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==Key Idea # 1 Why MMS? Objectives of MMS==
==Key Idea # 1 Why MMS? Objectives of MMS==
Free and compulsory education up to the age of 14 years is the constitutional commitment. It is estimated that about 40% of children drop out of primary school. National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) surveys (2000) indicate that about 70% of these children are undernourished and there is about 30% deficit in energy consumption and over 75% of the children have dietary micronutrient deficit of about 50%. Poor enrollment and high school dropout rate are attributed to the poor nutritional status of the children compounded by poor socio-economic conditions, child labour and lack of motivation. Nutrition support to primary education is considered as a means to achieve the objective of providing free and compulsory universal primary education of satisfactory quality to all the children below the age of 14 years by giving a boost to universalisation of primary education through increased enrollment, improved school attendance and retention and promoting nutritional status of primary school children simultaneously. With children from all castes and communities eating together, it is also a means of bringing about better social integration.
===Learning objectives===
===Learning objectives===
#Understanding the vision of the programme
#Understanding the vision of the programme
