Q. Which state government recently launched 'Mukhyamantri Bal Paushtik Aahar Yojana'?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Notes: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the 'Mukhyamantri Bal Paushtik Aahar Yojana' to provide nutritious food to government schoolchildren. The scheme offers boiled eggs or fruits once a week to students from nursery to class eight. Fresh fruits will be locally sourced based on children's preferences. It complements the existing mid-day meal scheme, covering 15,181 schools and 5,34,293 students. The state allocated Rs.12.75 crore for the scheme in 2024-25. The CM also launched a scheme to provide free tablets to primary school teachers to enhance digitalization in education.
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