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Which of the following statements are correct about Mid day Meal Scheme? 1. The earlier programme of MDMS was launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in August 1998. The scheme was then envisioned to boost the universalisation of primary education (Classes I-V) by increasing enrolment, retention and attendance and simultaneously improving nutrition status of students in primary classes. 2. Later, the scheme was revised in September 2006 and extended to upper primary stage (Classes VI-VIII) children from 2008-09. 3. The Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN), erstwhile Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS), has been approved as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for providing one hot cooked meal in Government and Government-aided schools from 2021-22 to 2025-26. 4. Under the scheme, the provision of hot cooked meals has been extended to children of pre-schools or Bal Vatika (before Class I) in primary schools. 5. The main objectives of the PM POSHAN scheme are to address two of the persistent problems for the majority of children in India - hunger and education.

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