(a) whether the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is the world’s largest school feeding programme;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of schools covered and the number
of children being served such meals;
(c) whether the Government proposes to extend MDMS to the unaided private schools located
in the tribal areas of the country;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the Government proposes to undertake further reforms in the programme so as
to boost the intake of students especially those belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled
Tribes community; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?