Eat Right School
Implementation of Eat Right School
In order to spread the awareness, it is imperative that schools participate actively in the Eat Right School initiative.
Online School Registration Portal:
A user friendly and comprehensive online portal has been created for school registration, creation of Health & Wellness teams, and access to many activities under Eat Right program. Schools register on the online portal created for ease of adoption, implementation and gain access to credible information.
Health and Wellness Ambassadors (HWA):
School teachers and/or parents can be nominated as Health and Wellness Ambassadors /Health and Wellness teams. They would be certified by FSSAI by undertaking an online certification program and drive various safe food and nutrition initiatives.
Eat Right Activities:
Curriculum integration - FSSAI has created a rich repository of content created by domain experts that may be absorbed and adopted for school curriculum for students as well as for Teacher Training Programme.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
The Eat Right School matrix has been conceptualized by FSSAI as a monitoring and evaluation tool to assist in creating a safe and wholesome environment from childhood. The matrix has been created for ease of implementing various school focussed programmes across ministries. This matrix is an amalgamation of the pre-requisites and desirables that each and every school must incorporate in their management/teaching practices.
Marking Scheme
- The Eat Right Matrix has been made keeping in mind the convergence with all programmes pertaining to schools so that a holistic view may be undertaken.
- Section A has to be filled by all schools and has 32 marks.
- Section B is for schools (Govt/Govt Aided) that provide IFA supplementation and Deworming tablets. It is of 2 marks in total.
- Section C is for any school that has a eating or a food distribution facility. It comprises of 12 marks.
- Passing Score
- Section A – Min 75% – 24/32
- Section A+B (if applicable) – Min 75% of A+ Min 50% of B- 25/34
- Section A+B+C (if applicable)- Min 75% of A+ Min 50% of B and C- 31/46
Eat Right School Certification:
The certification would not require a third party audit, unlike other initiatives of FSSAI. It would be based on a self-compliance mode. The schools would fill the matrix and upload it on the school website along with the evidences. Recognition will be given to the schools on the basis of their performance.
Join the Eat Right School Programme
Enroll your school in the Eat Right School Programme and help build lifelong habits of good nutrition, hygiene, and food safety.