Classes IX and X Students to Get Mid-Day Meals in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The students of Classes IX and X at government and government-aided secondary schools in Odisha will get mid-day meals from 2025-26 academic year.

The state government has approved a proposal for provision of hot cooked midday meals to the students of Class-IX and X in government and government-aided secondary schools from the financial year 2025-26 to increase nutritional level of the students and enhancing the enrollment, attendance and retention of students in schools, according to the School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department.

The government will spend Rs 570.71 crore yearly for this purpose under the Mukhyamantri POSHAN Yojana.

The proposal has been endorsed by both the Finance Department and the Planning and Convergence Department.