Mid-day Meal Pilot Survey
- Jul 30, 2025
- 1 min read
"Testing Tools, Improving Nutrition"
Overview:
The Mid-Day Meal Pilot Survey, carried out under the Saukhya Project, was conducted across 17 schools in Kozhikode as directed by District Collector Shri. Snehil Kumar Singh IAS. Implemented by DCIP interns, the survey aimed to test the functionality and soundness of a digital Google Form tool developed to assess the Mid-Day Meal Programme. It focused on identifying gaps in nutrition, kitchen infrastructure, hygiene, and delivery mechanisms, while also incorporating feedback from school heads to refine the questionnaire for large-scale data collection. The exercise marked an important step toward improving public nutrition governance through field-based evidence and youth-led evaluation.
Key Highlights:
Activities / Programmes:
Survey testing across selected schools.
Structured guidance provided to school authorities.
Real-time feedback and corrections incorporated into survey design.
Observations made on kitchen staff challenges, student food preferences, and training gaps.
Outcome / Impact:
Improved survey format with clearer, school-relevant questions and options.
Strengthened interns’ surveying, communication, and observation skills.
Reinforced DCIP’s role in shaping evidence-based interventions for public health and nutrition through Saukhya Project.
