Dokka Seethamma Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Introduction of Millet Chikki for Student Nutrition

Exam-focused facts from the 8 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Andhra Pradesh government introduced peanut millet jaggery ‘chikki’ under the Dokka Seethamma Mid-Day Meal Scheme to improve children’s nutrition, immunity, and classroom concentration.
The ‘chikki’ is composed of peanuts, jaggery syrup, and blended millets comprising ragi, jowar, and bajra.
The distribution schedule provides the millet ‘chikki’ to students three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
To ensure quality and transparency, the state is divided into six supply packages with barcode-based monitoring implemented on packets and transport cartons.
As part of a pilot initiative, children in Anganwadi centres will be served millet laddu instead of groundnut chikki.