benefits: attracting children from disadvantaged sections (especially women) to school, improving regularity, nutritional services, socialization benefits, and benefits to women are some that got highlighted. The scheme shall prove to be a successful one if implemented in the right manner.
