The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is known as National Programme of Nutrition Support to primary education. This scheme was introduced by the Govt. of India w.e.f. 15.8.95. In the beginning, only 18 blocks of Himachal Pradesh were covered under this scheme. This scheme was further extended to 30 blocks during the year 1996-97. Now all the 72 blocks of the State has been covered under this scheme w.e.f. 1.4.97. In Himachal Pradesh, only rice is being distributed to the students of primary education @ 3 kg per student per month free of cost. The Year-wise details of allocation and lifting of rice under this scheme are as under :

This Corporation is lifting the mid-day meal rice according to the monthly demand received from the concerned Deputy Commissioners. The Deputy Commissioners raise the demand to FCI and authorise our Area Managers to lift the stocks from the Godowns of FCI and further distribution to fair price shops is made by this Corporation as per sub-allocation intimated by the Distt. Administration.