The Government has approved the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN)’ for providing one hot cooked meal in Government and Government – aided Schools from 2021-22 to 2025-26 . The Scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Education . Under the Scheme, there is provision of hot cooked meal to children of pre-schools or Bal Vatika (before class I) in primary schools also in addition to the 11.80 crore children of classes I to VIII studying in 11.20 lakh schools. The Scheme is implemented across the country covering all the eligible children without any discrimination of gender and social class. The main objectives of the PM POSHAN Scheme (earlier known as Mid-Day Meal Scheme) are to address two of the pressing problems for majority of children in India, viz. hunger and education by improving the nutritional status of eligible children in Government and Government-aided schools as well as encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
Which among the following is the largest source of irrigation in India, apart from rains?
The growth movement in response to touch, or contact of a foreign body, in plants is called
Which of the following states was the largest producer of cotton in 2023-24?
Which among the following hormone, is transported in polar manner and also requires carrier
proteins?
Plant Quarantine regulatory measures are operative through the "Destructive insects & pests Act, was introduced in India in
Which of the following is known as ripening hormone
How many districts were assessed for risk and vulnerability by NICRA?
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The process by which particular homozygous plant varieties can be selected for creating next generations.
As per Final estimates of Foodgrain production 2023-24, what was the estimated total production of food grains in India?
