The mid-day meal scheme, which began in the 1960's, is one of India's oldest and aims to encourage marginalized classes to send their children to schools. 
Utaratibu wa chakula cha mchana, ulioanza miaka ya 1960, ni miongoni mwa taratibu za siku nyingi sana nchini India ulio na lengo la kuwapa moyo familia masikini kuwapeleka watoto wao shuleni.