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Q.

Choose the given statement as true/false:


PUCL filed a PIL which led to introduction of the scheme of mid-day meals in schools.


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Detailed Solution

The above statement is true.
While the drought in 2001 meant food shortages for the people, the government godowns were brimming with grains, and the grains were mainly ruined. An organisation called the People’s Union of Civil Liberties filed a PIL in the Supreme Court stating that the right to life also consisted of the right to food. The Supreme Court ordered the government to provide food through ration shops at cheaper rates, employment, and mid-day meals in government and government-aided schools. Thus, a PIL led to the introduction of the mid-day meal scheme.
 
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