MDM-PAB Meeting – Jammu & Kashmir on Ministry of HRD Government of India

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

Performance of Primary during the year Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Performance of Upper Primary during the year Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage of Institutions (Pry + U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions * ASER Report 2012

Coverage of Institutions (Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions

Coverage of Institutions (Upper Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions

Coverage of Children (Primary ) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 87% 70% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India % Indicates Coverage of Children against the Total Enrollment As per ASER % of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit

Coverage of Children (Upper Primary) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 82% 68% 65% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India % Indicated coverage against Enrollment

Sl. No. Districts Enrolment as on Average number of children availing MDM Less Coverage of Children (in %) 1 Ramban % 2 Kathua % 3 Udhampur % 4 Reasi % 5 Kishtwar % 6 Samba % % Less Coverage against Enrolment (Primary) *6.5%: Severe anaemia among adolescent girls in the State

Sl. No. Districts Enrolment as on Average number of children availing MDM Less Coverage of Children (in %) 1 Kishtwar % 2 Reasi % 3 Ramban % 4 Udhampur % 5 Kathua % 6 Kulgam % % Less Coverage against Enrolment (U. Primary)

No. of Working Days MDM Served – Primary Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days Total Working Days approval for : 220 Days 77 % 84 % 87 %

No. of Working Days MDM Served : Upper Primary Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days Total Working Days approval for : 220 Days 77 % 84 % 86 %

District Wise - Low Coverage of Days S. NoDistrict Approved for 3 Quarters No. of working days MDM served PrimaryUpper Primary 1 Bandipora Anantnag Ganderbal Kulgam Shopian

Approval Vs Achievement: No. of Meals (P + UP.) upto 3 rd Quarter Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 65% 56% 54%

Utilization of Food Grains ( to ) Foodgrains (in MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 62% % Indicates the Utilization against the allocation

FOOD GRAINS : ALLOCATION VS UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 57% 62%

Payment of Cost of Food grains to FCI Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Crore) 69% As per FCI, an amount of 5.37 crores is pending as on

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION VS UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crores 62% 59% 57%

Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers No of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Payment of Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Rs. In Crore Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 70%

MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 17%18% 22%

Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs. Utilization Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 75 %

Construction of Kitchen cum Stores Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 24 Total Units sanctioned : KS2315 KS 4803 KS

Procurement of Kitchen Devices under MDM Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 25 Total Sanctioned : Kitchen Devices KD 1421 KD

Coverage : Inspections Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 38%

Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 22%

Coverage :School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of children 3% 18%1%

No. of children received Spectacles Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Availability of Infrastructure Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 30 As per ASER 31% schools had usable girls toilets

SSMC Meetings  No SSMC meeting held in last two financial years.  1 st SSMC meeting held on

Data Entry into MDM-MIS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  The Annual Data has been completed for all the schools.  Monthly Data entry is only 51% in December, 2012, further reducing to 32% in January,  Districts like Doda, Kargil, Kathua, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban have not even started data entry for December,

SCORE CARD- ALL COMPONENTS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 6.0

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  In Doda, 42% of the schools visited were not serving regular meals as on the day of visit to the schools due to irregular supply of food grains.  Gender, caste or community discrimination was found in selecting a cook or in serving meals in all the schools in Ramban District.  In some of the schools, feedback from children on quality and quantity of food was not so good and children were not happy with the same.  No micro-nutrients (Iron, folic acid, and vitamins) were given to the children in any of the schools in Kupwara & Shopian District.  Due to non-availability of kitchen sheds in the schools there were problems of storing grains, utensils and cooking process.  Delay in payment of remuneration to Cook-cum-helpers (4-5 months).  MDM logo was not displayed in any of the visited schools throughout the Kashmir Division. MI FIndings 34 Districts: Doda, Ramban, Budgam, Kupwara, Shopian

Findings of 4 th Review Mission  Disruption in regular supply of MDM due to non availability of food grains.  There was a delay of more than 2 months in releasing the funds to the districts because of the procedural delays.  Cooking cost not disbursed to Udhampur and Ganderbal Districts and teachers had to arrange funds either from own pockets or other sources to keep the scheme running.  Cook-cum-helpers are not engaged as per MHRD norms  Honorarium to cook-cum-Helpers were paid after gap of 2 months to 1 year.  Health cards are not maintained for the children in all the visited schools.  No records were found to be maintained of any V.E.C meeting.  No record of supervision of MDM by State, District or Zonal Level officers.  SSMC meetings have not been held for 2 years. 24 th to 30 th September, 2012 Districts: Ganderbal, Udhampur

Findings of field visit to poor performing districts  MDM was not served during first and second quarters of FY in some of the schools due to lack of food grains in the schools.  The food grain was not delivered till the school level.  In most of the visited schools the cooking cost and funds for Transportation assistance was not delivered on time.  There was no fixed transportation rate for lifting of food grains from ZEO stores to schools.  Some schools had appointed one cook cum helper irrespective of enrolment. Payment was found to be irregular (delay 4-6 months).  None of the schools maintained health cards for children. Children were not provided micronutrients.  In none of the schools parents/community were coming to schools to monitor the MDM. 10th –14thApril, 2012 Districts: Doda & Kishtwar

ISSUES Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  2-4 months delay in release of funds to schools.  Slow progress in construction of Kitchen-cum-stores.  Poor inspection of Schools.  Poor coverage under School Health Programme.  Less coverage of working days both in primary and upper primary stages in Kashmir division.  No SSMC held during last two years.  Less utilization of MME funds. 37

Analysis of State’s Proposal for Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Part-II

Proposal for : Children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for (By State) Availed MDM in Q-3Availed MDM in Q-2 39 Availed MDM in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval Proposal for (By appraisal team)

Proposal for : Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in Lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for (By State) Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 40 Availed MDN in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval for Proposal for (By Appraisal Team)

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval For Engaged during Addl. Proposal for ( ) (4491* addl.) 41 *Proposed for engagement of new CCH as per norms

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Schools Sanctioned Constructed through convergence Gap Proposal for Nil* 42 *Some of the schools are functional in rental buildings and in some of the schools, there is no space for construction of kitchen-cum-stores.

Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions Sanctioned Procured through convergence GAPReplacement *780** 43 *Balance requirement of Kitchen devices for 1091 Schools has not been proposed during , as the PAB has already approved Kitchen Devices for 1191 Schools for the year for which the State has not yet submitted the proposal. **The State was eligible for replacement of kitchen devices sanctioned during and i.e ( )out of which was approved in Remaining 800 units are also eligible for replacement in

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. NoComponentPAB Approval Proposal for Recommendation 1Children (Pry) Children(NCLP) Children (U Pry) Working Days (Primary & Upr. Pry) Pry: 220 U. pry: 220 Pry: 220 U. pry: 220 Pry: 220 U. pry: 220 NCLP 312 4Kitchen cum Store --- 5Cook cum Helpers Kitchen Devices 1191Saturated 7 Kitchen Devices (Replacement) Notional RequirementExisting Norms Proposed Norms

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