PM POSHAN YOJANA (MDM)

                        POSHAN ABHIYAAN KHEDA

The “Poshan Mitra” Initiative

On December 11, 2025, the Kheda District Administration introduced the “Sahbhagita Sammati Patra” (Participation & Consent Form) as a targeted grassroots administrative drive under the POSHAN Abhiyaan (#SahiPoshanDeshRoshan).

• Core Purpose: The initiative mobilizes government employees and officers (Karmayogis) across all departments and talukas to register as “Poshan Mitras” (પોષણમિત્ર). It transforms nutrition governance from routine official duty into personal civic participation, encouraging employees to give back to their workplace (Karmabhoomi).

• Implementation Mechanism: Under the program “Gam no Nirdhar, Sahkar thi Sakar”—implemented in collaboration with Amul Dairy—participating staff formally pledge to celebrate personal and family milestones (such as birthdays, weddings, and festivals) by contributing nutrition support to malnourished children within the district.

• Administrative Scope: The signed consent forms capture the employee’s name, designation, department, taluka, and contact details, establishing a structured district-level network of public servants directly supporting child health and welfare outcomes across Kheda

• Moral & Civic Responsibility: It frames addressing malnutrition as an ethical duty and a golden opportunity to repay the debt owed to one’s land of work (Karmabhoomi).

• Personal Contribution: Signatories formally commit as a “Poshan Mitra”. Rather than limiting their involvement to administrative oversight, employees pledge to celebrate family milestones—such as birthdays, wedding ceremonies, and other auspicious events—by directly contributing towards improving the nutritional status of children within Kheda district.

Introduction

Mid-Day Meal scheme was started in 1984 in Gujarat. In this scheme, the share of the central government is 60%, and the share of the State government is 40%. it involves provision for free lunch on working days for children in primary & upper primary classes in government-aided, local body schools.

      Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman- PM POSHAN Yojana (earlier known as Mid-Day Meal scheme) is approved by Central Government vide letter no. F.No,1-3/2021-Desk (PM POSHAN YOJANA) dated 06/10/2021, for providing hot cooked meal, to each child enrolled in standard 1 to 8 (covering the age group of 6 to 14 years) in Government and govt.aided primary schools, special training centers (STC) and Madrasas supported under Samagra Shiksha along with extension of scheme to children of balvatika (that is before standard-1) as envisaged in National Education Policy-2020.

Key Functions

• To provide hot cooked meal to children.
• To improve nutritional status of children.
• To encourage poor children belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly & help them concentrate on classroom activities, thereby increasing the enrollment, retention & attendance rates.
• To Decrease the drop out ratio of the students in school.
• The subsidiary aim is to provide the employment in Rural Sector.

Service Category: Monitoring on District Level.

Associated branches: PM POSHAN at Taluka Level.

Mission and Vision

The three major goals for PM POSHAN YOJANA are as under:

a) Child Nutrition
b) Educational Advancement and
c) Social Equity.

In addition, the PM POSHAN Yojana is viewed as an opportunity to inculcate hygiene and sanitation practices among children.