Problems on Implementation of Mid-Day Meal in Nagaland with Special Reference to Kiphire District

Education has become a necessity in present context which enables a person to live a respectable and secured living. Without education there is a high chance of one being ending in poverty and hunger with no proper place and position to fit in. in today’s ever fast changing society education provides more opportunities in terms of job haunt. Though the Government of India provides free and compulsory education to children in the age group of 6-14 years, the country still has countless illiterate children. There are numerous reasons and one prominent reason among them is poverty and the inability of the parents to send their children to schools. The government in order to curtail has implemented the Mid-Day Meal Scheme for the benefit of the underprivileged children. However, as far as Nagaland and the area chosen Kiphire is concerned, even though the schools have implemented Mid-Day Meal Scheme, to carry out this task is a difficulty because of many reasons like, deteriorating road conditions, insufficient funds, insufficient workers, insufficient facilities, ignorance of the authorities concerned, poor quality and less quantity meals etc., which the study discusses. For the proposed study 40 schools under Kiphire district of Nagaland was surveyed to find out the problems of the schools related to the implementation of Mid-Day Meal Scheme.