Aadhaar eliminated 4.4L ghost students getting mid day meals
The linking of Aadhaar with Mid Day Meal schemes has helped the government eliminate 4.4 lakh 'ghost students' registered in Jharkhand, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh. The non-existent students were being shown on the books to acquire more funds from the government's allocation. Under the scheme, the government provides free lunch to students of class I to VIII on working days.