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PM POSHAN

PM POSHAN - Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment
NationwideIndividualCentralCentrally Sponsored SchemeMinistry of EducationOpen since 2018-03-08
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What this is

PM POSHAN is a centrally sponsored scheme by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education. Under this scheme, one hot cooked meal will be provided to the children studying in Government and Government – aided schools. The Scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Education.

In detail

PM POSHAN is a centrally sponsored scheme by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education. Under this scheme, one hot cooked meal will be provided to the children studying in Government and Government – aided schools. The Scheme is implemented across the country covering all the eligible children without any discrimination of gender and social class.

> Objective:

The main objectives of the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan are to address two of the pressing problems for the majority of children in India, viz. hunger and education by improving the nutritional status of eligible children in Government and Government-aided schools as well as encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.

POSHAN Abhiyaan is one of the many schemes under the umbrella scheme "Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS)". ICDS also includes Anganwadi Services Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, and Scheme for Adolescent Girls.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must be a citizen of India.
  • The applicant must be studying in a Primary or Upper Primary class (Class 1st to Class 8th) in a Government or a Government-aided school.

What you get

Nutrition norm per child per day:

  • Primary: Calorie – 450; Protein - 12 gms
  • Upper Primary: Calorie – 700; Protein - 20 gms

Food norms per child per day:

  • Primary: Food grains - 100 gms; Pulses - 20 gms; Vegetables - 50 gms; Oil & fat - 5 gms, Salt & condiments - As per need.
  • Upper Primary: Food grains - 150 gms; Pulses - 30 gms; Vegetables - 75 gms; Oil & fat – 7.5 gms, Salt & condiments - As per need.

Under the Scheme, there is the provision of hot cooked meals to children of pre-schools or Bal Vatika (before class I) in primary schools also in addition to the 11.80 crore children of classes I to VIII studying in 11.20 lakh schools.

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schemeNamePM POSHAN - Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme For Holistic NourishmentmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2018-03-08myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry of EducationmyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme