Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting – UTTRAKHAND On 02.04.2009 Ministry of HRD Government of India MDM-PAB Meeting – UTTRAKHAND On 02.04.2009

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Part-I Review of Implementation of MDMS in UTTRAKHAND (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2008 to 31.12.2008) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Questions? What is the level of unspent balances as on 31.03.08? How regular is the lifting of food grains? Is there any disruption/shortage in availability of food grains? What is the level of lifting? How about cooking cost? Was it disbursed to Districts? What is the level of its utilisation at school level? How utilisation of food grains and cooking cost is synchronized? How is the utilisation of foodgrains reconciled with the number of meals served? …… contd Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Contd ….., Questions? How much MME was utilized? Under what activities? What is the progress in construction of Kitchen Sheds and procurement of kitchen devices? Part –II What is the trend in Enrollment and No. of children availing MDM from 2007 to 2008? How well MDM data compares with SSA data and Census data? Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Benchmarks Desirable stock in hand : 10% (+ or - 5%) Lifting of food grains as on 31-12-08 : 85% Utilisation of foodgrains and cooking cost [1.4.08 to 31.12.08]: 73% (+ or – 10%) Every month 1/12th of foodgrains is required to be lifted & distributed. Utilisation of foodgrains & cooking cost should be synchronous. State’s AWP&B should be in accordance with MHRD’s guidelines. Data in the AWP&B should be authentic, reliable & based on the records. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

No. of Schools Covered (PY + UP.PY) Only 04% of the P+UP Schools are not covered under MDM

PAB Approval Vs State Performance (No. of children in Q1+Q2+Q3) 87% Covered No. of children (In lakh) 95% Covered 71% Covered Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Break-up of children not covered Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

PAB Approval Vs State Performance (No. of Working Days in Q1+Q2+Q3) (100%) No. of Working days (78%) (73%) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

PAB Approval Vs State Performance (No. of Meals in Q1+Q2+Q3) Benchmark 73 % 100% 100% 73% meals to be served 68 % meals served No. of Meal (in Crore) PAB Approval 08-09 7.31 lakhs. Children X 203 Working days = 22.83 Cr. Meals. PAB(Q1+Q2+Q3) 11.2 lakhs. Children X 149 Working days = 16.75 Cr. meals (100%) State(Q1+Q2+Q3) 9.7 lakhs. Children X 160 Working days = 15.60 Cr. meals (93%)

Analysis: Foodgrains Availability (1.4.08 to 31.12.08) 100% Foodgrains (in MTs) Benchmark 83% 55% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Food grains lifting Month-wise cumulative (Including USB*) Foodgrains (in MTs) Including unspent balance of 1052 MTs as on 31.3.2008 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Foodgrains Utilisation (Q1+Q2+Q3) 100% Foodgrains (in MTs) Benchmark 73% (55+4)% 45% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Cooking Cost Utilisation (1.4.2008 to 31.12.2008) 100% Benchmark 73% 54% 46% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Mismatch in Utilisation of foodgrains and cooking cost (District-wise) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Reconciliation in Utilisation of foodgrains vs. No of meals served (District-wise) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India MME Utilisation (1.4.08 to 31.12.08) 100% 70% 100% 30% 55% 01% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Transport Assistance Utilisation (1.4.08 to 31.12.08) 100% Benchmark 73% 56% 44% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Achievement during 2008-09 (Kitchen Sheds) 100% 100% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Achievement during 2008-09 (Kitchen Devices) 120% 100% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Performance Score card – A Summary Sl. No. Component Achievement Benchmark 1. Foodgrains Utilisation 45% 73% 2. Cooking Cost Utilisation 46% 3. MME Utilisation 70% 75% 4. Kitchen Shed construction 100% 5. Kitchen Devices procurement 6. QPRs 3 nos. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Observations of Monitoring Institute National Institute of Administrative Research, Mussoorie Districts Covered: Tehri, Dehradun, Rudraparyag The report states that MDM is implemented in all the Govt. primary schools and in EGS centers. In all the sample schools MDM is served regularly. In most of the cases prescribed menu is not following in the preparation of the food. Mostly menu is without vegetables. The provision of Bhojan Mata has been employed for preparing MDM. Participation of community/VEC panchayats in the MDM is very low.

Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2009-10 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Time Series – No. of Children (PRIMARY) 6% Decreased 7% Decreased No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Primary School Enrolment – SSA [Govt. + Govt.-aided + LB) Vs MDM 06% Decreased No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Population Vs Enrolment Vs Availing MDM (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) 4% Decreased 5% Decreased 6.90 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Population Vs Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during 2008-09(UPPER PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) 6% Decreased Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Year As per DISE data As per MDM Sanctions No. of School days No Year As per DISE data As per MDM Sanctions 1 2006-07 203 233 2 2007-08 213 220 3 2008-09 NA 4 2009-10 228(State Claim)

PAB’s Recommendations (2009-10)

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India