Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman - DNH&DD

1) Hot, cooked, nutritious meals provided to students on all school working days.

2) Ensures adequate calorie and protein intake as per national nutritional norms.

3) Improves health and nutrition levels of school-going children.

4) Enhances school attendance, retention, and reduces classroom hunger.

5) Supports better concentration and learning outcomes among students.

6) Provides essential micronutrients to address anaemia and malnutrition.

7) Encourages enrollment in Government and Government Aided schools.

8) Strengthens social equity by serving all children without discrimination.

9) Includes food safety and hygiene measures for quality assurance.

10) Provides support for kitchen devices and infrastructure improvement.

1) The applicant must be a school-going child enrolled in a Government (Balvatika–VIII), Government-aided (VI–VIII) or Local Body (Balvatika–VIII) school.

2) The child should be studying in Balvatika, Primary classes I–V, or Upper Primary classes VI–VIII.

3) No income criteria are applicable; all enrolled children are eligible.

4) Children studying in Special Training Centres (STCs) under the RTE Act and CwSN enrolled under Home based Education are also eligible.

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Step 01: Child enrols in a government or Government-aided school in DNH&DD.



Step 02: School updates enrolment details in the PM POSHAN MIS portal.



Step 03: In Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman district, meals are prepared at Centralized Kitchen and delivered to schools.

In Diu district, meals are prepared at Decentralized Kitchen.



Step 04: Children attend school and receive hot cooked, nutritious meals on all working days.



Step 05: School authorities monitor and report meal coverage, quality, and attendance through the MIS portal.

1) No document required.

2) Enrollment of the child in a Government (Balvatika to Class VIII) or Government-aided school (Class VI to VIII) is verified through school records.