The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Nutritional Impact of School Lunch Programme on Children over a Period of Five Years


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1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-641 011, India

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Children are the nation's biggest investment for development. Yet they are the most neglected segment of the population. In order to save the children from the maladies of chronic malnutrition, the Central and State Governments have embarked on several nutrition intervention programmes, the oldest among which is the widely operating school lunch programme.
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Rajammal P. Devadas
Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-641 011, India
S. Premakumari
Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-641 011, India

Abstract


Children are the nation's biggest investment for development. Yet they are the most neglected segment of the population. In order to save the children from the maladies of chronic malnutrition, the Central and State Governments have embarked on several nutrition intervention programmes, the oldest among which is the widely operating school lunch programme.