Mid Day Meal Scheme PAB-MDM Meeting – Manipur Ministry of HRD Government of India

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

Issues Construction work of 73% of the allocated kitchen cum stores are not yet started Poor implementation of school health programme (only 19% of the enrolled children have been covered) Less coverage of working days up to No Buffer stock of food grains at the school level (MI Finding) Many of the sample schools visited served MDM only days. (MI Finding) Most of the sample schools visited have no community participation. (MI Finding) Poor record maintenance (MI Finding) Poor inspection (MI Finding) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Best Practices Release of cooking cost in advance, Opening of a dedicated Bank Account at the State Government Level. Kitchen garden. Direct contact between State and School Authority through Bulk SMS Service. Toll free Grievance Redressal phone number at the State level

Coverage of Children (Primary ) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 81% As per ASER 2014: in 34.5% schools MDM served on the day of visit and 57% of enrolled children present on the day of visit 82% 81% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Primary) Sl. No. Districts Enrolment as on Average number of children availing MDM % Diff 1Imphal West % 2Imphal East % 3Thoubal % 4Senapati %

Coverage of Children (Upper Primary) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 81% 80% 82% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India As per ASER 2014: in 34.5% schools MDM served on the day of visit and 52.6% of enrolled children present on the day of visit

Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Upper Primary) Sl. No. Districts Enrolment as on Average number of children availing MDM % Diff 1Imphal West % 2Imphal East % 3 Thoubal %

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 63% 67% Foodgrains (in Hundred MTs) 72%

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION VS UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crores

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 54% 67% 70% 6553 cook-cum-helpers have been engaged against approval of 7487 for FY

MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 58% 26% 62%

Availability of Infrastructure Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools ASER data is for Toilet Usable.

Construction of Kitchen cum Stores 14 Progress (in %) Total Units sanctioned : 2966 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 150 Units 661 Units 2155 Units

Procurement of Kitchen Devices under MDM 15 Progress (in %) Total Sanctioned : 3107 Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India *PAB MDM has sanctioned replacement of 1375 units during and 190 new units & 82 replacement during (Total 1647 units). Due to non submission of requisite information by State Govt, GoI has not yet released the sanctioned amount.

Coverage : School Health Programme DetailsInstitutionsChildren Total in State Health Check UP 541 (16%) (19%) IFA Distribution 541 (16%) (19%) Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution 47 (1.43%) 1435 (0.6%) Deworming Tablets 493 (15%) (17) Spectacles 00 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Comparison of data: MIS vs AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

SCORE CARD- ALL COMPONENTS

Proposals and Recommendations 19 S.NoComponentPAB Approval Proposal for Recommendatio n1Children (Pry) Children (U Pry) Working Days (Pry & Up. Pry) Kitchen cum Store 000 5Cook cum Helpers 7487No Additional 6Kitchen DevicesNew- 190 Replacement- 82 New- 342 Units 7MMERs Lakh Notional Requirement of Central Assistance Rs Lakh (Recurring + Non Recurring) Rs Lakh (Recurring + Non Recurring) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Proposal for : Children (Primary) 20 No. of children (in lakhs) P roposal for Availed MDM in Q-3Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Proposal for : Children (Upper Primary) 21 No. of children (in Lakhs) Proposal for Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDN in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval for Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes Release of funds through e-transfer from State / District to at least 50% schools Not clearly mentioned 100% payment of cost of food grains made to FCI Yes 100% payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through e-transfer to their bank accounts. No Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December Annual- 98% Monthly- 98% Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Instructions issued

Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Submission of Plan through MDM-MIS Not yet Action taken note on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of Not yet submitted Action taken note on findings of reports of Monitoring Institute. Not yet submitted Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings Not yet started Separate and detailed MME plan Not yet submitted Plan submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date. Yes

Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs Utilisation Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 0% 67% 70%

Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India