Social audit of midday meal scheine in AP

Sinha, Dipa (2008) Social audit of midday meal scheine in AP. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

Studies of India's midday meal scheme have emphasised the need for Community monitoring. A social audit was recently initiated for this purpose by the government of Andhra Pradesh. This article presents an account of the audit in Adilabad and Kurnool districts. It brings out various Problems like corruption, misuse of power and mismanagement of funding. However, the audit did also bring out the many positive effects of the midday meal scheme - in increasing enrolment, averting "classroom hunger" and reducing social discrimination. It also showed that active Community monitoring can significantly enhance the quality of the scheme.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Sinha, Dipa
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Social Audit, Midday meal
Subjects:	Social sciences Social sciences > Economics Social sciences > Economics > Financial economics Social sciences > Social problems & services Social sciences > Social problems & services > Public health
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
Full Text Status:	Restricted
Related URLs:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/40278130
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6693
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