First state to introduce Mid Day Meal Scheme:

Correct option is B

Correct Answer: (B) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
→ Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the Mid Day Meal Scheme.
→ Tamil Nadu – 1962.
→ The scheme was expanded under K. Kamaraj and later strengthened by M. G. Ramachandran.
→ It aimed to improve school attendance and nutrition.
→ The scheme later became a national programme.
→ Hence, Tamil Nadu is the correct answer.
Information Booster:
→ Mid Day Meal Scheme improves enrolment.
→ It reduces classroom hunger.
→ Promotes social equality.
→ One of the world’s largest school feeding programmes.
→ Now implemented across India.
Additional Information (Other Options):
Option (A): Punjab
→ Punjab adopted the Mid Day Meal Scheme after it was expanded at the national level.
→ Year: 1995–96, after the launch of the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (NP-NSPE) by the Government of India.
Option (C): Uttar Pradesh
→ Uttar Pradesh implemented the scheme after it became a centrally sponsored programme.
→ Year: 1995 (as part of the national rollout), with cooked meals starting later in 2004–05 following Supreme Court directions.
Option (D): Kerala
→ Kerala introduced the Mid Day Meal Scheme after Tamil Nadu, initially in selected schools.
→ Year: 1984 (expanded later under central guidelines).