Midday Meal Scheme

* 20 million children are expected to come under the scheme by 2020.

* 42.5 per cent of children under the age of 5 are underweight in this country,according to statistics.

* Above 200 million suffer from hunger in India. A report released as part of the 2008 Global Hunger Index ranks India 66 out of 88 countries.

* 200 is the number of working days in a year on which midday meal is served to students.

* In 2009,the scheme was extended to upper primary classes in Delhi as well,bringing 7 lakh children under its purview.

* 24 organisations serve food in schools across Delhi.

* 11,383 are the maximum number of students served by an organisation in Delhi schools and 78 the minimum.

* 60,000 is the average number of students served per kitchen after extension of the scheme to Class VIII in Delhi.

* On November 28,2001,the Supreme Court issued its landmark direction to expand the midday meal to all parts of India after Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.