NEW DELHI -- After doing her chores each morning, Akshita, a 14-year-old Indian girl, heads to the kitchen to check whether there is any curry left over from the previous night. Her father, a construction worker, and mother, who works at a sewing plant, together earn only 9,000 rupees ($135) a month. Often, the curry pot is empty.
"But I immediately remember the midday meal we have at school," Akshita said.
