1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India PAB-MDM Meeting – Madhya Pradesh

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

Coverage : Institutions : Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% 101% 1004 opened new school

Coverage Institutions : Approval Vs Achievement (U. Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% 102% 524 New schools opened

Coverage : Children Enrolment Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 80% 79% 78% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 99% 91% 94%

Coverage : Children Enrolment Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 79%74% 75% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 110%100% 97%

Drought : Children Approval Vs Achievement (Pry & U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs/Days) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 72% 71% 93%

Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (NCLP) No. of Children 65% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of NCLP Institutions = 385 Approved No of Working days=226

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 99% 97% 102%

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 99% 97%101%

Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (Pry + UPry.) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 101%92% 91% Less Meals Served in Gwalior (67%),Bhopal (77%), Chhatarpur (81%), Mandla (82%), Shivpuri(84%), Sehore ( 84% )

Foodgrains : Availability & Utilisation ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India MTs MTs MTs MTs Gwalior(44%), Bhopal (53%), Mandla (58%), Chhatarpur(58%)

Low Foodgrains Utilization – Dist. Wise DistrictsAllocationUtilization % Utilization Gwalior % Bhopal % Mandla % Chhatarpur % Raisen % Jabalpur % Katni % Chhindwara % Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 65%64%71% 82.6% Children age 6-35 months are anaemic. (In which 75.2% are U and 84.9% are R) in Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Chattarpur, Rewa, Shahdol, Mandla, Harda, Dhar, Seoni and Jabalpur

Food Grain Availability – District wise Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Chhatarpur (63%), Sidhi (66%), Raisen (67%), Singroli & Bhind (69%)

Food Grain Utilization – District wise Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Special focus Dist.: Gwalior (44%), Bhopal (53%), Mandla & Chhatarpur (58%), Raisen, Jabalpur, Katni, Chhindwara (59%) State Level : 64%

Low Cooking Cost Utilization – Dist. wise DistrictsAllocationUtilization % Utilization Gwalior % Bhopal % Chhatarpur % Mandla % Jabalpur % Raisen % Chhindwara % Shajapur % Sehore % Katni % Bhind % Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Utilization of Food Grains Pry+U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Food Grain (in MTs) 88%

Expected Cooking Cost Vs Actual Cooking Cost Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cooking cost (Rs. In Lakh) 83%

Utilisation of FG, FG lifted CC & T.A. ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 99%

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 71% 62% 70%

Approval Vs Achiievment Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during to No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 82% Primary + Upper Primary CCH not engaged.They should be engaged immediately as per norms.

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 50% Central Share in allocation : Lakh State Share in allocation : 6878 Lakh The account of many CCH has not been opened.

MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 45% 87% 43%

Mme Utilization & School Inspection ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India MME Plan not Submitted for

Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 65%75% 77%

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total Sanctioned : Kitchen Cum Stores 8470

Achievement up to (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total Sanctioned : units of Kitchen Devices

Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Institutions Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 71% IFA Distributed in Schools, Vitamin A Schools and De- worming Schools

Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Children Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 84% 71% IFA Distributed Children, Vitamin A Children and De-worming Children out of Children

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

Last meeting held on 01/03/2008 SSMC Meeting

Capacity Building.  Training has been conducted for following categories of persons involved in the MDM scheme.  Training of Officials of the MDM cell at all Districts.  Training of SHG members in all districts regarding various aspect of management of MDM  Training of Women SHG through convergence with SGSY Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Best Practices.  In the rural areas of Madhya Pradesh SHGs of poor women have been appointed at school level for the overall implementation of the Programme.  For the procurement of Utensils, Decentralised system has been adopted.  Funds are released directly to PTAs /SHGs  The utensils are purchased by the PTA from the local market  To ensure quick flow of funds banking networks is being used from the state level to school level. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Conti…..  Monthly Bank Statements of Mid Day Meal account of cooking cost at the district level is monitored to assess the status of release  For construction of kitchen sheds money is released to Gram Panchayat account and the supervision is done by civil engineers of RES wing of Panchayat and Rural Development Department.  Services of Prasar Bharti (All India Radio) are being taken for IEC activities.

Evaluation Studies  Studies were conducted by DIETs. The Major findings are: School attendance, Health status and academic status of the children are improving by taking MDM. Poor women are being Benefitted by the Involvement of SHG in MDM Most schools have kitchen sheds and kitchen devices. Teachers, students and parents are satisfied with the quality of MDM. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Community participation.  PTA / SHG under supervision of Gram panchayat are responsible for the Implementation of MDM at the school Level. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Greivance Redressal Mechanism  ( Citizen Facilitation Centre ) Nagarik Toll free Number has been established at the State level which works from 7 A.M. to 11 P.M.  Grievances are lodged ONLINE and forwarded immediately to the concerned officers  This number is widely advertized in newspaper and painted on the wall of the Kitchen sheds and schools.  Any citizen of the state can register his complaint on the toll free number.  Status of Complaints registered can be seen on the website

Report to Commissioners of the Supreme Court (May-2010)  Out of 95 schools covered, only in 77( 81% )of the schools were found to be providing MDM.  In the remaining 18 schools either the schools were closed or ration had not reached to the schools.  44% of the schools are not serving MDM regularly.  It was learnt that many of the utensils for cooking are brought from the cook’s home  Out of 95 schools only 61 have drinking water facility.  Only 61 schools had Kitchen sheds.  Out of 95 schools only 65 are providing food of average quality

Cont…..  In 8 schools children are being provided food of extremely low quality.esp(Chattarpur) this is clear violation of SC order dated 28 Nov.2001  In 66 schools out of 95 no menu found on the school walls.  The grains do not reach schools in time with the result there is a clear violation of SC order (Less than 200 days )  The problem of non payment to SHGs is quite common in all the villages and also payment not paid on time.  In the survey 9 schools were found where discrimination has been found on the basis of caste. Maximum no. of cases found from Chatarpur District

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

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 Q-1 62

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 Q-1 26

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval Already Engaged Additional requirement ( ) Cook- cum- helper 2,75,1312,24,4780 In CCH Approved 2,75,131, 50,653 CCH not Engaged.

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions Sanctioned Constructed through convergence GapProposal Nil

Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions Sanctioned Procured through convergence GapProposal Nil

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval Proposal Recomm endation1 Children (Pry) Children (U Pry) NCLP Drought Pry Drought U.Pry Working Day (Pry & U Pry) NCLPDrought(PryU.pry) Kitchen cum Store NilNil 8 Cook cum Helper Kitchen Devices NilNil 10 MME Plan Not submitted May be submitted within 15 days

ISSUES Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  No SSMC Meeting  MDM was served only for 15 days in the first Quarter  Delayed payment to Cook-cum –Helpers  MME Plan not submitted  Report to Commissioners of the Supreme Court says that many of the utensils for cooking are brought from the cook’s home  Foodgrain Utilisation is 64%. 82.6% Children in the age group 6-35 months are anaemic in the State  Low utilisation of Food Grain in many Districts.

It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school.  It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized.

Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India