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Consider the following statements regarding Mid-day Meal Scheme and identify the correct one/s

1. The Mid Day Meal Scheme covers children of classes I-VIII studying in government local bodies, government aided schools, special training centres (STC) and madarsas/maqtabs supported under Sarva Shikha Abhiyan (SSA).

2. The cooking cost is shared between the Centre and the state in the ratio of 60:40 for non-NER (North-East Region) states, 100 per cent for UTs and 90:10 for NER states and 3 Himalayan States.

3. Tithi Bhojan is a concept designed to ensure greater public participation under the Mid-Day Meal Programme has been adopted across India.

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Explanation:

The objective of Mid-day Meal is to enhance the enrollment, and attendance and simultaneously improve nutritional levels among school going children studying in Classes I to VIII.

Children studying in Primary and Upper Primary Classes in Government, Govt. Aided, Local Body, EGS and AIE Centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and NCLP Schools run by Ministry of Labour are eligible for Mid Day Meal.

Free supply of food grains @ 100 grams per child per school day at Primary and @ 150 grams per child per school day at Upper Primary.

Subsidy for transportation of food grains is provided to 11 special category states at PDS rate prevalent in these states and up to a maximum of Rs.75.00 per quintal for other than special categories States/UTs

In addition to foodgrains, a mid day meal involves major input, viz.,cost of cooking.

The cost of construction of Kitchen-cum-store is determined on the basis of State Schedule of Rates and the plinth area norm laid down by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India depending on the number of children studying in schools.

Though proposed several times, Tithi Bhojan is yet to be adopted at Pan India level.

Under the concept of Tithti Bhojan in Gujarat, villagers sponsor the food, with sweets, for children on different occasions and also make contributions in kind by providing utensils etc.