The National Programme of Nutritional support to Primary Education (NP NSPE), popularly known as the ‘Mid Day Meal Scheme’ was launched in 1995 under the Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) to increase enrolment, attendance and simultaneously to improve the nutritional status of children in primary classes. This programme covers over 10.46 crore children in 12 lakh primary schools across the country, and the programme is considered as a flagship programme of the Govt. of Inda. The present study was conducted in two different models i.e local model managed by Self Help Groups or School Management Committee and other was centralized kitchen served by Mahila Sanchayika Sangha ( BMASS) a SHG federation in Bellaguntha Block of Ganjam District. From the study it was observed that all the children from the two models had MDM served only during lunch break and consumed food in the school premises itself. It was encouraging to know that all the dishes served in mid-day meal were mostly preferred by children. The children were given varied dishes like rice and dalma, Soya Curry and Potato Mix curry. Boiled eggs and curry were served twice a week, as per the norms. Children acknowledging to have received adequate food from MDM. It was known that 34 % children from schools had no drinking water facility and the children were forced to get drinking water from their houses. The acceptability of food items served were computed from the individual responses on six aspects of MDM, namely, quantity, quality, taste, texture, flavour, appearance and overall acceptability which were rated ‘good’ by 92% children in CKC model, 58 % in Local Model. In local Model one teacher engaged for MDM related activity and most of the other staff also spare 1 to 2 hour in every day But in case of Centralized model the teachers are free  in this activity and they have able to concentrate to reading to children. There also seen that the uninformative and quality was maintained by Centralized kitchen where as in local model that differ from school to school and the quality and hygienic preparation was not up to mark.

Keywords: CKC Model, MDM, NP NSPE, UEE, Centralized Model, Gender Equity.