Before the Realization of INDIAN

CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES

JUSTICE, social, economic and political LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, etc EQUALITY of status and of opportunity

POVERTY

Statistics show that about 20% of people in India live below poverty Line

Two Major Reasons Behind Poverty

Unemployment Poor Family Background

Schemes &

Programmes

for Eradicating

Poverty

Integrated Rural Development

Programme of October 2, 1980

The small farmers are provided a subsidy of 25% of the capital cost while the marginal farmers enjoy33.3%. The Landless laborers and rural artisans are provided a 50% subsidy for acquisition of assets.

National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) 15th August 1995

As the name suggests this scheme provides pension to old people who were above the age of 65['Now 60' ]who struggles to find his own livelyhood. The pension that was given was Rs 200 a month. This pension is given by the central government.

National family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) August 1995

This scheme provides a sum of Rs. 20000 to a person of a family who becomes the head of the family after the death of its real breadwinner. The breadwinner is defined as a person who is above 18 who earns the most for the family and on whose earnings the family survives. It is for families below the poverty line.

Annapurna 1999–2000

This scheme was started by the government in 1999–2000 to provide food to senior citizens who cannot take care of themselves and are not under the National Old Age Pension Scheme... (NOAPS), and who have no one to take care of them in their village. This scheme would provide 10 kg of free food grains a month for the eligible senior citizens. The allocation for this scheme as off 2000-2001 was Rs 100 crore.

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005-2006

NREGA bill was notified in 2005 and came into force in 2006 and further modified it as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2008. This scheme guarantees 150 days of paid work to people in the rural areas. The scheme has proved to be a major boost in Indian rural population's income.

Lack of Nutritious Food

Students are compelled to discontinue education because they do not get proper and regular food.

Mid Day

Meal

Programme

A mid day meal programme was started in 1925 in Madras Corporation by the British administration A mid day meal programme was implimented in the Union Territory of Puducherry by the French administration in 1930.

Historical Flash Back

1925

1930

In 1962-63 academic year,Thiru K. Kamaraj, then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, introduced a mid day meal programme first in Chennai and later extended it to all districts of Tamil Nadu

Historical Flash Back

1962-63

Gujarat was the next to introduce an Mid Day Meal scheme in 1984, but it was later discontinued

Historical Flash Back

1984

Following the article 24,] of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in which India has signedIIndia has committed to providing "adequate nutritious foods" for children. The programme has undergone many changes since its launch in 1995. The Midday Meal Scheme is covered by the

The Present MDM Scheme

1995

The Present MDM Scheme

2013

National Food Security Act, 2013 The National Food

Security Act, 2013 (also Right to Food Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India which focuses on providing subsidized food grains to the poor people of India. It was signed into law on 12 September 2013, retroactive to 5 July 2013

Supreme Court Order of 2001

In April 2001, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) submitted a public interest litigation to Supreme Court of India. This case known as the "right to food" case. The PUCL argued that article 21 – "right to life" of the Indian constitution, can be taken as a fact for declaring right to food as a fundamental right. The PUCL argued that excess food stocks with the Food Corporation of India should be provided to hungry citizens. This included providing mid day meals in primary schools. The scheme came into force with the supreme court order dated 28 November 2001, which orders all government and government-assisted primary schools to offer cooked midday meals.[

CHILD LABOR

Students are compelled to discontinue education because they are sent to factories and other work places.

SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION

Social Marginalization is another factor which denies educational opportunities for a large number of students

SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Some sections of society like Dalit's, advisees etc. are completely avoided by the other sections in all walks of life