Under the mid-day meal scheme, hot cooked food is provided currently to students from Classes 1 to 8 around 11. 80 crore children in all, in 11. 20 lakh government and government-aided schools. Under PM Poshan Shakti Nirman or PM POSHAN scheme, 24 lakh more children in pre-primary classes, currently covered under the ICDS, will also be brought in. Last year, the government had opened pre-schools called Balvatikas attached to Anganwadi. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said PM POSHAN, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday, will provide a new shape to the policy to enhance the nutrition levels of schoolchildren. PM POSHAN has been launched for an initial period of five years 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Centre will bear 54 thousand 61 crores of the total estimated cost of 1. 3 lakh crore, with the states paying 31 thousand 733 crores.
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