India’s school meals program is ubiquitous, helping deliver food to millions. It faces threats from multiple angles.
It would be hard to find a larger or more universal school meals program than that in India. Until COVID-19 hit more than 87 percent of children in rural government schools were being served the ‘Mid-Day Meal’. At last count the scheme covered 118 million children.
The benefits of school meals are well established, but government budget pressures threaten the sustainability of India’s program. It will also need to fend off corruption and corporate lobbyists if it is to continue to thrive.
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