Blockchain-Enabled Midday Meal Monitoring System

Abstract

The Midday meal is a program run by the Government of India. It is planned to strengthen the nutritional level of school-age children. The program encourages attendance in the school nationwide. The government of India reviews the mission on the Midday meal program, comprising members from the central government, state government, UNICEF, and the Supreme Court commissioner. But the management of the existing program has some limitations. It is based on the traditional way of keeping records of the students which can be manipulated. Delay in payment to various schools enrolled with this program is also seen over time. This paper proposes a model to strengthen the management of the existing Midday meal program using the smart contract in the Ethereum environment of blockchain. Decentralization, transparency, and immutability are the three prime features that have helped in overcoming the loopholes of the existing Midday meal management program. Our main purpose is to remove the intermediaries and to bring transparency and trust in the existing system using blockchain. The smart contract here shows how to improve authenticity, efficiency and bring transparency among schools and concerned government authorities in the whole Midday meal management program.