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Reducing Cooking Oil Usage
March 21 , 2025
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- The Union government has advised states to reduce the usage of cooking oil by 10% in the mid-day meal programme in all government and aided schools under Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) scheme.
- There is an advice on reducing the usage of cooking oil by 10% in day-to-day life through innovative ways.
- 12.5 million children between 5 to 19 years were overweight in 2022 as compared to 0.4 million in 1990.
- The share of boys being more than girls in urban areas.
- The PM-POSHAN is a centrally-sponsored scheme aimed at providing nutritious meals to students.
- This initiative benefits all children enrolled in Bal-Vatika and classes 1 to 8 in government and aided schools.
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