1National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education.Mid Day Meal Scheme.

MDM AWP&B-2013-14,

Menu for MDMs displayed in schools

• 15th August 1995 : 3 Kg dry food grain/month.

• November 2003 : 3140 Government Schools in 19 districts.

• October 2007 : Extended to Upper Primary Schools.

The Launch

Food material per child per meal

Sl. No Type of material

Per child per food

Primary (1-5) Upper Primary (6-8)

1 Grain 100 gms 150 gms

2 Pulses 20 gms 30 gms

3 Vegetable (Leafy) 50 gms 75 gms

4 Oils and fats 5 gms 7.5 gms

5 Salts and spices According to need According to need

Cooking cost per meal

Year

Primary Upper Primary *Remarks

Central State Total Central State Total

2012-13 2.17 1.00 3.17 3.25 1.50 4.75 01.04.2012

  2.33 1.00 3.33 3.49 1.50 4.99 01.07.2012

2013-14 2.50 1.00 3.50 3.75 1.50 5.25 Proposed

• As per GoI norms State Government is to contribute minimum 25% towards cooking cost.• State Government of Jharkhand contributes more than 25% towards cooking cost in the interest of students.

MDM- Components(Sharing Pattern)

Component  Central

Share Minimum State

ShareFood Grain : 100%  0Cooking Cost : 75% 25%Honorarium to cook-cum-helper : 75% 25%Management Monitoring Evaluation : 100%  0Transportation Cost : 100% 0Cost of Food grain : 100% 0Kitchen Shed : 75% 25%Kitchen Utensils :  100%  0

To maintain quality of food Jharkhand State contribute Rs. 1.00 per child per meal for primary and Rs. 1.50 per child per meal for upper primary towards cooking cost which is more than 25%.

Size of ProgrammeYear 2012-13

Sl. No.

Components Sanctioned Central Allocation

Required State Allocation

Remarks

1 Food Grains 97005.16 MT NIL 100% central allocation

2 Cooking Cost Rs. 22236.36 lakh Rs. 9377.50 lakh GoJ contributes more than required State allocation

3 Honorarium to cook-cum-helper

Rs. 6379.95 lakh Rs. 2126.65 lakh

4 MME Rs. 617.22 lakh NIL 100% central allocation5 TC Rs. 658.18 lakh NIL 100% central allocation6 Kitchen Shed NIL NIL GoI has revalidated Rs.

25334.95 for 16600 kitchen sheds in Feb, 2013.

7 Cost of Food grains Rs. 5522.47 lakh NIL 100% central allocation

School CoverageYear 2012-13

Types of SchoolsTotal No. of Schools

No of Schools running MDM

Primary (1-5) 26742 26456

Upper Primary without Primary (6-8) 321 264

Upper Primary with Primary (1-8) 13960 13910

Total 41023 40630

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Children availing MDM (including NCLP)

Year 2012-13 till Dec, 2012

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of food grains for FY 2012-13 till Dec, 2012

(1 to 5)

54%

* Note-percentage utilization is against gross allocation.

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Allotment, Lifting and Utilization of food grains for FY 2012-13

till Dec, 2012(6 to 8)

* Note-percentage of utilization is against gross allocation.

60%

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(central + state) till Dec, 2012(1 to 8)

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Utilization of MME and transport assistancetill Dec, 2012

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Construction of Kitchen Shed 2006-07 to 2012-13till Dec, 2012

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GoI has sanctioned a total of 39001 kitchen shed. But 118 kitchen shed sanctioned in 2007-08 and 16600 kitchen sheds sanctioned in 2011-12 could not be allotted to the districts. However GoI has revalidated the sanction of 16600 kitchen sheds in Feb. 2013. Net requirement of kitchen sheds for 2013-14 is 1765.

Programme Performance2012-13 till Dec, 2012

Components Sanctioned Utilization Percentage Utilization

No. of Schools/Intuitions 42549 40630 95

No. of Children 35,04,918 2735874 78

Food grains 97005.16 MTs 54055.89 MTs 56

Cooking Cost 31913.76 17929.98 56

Honorarium to cook-cum-helper 8506.60 4132.52 49

Cost of Food grains 5522.47 2475.89 45

MME 634.22 172.56 27

Transportations 727.54 245.96 34

Release of Central and State Share to districts In FY 2012-13 (till Dec, 2013)

(in lakh Rs.)

Sl. No. Component

Release for Central and State

For Central Share For State Share Total1 Cooking cost (1 to 5) 7451.33 3198.04 10649.37

2 Cooking cost (6 to 8) 3863.48 1660.52 5524.00

3Honorarium to cook-cum-helper 2552.16 850.78 3402.94

4 M.M.E 295.79 NIL 295.79

5 TC 364.39 NIL 364.39

6 Kitchen-cum-store NIL NIL NIL

7 Kitchen Devices NIL NIL NIL

8 Cost of Food grains 2772.52 NIL 2772.52

Total 17299.67 5709.34 23009.01

Budget Provision for FY 2013-14

(in lakh Rs.)

Sl. No. Component

Budget Provision for 2013-14

For Central Share For State Share Total

1

Cooking cost and honorarium to cook-cum-helper 43500.00 14500.00 58000.00

2 M.M.E 1468.00 NIL 1468.003 TC 950.00 NIL 950.004 Kitchen-cum-store 3600.00 1200.00 4800.005 Kitchen Devices 1000.00 NIL 1000.006 Cost of Food grains 9000.00 NIL 9000.00

Total 59518.00 15700.00 75218.00

Requirement of Recurring Funds : 2013-14

Component

For Primary ClassFor Upper

Primary Class For NCLP Schools TotalFunds required Funds required Funds required Funds required

Central Share

State Share

Central Share

State Share

Central Share

State Share

Central Share

State Share

C.Cost 12385.9 4954.367248.0

7 2899.23 71.91 28.7619705.8

8 7882.35

Honorarium13350.7

5 4450.25 0 0 0 013350.7

5 4450.25

T.Cost 371.58 0 217.44 0 2.16 0 591.18 0

Cost of Food grain 2827.21 0

1654.44 0 16.41 0 4498.06 0

Total28935.4

4 9404.619119.9

5 2899.23 90.48 28.7638145.8

7 12332.6The proposal is made on the basis of actual no. of average children. Para Teachers strike in Sep.-Oct., 2012 has affected MDMS leading to less no. of children availing MDM. However the no. of children is likely to increase in 2013-14. Therefore, budget for 2600000 children’s for Primary and 900000 children’s for Upper Primary for 2013-14 may be sanctioned for 251 days. Requirement of cook cum helper is calculated @ Rs. 2000.00 per cook per month for 10 months.

• Comprehensive micro level monitoring system put in place.– State level Monitoring Cell.

– District level Monitoring Cell.

– Block level monitoring Cell.

• Capacity building – Under Saakshar Bharat Program, illiterates members of Saraswati Vahini and cook cum helpers are to be made literate on priority basis.

Initiatives

• Every school should have a MDM Inspection Register.• Inspecting Officer have to write following inspection note-

a. Actual number of benefited children.b. Quality of Mid-Day-Meal

i. Type of food.

ii. Whether the quantity of food was proper for every child and whether all children ate the food sufficiently ?

iii. Whether the quantity of pulse, vegetables and fats in food were sufficient and proper ?

iv. Whether the Hygiene and food safety were maintained ?

v. Whether the food were tasted by Headmaster/ Village Education Committee/ Assistant Teacher before serving the meal to the children ?

Inspection

vi. What were the opinions of children about the quantity, types and quality of food ?.

vii. Whether the children were washing their hands before and after the meal ?

viii. Whether the utensils in appropriate no. were available for cooking the food at once for all the children

c. How much amount of cooking cost and food grains was available with Saraswati Vahini and for how many days ?

d. Whether the supervision of Mid-Day-Meal was going on in proper way ?

Inspection

• Community participation in management of MDM. Saraswati Vahini, a committee of mothers whose wards are studying in the school is primarily responsible for management of MDM. The bank account is operated jointly by sanyojika of Saraswati Vahini and president of VEC.

• Effective management of MDM through Bal Sansad (Child Cabinet)- Bal Sansad counts the no. of children present and informs Saraswati Vahini, monitors cleanliness by ensuring that every child washes his/her hand before taking MDM, ensures children sit in rows while taking MDM and also helps in distribution.

• Popular film on Mid Day Meal for effective advocation - UNICEF in collaboration with education department of Jharkhand has developed few films on MDM. Film shows the objective of the scheme, coverage, issue of malnutrition, community participation, safety, precautions of cooking, dress code, cleanliness of Saraswati Vahini and food preparation.

• Equity issues address in MDM- For MDM all children sit together irrespective of their caste, culture and religion. Saraswati Vahini members who manage cooking and serving of MDM, are selected without any discrimination of caste and religion.

Best practices

• Under Integrated Action Plan (IAP) dining hall are to be constructed at unit cost of Rs. 1.25 lakhs.

• In first phase 42 upgraded middle school have been selected.

• Students will sit together in the dining hall to take meal.

• It will inculcate a sense of togetherness.

Innovative practices

• A separate Authority for MDM is being formed as per the recommendation of JRM .

• Proposal to sale gunny bags to FCI has been discussed and approved by SSMC. Instruction for the same is being sent to the districts.

• MIS coordinator to monitor the program at state level is to be recruited.

• In course of capacity building, illiterates members of Saraswati Vahini are to be made literates under Saakshar Bharat Program.

• Schools display the weekly menu.

Action taken on the suggestions of 3rd review mission on Mid Day meal

Plan Under MME Proposed Manpower for MDM Authority

Sl.No Name of Post No. of Post

Monthly Honorarium

Annual Honorarium

Type of Selection

State Level1 Director, Authority MDM 1 0.80 9.60 Deputation2 Deputy Director 2 0.65 15.60 Deputation

3 State Program Officer 2 0.55 13.20 Contract/ Deputation

4 State MIS In charge/ Programmer 1 0.35 4.20 Contract

5 Data Entry Operator 4 0.15 7.20 Contract6 Accountant-cum-clerk 2 0.25 6.00 Contract

7 Fourth grade employee including driver 4 0.08 3.84 Contract

State Total 16 2.83 59.64  Division level

1 Data Entry Operator 5 0.10 6.00 ContractDistrict Level

1 District Program Coordinator/Officer 24 0.25 72.00 Contract

2 Data Entry Operator 24 0.10 28.80 contractDistrict Total 48 0.35 100.80  

Block Level1 Computer Operator 259 0.60 186.48 Contract

Grand Total 328 3.88 352.92  

(in lakh Rs.)

Other Expenditure

Sl.No Levels Items (Recurring) No of Units Annual

Expenditure

1 State Fuel, Stationery, Electricity, Telephone etc. 1 5.00

2 Division Stationery, Electricity, Telephone etc. 5 1.50

3 District Stationery, Electricity, Telephone etc. 24 72.00

4 Block Fuel, Stationery, Electricity, Telephone etc. 259 12.95

Total     91.45

Recurring

Non Recurring at all level - 178.50

(in lakh Rs.)

Summary of MME Budget

Manpower for MDM Authority 352.92

Other Recurring 91.45

Non-recurring 178.50

Total 622.87

(in lakh Rs.)

Response to the suggestions of 1st half yearly monitoring report

of XISSSuggestions Response

Teachers to be exempted from responsibility of MDM

Teachers are not required to run and manage MDM. Directions have been issued to districts.

Cooks to have training on hygiene and sanitation

GoI has planned training program for cooks. Accordingly districts have been asked to send list of cooks for the same.

Community participation to be intensified.

In Jharkhand State MDM being run by Saraswati Vahini (Mata Samiti) reflects the participation of community.

XISS, the authorized monitoring agency, should have discussion with State level officials also during their visit to the districts to share the feed back.

Action taken note in case of discrimination.

Case of discrimination reported in Middle School, Pahra, Block-

Keredari, Distt – Hazaribag has been enquired. Few students had

refused to take meal prepared by the cook belonging to Scheduled

Caste. However the matter has been resolved in a meeting of parents/

guardians. On the initiative of parents/ guardians, students started

taking meal.

Compliance of GoI directions reg. AWP&B2013-14

The Annual Work Plan and Budget 2013-14 has been approved by State Steering

cum Monitoring Meeting held on 18.12.2013 under chairmanship of Chief

Secretary, Jharkhand.

Adequate budget provision in the State Budget for Central and State share has

been made.

Annual Data of all schools have been entered. Majority of monthly data has

been entered. Monthly data entry of all schools for the period April, 12 to Dec,

12 will be completed very soon.

Our Strengths and weaknesses

• Community participation in management and supervision of MDM through Saraswati Vahini – a group of parent mothers.

• Daily telephonic monitoring at State, District and Block Level.

• Fund flow in remote schools gets delayed where nationalized bank are not situated.

• Lack of separate Directorate/Authority for MDM.