EDUCATION UGC NET
MODERN HISTORY OF EDUCATION
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Increase enrolment
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Increase the employment
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Engage teachers
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Involve community
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Detailed explanation-1: -With a view to enhancing enrollment, retention, and attendance and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among children, the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (NP-NSPE) was launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th August 1995, initially in 2408 blocks in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Initiatives by the central government The objective of the scheme is to help improve the effectiveness of primary education by improving the nutritional status of primary school children.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mid-Day Meal Scheme aims to: increase school attendance. improve socialisation among castes. address malnutrition. empower women through employment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tamil Nadu was the first to introduce the mid day meal scheme in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Following are the benefits of mid day meal programme: Poor children begun enrolling and regularly attending classes. Their attendence in class got improved. All students whether upper class or lower class eat this meal together in the school.