India's Free Lunch
Produced by SBS Dateline and distributed by Journeyman Pictures, India's Free Lunch explores India's innovative state school lunch program.
Since 2001, all Indian primary schools have provided pupils with a free midday meal. As a result, truancy rates have been slashed and child health is soaring. Western governments are taking note.
"Compared to ours, today's generation is better off," explains a cook at one school. Vijay Bhaskar, food administrator in Karnataka, agrees and reveals, "The number of children out of school has reduced from 1 million to 70,000." The scheme has also staved off the junk food industry, as Bhaskar comments, "Any person who has seen children eating a hot meal knows that no cookie can substitute."
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