Question

The Mid-Day Meal Scheme was first implemented in the state of
A.Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint:The state in which the mid-day meal was first introduced is separated from Sri Lanka by a maritime boundary called Palk Strait.
It is a state where the Sangam Age flourished and it is bound by the Eastern Ghats over its coastal boundary.

Complete answer:
-Mid-day meal key destinations include: - protecting kids from hunger, increasing school enrolment and participation, improved socialization among youngsters having a place with all positions, and social strengthening through the arrangement of work to ladies.
Let us examine the options and discuss the solution.
Option A. Kerala - the state of Kerala implemented the mid-day meal program in 1984. It is an incorrect option as for the first time it was introduced in 1925.
Option B. The idea of giving lunch to students was first presented in 1925 in India and Tamil Nadu was the first state to implement an early afternoon lunch program in grade schools followed by Gujarat, Kerala, and different states. Later it was taken up as a public plan called Nutrition Support to Primary Education Scheme or Mid-Day Meal program which was dispatched on August 15, 1995, in 2,408 blocks across the nation for giving one meal for each day to kids in elementary school (Class I to V). Hence, it is the correct option.
Option C. Madhya Pradesh - The state started the mid-day meal plot in 2007–08. It is an incorrect option as for the first time it was introduced in 1925.
Option D. Maharashtra - it was introduced around 1990-1991 along with a few other states. It is an incorrect option as for the first time it was introduced in 1925.

Based on the above explanation, the correct answer is Option B.

Note:-As per MHRD's notification, dated June 24, 2019, the current cooking cost per kid every day is Rs. 4.48 for lower education kids and Rs. 6.71 for upper education kids.
-As indicated by the MDM(Mid-Day Meal) standards, there must be one cook to 25 kids, two aides up to 26-100 youngsters. One additional partner with each option of 100 youngsters. Each cook/assistant is given a salary of Rs. 1000 every month.
-The framework incorporates a kitchen shed, cooking and serving utensils, cooking ovens, and cooking fuel.