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Overview
District Primary Education Programme (DPEP)
DPEP was launched as a Centrally-sponsored Scheme
in 1994 in 42 districts of seven states, with the aim of
providing access to primary education for all children,
reducing primary drop-out rates to less than 10 per cent,
increasing learning achievements of primary school
students by at least 25 per cent, and reducing gender
and social gaps to less than 5 per cent. At its peak, the
programme was being implemented in 272 districts of
18 States. At present, DPEP is in operation in 9 States
covering 129 districts. It has been funded jointly by the
World Bank, European Commission (EC), UK
Department for International Development (DFID),
Government of Netherlands and UNICEF. Total
External Assistance tied up for DPEP is Rs. 6938 crore
approximately.
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
National Programme of Nutritional Support to
Primary Education (commonly known as Mid-Day
Meal Scheme) today is the largest school nutritional
programme in the world covering nearly 12 crore
children in more than 8 lakh primary schools. Main
objective of the programme is to improve nutritional
status of children in primary stage. It seeks to boost
universalisation of primary education (classes I-V) by
improving enrolment, attendance, retention and
learning levels of children, specially those belonging to
disadvantaged sections. The Scheme also provides
nutritional support to students of primary stage in
drought-affected areas during summer vacations.
Government of India launched MDM Scheme on
August 15, 1995 to provide mid-day meal to children
studying at primary stage. The programme was extended
to children studying in EGS and other alternative
learning centres in October 2002. Central support was
provided by way of supply of free food grains through
Food Corporation of India @ 100 gm per child per
school day where cooked meal was served, and @ 3 kg
per student per month where food grains were
distributed.
Annual Report 2005-06
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