AWP 2011-12

2010-11 Performance (Upto Dec 2010)[ Primary]Financial Year

No of Institutions

Enrolment

PAB Approval

Coverage % of PAB Approval

2009-10 71385 14299885 8600000 8800000 102%

2010-11 48481 14476688 9000000 8035318 89.3%

2010-11 Performance (Upto Dec 2010)[ Upper Primary]Financial Year

No of Institutions

Enrolment

PAB Approval

Coverage % of PAB Approval

2009-10 20824 4202700 8600000 8800000 102%

2010-11 23291 4337317 2600000 2106667 81%

2010-11 Financial Achievement (Upto Dec 2010)

Head of Expenditure

Annual Allotment (including State Share) (in Rs Lakhs)

Expenditure ((in Rs Lakhs)

Expenditure as Fraction of annual allotment

Conversion Cost (Primary)

57348.90 27599.71 48.12%

Conversion Cost (Upper Primary)

23749.70 10357.64 43.61%

Honorarium to Cook-cum-Helper

18358.30 16522.47 90%

2010-11 Financial Achievement (Upto Dec 2010)

Head of Expenditure

Annual Allotment (including State Share) (in Rs Lakhs)

Expenditure ((in Rs Lakhs)

Expenditure as Fraction of annual allotment

Cost of Food grains (Primary)

9670.19 1325.51 13.7%

Cost of Food grains (Upper Primary)

3897.17 656.08 16.8%

Transport Assistance

1731.71 1080.74 62%

2010-11 Food Grain LiftingRice from FCI

Allotment : 207900 MTsTotal Offtake (incl OB) : 135108.66 MTsTotal Consumption : 99637.94 MTs% Consumed : 73%% Consumed of Allotment : 48%Payment to FCI : 30% of Bills Raised

Issues Identified by the State GovernmentFood grain Flow Management

Multiplicity of Agencies involved: FCI, SFC and Local Transport Agent

Non Availability of Rice in FCI Godowns at certain points

Lack of Storage Capacity in Schools leading to early spoiling of stored food grains

Lack of robust Information Systems as to exact balance in schools

Issues Identified by the State Government (Cont’)Fund Flow Management to Schools

Lack of robust information systems as to the exact financial requirements at the school level

Time taken in fund transfers Delays at the District Unit Level

Lack of expertise in handling large cash transfers Delays at the level of Banks

only 51% of schools have CBS Bank Accounts Actual fund transfers by banks take an inordinate

amount of time

Issues Identified by the State Government (Cont’)Provisioning is required all round the year,

while provision for cooks-cum-helpers is only for 10 months

The monthly honorarium for cooks-cum-helpers at Rs 1000/- per month is too low

Monitoring the quality of rice suppliedEnsuring payments to the FCI against

quantities offtaken

Solutions Being AttemptedInternet Based Management Information

SystemThe BRPs (Block Resource Persons) obtain

reports from schools at end of month and enter them by the 7th of the succeeding month <210.212.23.52/mdm>

Software flags schools which would require funds/ food grains

The District i/c transfers funds by 15th

RTGS transfers for CBS Accounts Cheques to be made available otherwise by 15th

Solutions Being Attempted (Cont’)Internet Based Management Information

System (Cont’)The State Headquarters gets exception reports

and initiates action in cases of lapseAccounting Functions being outsourced to CA

firms in the Districts to ensure continuity and uniformity of practices

SMS based daily reporting system is being designed and would be operationalised this year

Solutions Being Attempted (Cont’)State Food Corporation shall stamp all bags

with the logo of the schemeDistricts to ensure payment within a week of

FCI informing them of offtake of grainsCylindrical Storage Bins being proposed for

each school to improve storage

Requests to the PABTo sanction a sum of Rs 1 crore towards

Internet Based MISTo sanction a sum of Rs 3 crore towards daily

SMS/ IVRS based monitoringTo sanction a sum of Rs 36,72,12,000

towards providing Cylindrical Storage Bins in each school

To sanction a sum of Rs 1500 for a period of 12 months towards honorarium of the cooks-cum-helpers

Requests to the PAB (Cont’)To sanction additional amounts to each

school to purchase plates and cutlery for the children

To sanction a sum of Rs 9.17 crore towards imparting training to cooks-cum-helpers on Hygienic Cooking Methods

To increase the Transportation Allowance from the present Rs 75/- per qtl to Rs 95/- per qtl