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National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary

Education.Mid Day Meal Scheme.

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

• November 2003 : 3140 Government School in 19 districts.

• October 2007 : Extended to Upper Primary Schools..

the launch

1. Food grains : 97414.80 M.T

2. Conversion Cost : Central :15012.67 lakhs

: State:12500.00 lakhs

3. MME : Central : 379.82 lakhs

4. Transportation Cost : Central : 730.61 lakhs

5. Kitchen Sheds : Central : 3270.00 lakhs

: State : 1090.00 lakhs

6. Kitchen Utensils : Central : 879.23 lakhs

size of programme 2009-10

No.

of

Insti

tuti

on

s

schools availing MDM : 2009-10

I to V VI to VIII I to VIII

No of Children 4688484 1346315 6034799

Target (PAB) 3305794 607540 3913334

Achievement 3032637 998945 4031582

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1000000

2000000

3000000

4000000

5000000

6000000

7000000children availing MDM

no.

of

Ch

ild

ren

No.

meals

serv

ed

number of meals served

Food

gra

ins (

in M

t)

food grains availabilty and utilization

Allocation

Cookin

g C

ost

( Lakh

s R

s)

utilization of cooking cost

Am

ou

nt

(in

Lakh

s R

s.)

utilization of MME and transport assistance

lakh

Rs.

Utilization of Kitchen Shed 2006-07 to 2008-09

* Unutilized amount Rs. 4713.40 couldn’t be withdrawn from State treasury.

lakh

Rs.

requirement of kitchen sheds

No of Primar

y School

No of Upper Primar

y School withou

t Primar

y classes

Total No of school

Kitchen Shed

constructed during 2006-

07, 2007-08 and 2008-09

No of kitchen Shed for

which allocatio

n received

in 2009-10

No of kitchen

shed constructed

through convergenc

e

No of school withou

t kitchen shed

No of kitchen

shed Proposal for the

year 2010-11

No of kitchen shed to

be proposed in the year

2011-12

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

39326 729 40055 8036 2000 17031 12988 8478 4510

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en

tag

e

Coverage and performance inference01.04.2009 to 31.12.2010

Expenditure Report of Central Share as on 31.12.2009

(in lakh Rs.)

Sl. No

Nature of

Central Assistan

ce

Stage 

Sanctioned

Allocation 2009-

10

Outstanding

balance at

beginning of

Financial year

Central Share

released to

districts (Till

December 09)

Total

Total Fund

Available

2009-10

Expenditure

during the

Financial year (Till Decembe

r 09) Total

Unspent

Balance

% Exp. against Available Fund

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1

Assistance towards Cooking

Cost

(I-V) 12065.49 1826.97 10116.37 11943.34 6932.33 5011.01 58.04

(VI-VIII) 2947.18  1585.13 736.80 2321.93 2165.25 156.68 93.25

2Assistance towards

MME (I- VIII) 379.82  252.58 127.24 379.82 269.17 110.65 70.87

3Transportation Cost

(I- VIII) 730.61 34.83 695.78 730.61 464.58 266.03 63.59

4 Total   12796.1

0 3699.51 11676.1915375.7

0 9831.335544.3

7 63.94

Proposals for MDMS : 2010-11

Primary Upper Primary Total

No. of Children 30,32,637 9,98,945 40,31,582

No. of working days 251 251 251

Food grains (Rice) 76119.19 MTs. 37610.28 MTs. 113729.47 MTs.

Financial Proposals for MDMS : 2010-11 (All figures in lakh Rs.)

Heads Central Share State Share Total

Cooking cost 22948.28 9968.83 32917.11

Honorariums for cooks 7655.94 2551.98 10207.92

Kitchen cum Store 17415.26 5809.09 23220.30

Kitchen devices 534.45 - 534.45

MME 404.82 - 404.82

Transportation assistance 852.97 - 852.97

Cost of food grains 6425.71 - 6425.71

Total 56237.43 18325.90 74563.33

Cooking by Saraswati Vahini

flow of funds and provisions Food grains a. Cooking Cost

b. Honorarium to cooks c. MME d. Transportation Cost

e. Kitchen Devices f. Kitchen Shed

FCI HRD : DPE

SFC DSE/DEO

Block Godowns VEC

Schools Chairman and Convener

MDM to children

District Wise allotment of food grains

initiatives• Comprehensive micro level monitoring system put in

place.» State level Monitoring Cell.» District level Monitoring Cell.» Block level monitoring Cell.» Touching base with 6000 schools daily.

• Landline telephonic networking of all the schools in the state.

» 2986 schools to be covered to start.

• Smooth flow of funds and grains.» District Superintendent of Education to

withdraw the money at district level and making it available to Saraswati Vahini.

» Regular interaction with FCI and SFC.

• Capacity Building of Saraswati Vahini, Monitoring Personnel and DSEs.

» Hygienic food preparation.» Food Safety.» Standard Protocols and SOPs.» Three tier training.

• Intensive field monitoring by assigning one officer with each of the districts.

• Alternative ways of implementing MDMs.

• Zero tolerance policy against any sort of halt in MDMs.

initiatives

Issues with FCI

• Simplification of the process of lifting of food grains especially in case of Godda, Sahebganj, Pakur and Chatra districts.

• Regarding quality of food grains.

• Lifting of food grains within fixed period.

issues with GoI

• Decentralized payment of the cost of food grains at district level.

• Funding of the State specific MDM Monitoring Project.

• Sense of accountability and responsibility in the officials and teachers about the MDMS.

• Mid Day Meal is served in almost all the schools on all the school days.

• Sensitivity about the scheme in all the stake holders.

but there is a long long way to go…

achievements

microlevel monitoring systemState level Monitoring Cell

District Level Monitoring Cell

Block Level Monitoring Cell

Schools and VECs

•Officer In charge•Monitoring Coordinator•Information Support Personnel

•Officer In charge•Information Support Person

Information Analysis

Information Analysis

•Officer In charge•Information Support Person

DSEs & BEEOs

BEEOs

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Capacity building in food safetyHuman Resource Development

Dept.DPE

SGS

Standard Operating ProceduresFood Safety Protocols

Film

State Level Training of DSEs & DEOs

District Level Training of BEEOs, BPOs, BRPs, CRPs.

Cluster Level Training of theSaraswati Vahinis

UNICEF

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