Editing Midday Meal Scheme (section)

==== Interim orders ====
The Supreme Court occasionally issues interim orders regarding midday meals.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.righttofoodindia.org/orders/interimorders.html|title = Legal Action: Supreme Court Orders|access-date = 28 July 2013}}</ref> Some examples are:<ref name=":7" />
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| Basic entitlement || "Every child in every place and Government assisted Primary Schools with a prepared midday meal with a minimum content of 300 calories and 8–12 grams of protein each day of school for a minimum of 200 days" || 28 November 2001<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.righttofoodindia.org/orders/nov28.html|title = SUPREME COURT ORDER OF NOVEMBER 28, 2001|website=Rightoffoodindia.org|access-date = 28 July 2013}}</ref>
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| Charges on conversion cost || "The conversion costs for a cooked meal, under no circumstances, shall be recovered from the children or their parents" || 20 April 2004<ref name=":11">{{cite web|url = http://www.righttofoodindia.org/orders/apr2004.html|title = ORDER OF APR 20, 2004|website=Rightoffoodindia.org}}</ref>
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| Central assistance || "The Central Government... shall also allocate funds to meet with the conversion costs of food-grains into cooked midday meals" || 20 April 2004<ref name=":11" />
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| Kitchen sheds || "The Central Government shall make provisions for construction of kitchen sheds" || 20 April 2004<ref name=":11" />
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| Priority to Dalit cooks || "In appointment of cooks and helpers, preference shall be given to Dalits, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes" || 20 April 2004<ref name=":11" />
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| Quality safeguards || "Attempts shall be made for better infrastructure, improved facilities (safe drinking water etc.), closer monitoring (regular inspection etc.) and other quality safeguards as also the improvement of the contents of the meal so as to provide nutritious meal to the children of the primary schools" || 20 April 2004<ref name=":11" />
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| Drought areas || "In drought affected areas, midday meals shall be supplied even during summer vacations" || 20 April 2004<ref name=":11" />
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