Release of funds under the PM Poshan scheme (earlier called the National Programme of Mid-Day Meals in School) has been slow, as per an analysis by the Centre for Policy Research’s Accountability Initiative.
In FY22, only 48% of the approved budget had been released by the Centre at the end of the third quarter.
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In FY23, no funds were released in the first quarter, and by the third, only 52% had been released. There is also considerable variation on receipts among the states.