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+====== Mid-Day Meal not served? File one RTI ======
+{{ :social:auto:rti-mid-day-meal-school.png?direct&1200 |Social auto rti mid day meal school}}
+<WRAP info>
+**Short version.** **PM POSHAN (formerly Mid-Day Meal Scheme)** under **MHRD** provides **hot cooked meals** to govt school children Class 1-8 (some states extend to Pre-primary + 9-12). If meals are missing/substandard for weeks, RTI to **PIO of School Headmaster + Block Education Officer (BEO) + State MDM Director** with **₹10 fee** legally forces written reply within **30 days** under §7(1) RTI Act 2005.
+</WRAP>
+===== Real story =====
+Parents in a UP village reported MDM hadn't been served for 6 weeks. School blamed grain delay.
+RTI to BEO + State MDM Director. **15 days later** BEO replied: grain stock issued same day; meals resumed; cook honorarium also released.
+===== Statute =====
+- **PM POSHAN (formerly MDM Scheme) Guidelines** (latest 2023).
+- **National Food Security Act 2013 §5** — Children 6-14 entitled to free meals.
+- §6(1) + §7(1) + §7(5) RTI Act.
+===== Copy-ready RTI =====
+<code>
+To, PIO, [School Headmaster] + Block Education Officer (BEO) + State MDM Director, [Address]
+Subject: §6(1) RTI Act — PM POSHAN (MDM) services
+   School         : [Name + UDISE+ code]
+   Block / Panchayat: [Name]
+   Period of complaint: DD-MM-YYYY to DD-MM-YYYY
+Please provide:
+. List of days meals were/were not served at this school for last 3 months.
+. Grain delivery dates + cook honorarium payment.
+. Menu prescribed vs actually served.
+. Quality testing / monitoring records.
+. Reason for any interruption.
+. Name + designation of dealing officer.
+Citizen of India [+ BPL §7(5) waiver].
+Fee: ₹10 IPO/DD [or BPL waiver].
+[Name + signature + address + date]
+</code>
+===== Common scenarios =====
+- Grain stock delay → state supply chain.
+- Cook honorarium pending.
+- Substandard quality (rotten/insufficient).
+- LPG cylinder dispute.
+- Egg/fruit menu skipped (per state rules).
+===== Case law =====
+- **//PUCL v. UoI// (Right to Food)** — MDM = guaranteed entitlement.
+- **//Akshay Patra v. State of Karnataka// (HC 2018)** — Quality monitoring enforced.
+- CIC //MDM v. MHRD// (2019) — state-wise pendency disclosure.
+===== FAQs =====
+==== School-management vs caterer? ====
+Per state — RTI applies to both.
+==== Pre-primary covered? ====
+PM POSHAN extended to Pre-primary in 2023.
+==== Class 9-12? ====
+Some states (Karnataka, etc.) under state schemes.
+===== Conclusion =====
+MDM = nutrition + attendance lever. RTI breaks supply-chain delays.
+===== Sources =====
+- PM POSHAN Guidelines 2023.
+- NFSA 2013 §5.
+- //PUCL v. UoI//.
+//Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.//
+{{tag>mid-day-meal MDM PM-POSHAN MHRD nfsa school-meal cook-honorarium citizen-rti section-6-1 section-7-5 child-nutrition}}

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