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Information and Opinion of Beneficiaries on Akshara Dasoha Programme in Hubli City of Karnataka


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1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
     

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School children (6-14 years) form about 20 percent of the total population. Free and compulsory education upto the age of years is a constitutional commitment. Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), mid-day meal scheme can be a valuable means of imparting health and nutrition to school children as reported by Nutrition Foundation of India. It is a proven fact that school meal programme exerts a positive influence on enrolment and attendance of children in schools. But due to various reasons like child labour, poor socio-economic status of family hungry child is less likely to attend school regularly.
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Ashwini N. Bellary
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
Sarojani J. Karkannavar
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India
Puspha Bharathi
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India

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School children (6-14 years) form about 20 percent of the total population. Free and compulsory education upto the age of years is a constitutional commitment. Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), mid-day meal scheme can be a valuable means of imparting health and nutrition to school children as reported by Nutrition Foundation of India. It is a proven fact that school meal programme exerts a positive influence on enrolment and attendance of children in schools. But due to various reasons like child labour, poor socio-economic status of family hungry child is less likely to attend school regularly.