印度小学免费午餐计划——MDM计划简述

The Free Mid-day Meal Program in Indian Primary Schools-A Brief Review of the MDM Program

印度中央政府于2001年启动了全国性的小学营养支持计划,也称免费午餐计划,旨在改善儿童营养状况及提高入学率和减少辍学率。其实施既有前期执行基础,又有政府强大的财政保证,各级政府成本分担与管理分工明确,有完整的监督与评价机制。免费午餐计划实施以来取得了显著的成绩,但也存在不足之处,有待进一步改进完善。

The government of India has launched the national program of school nutrition support in 2001 ,it is also called mid-day meal program. It aims to improve the students nutrition status and enhance the school recruitment and reduce children＇s drop out before their accomplishment of primary and upper primary school education. MDM has its long traditional practice in some states,now it get powerful support from the central and state government, the cost sharing and managing and monitoring duty is clearly regulated between different levels of Indian governments. It also has a complete monitoring and evaluating system on MDM. The MDM has achieved significant performance,but it is also criticized by some people because of its shortcomings,so it＇s much better to further improve MDM and make it achieve greater results.