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Out What is vacuum-packing? Name any two vacuum-packed food items.
Distribution of food
The primary goal of food distribution is to provide food for everyone and
prevent hunger.
Some families benefit from the Public
Distribution System, which provides
them with rice, wheat, and sugar. The
Government of India runs this system.
It is a method by which the government
ensures that everyone has food to eat.
Think & A public distribution system is also called a fair-price shop. Locally, they are referred
Answer to as ration shops. Have you ever seen or visited a shop like this? Name the items sold
in this shop.
The Midday Meal Scheme provides free
lunch to children attending government
schools. This scheme aims to improve school
attendance, nutrition, and enrollment rates
among school-going children.
The Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) is a government program in India that
provides healthy meals, preschool education,
primary healthcare, immunization, and health
check-ups to children under the age of six and
their mothers.
Village-level child-care centers called
Anganwadis provide food to pregnant
women and young children.
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