Mid-Day Meal

Bad Table Manners by Whetstone Radio Collective

Feb 2, 202233:27Arts

The Mid-Day Meal feeds millions of schoolgoing Indian children daily, and has widely been considered one of India’s most successful welfare programs. Two economists who have been instrumental in its success, Jean Drèze a...

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