THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MID DAY MEAL SCHEME IN MANIPUR STARTED FROM NOVEMBER, 1995 IN SOME SCHOOLS. FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIVES OF THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT DATED 20-4-2004 IN W.P(C) NO.196 OF 2001, THE SCHEME WAS EXTENDED TO ALL THE SCHOOLS OF PRIMARY STAGE (GOVT. / AIDED) IN THE STATE WITH EFFECT FROM THE 14TH NOVEMBER 2004. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME IN UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES STARTED WITH EFFECT FROM THE 1ST AUGUST, 2008. DURING THE YEAR 2015-16, 2475 PRIMARY SCHOOLS, 717 - PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES AND 177 - UPPER PRIMARY WITHOUT PRIMARY SCHOOLS I.E. A TOTAL OF 3369 SCHOOLS WERE COVERED UNDER THE SCHEME.