MID DAY MEAL (MDM) PROGRAMME IN WEST BENGAL: A STUDY

Mid Day Meal (MDM ) is a well-known name for school meal programme, it provides free lunch on working days for the children of primary and upper primary classes. In this study, we try to assess the Nature and impact of MDM on Enrollment, and academic achievement of student in four selected upper primary schools of Howrah District in West Bengal. The study based on both primary and secondary data. The secondary data collected from various reputed government and other web sites, and for the collection of Primary Data, we select four schools of Howrah district and head Teacher and office Authorities provide data for this study. The result of field study reveals that MDM plays a significant role in the development of enrollment of student and academic achievement of student in this school.