1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India PAB-MDM Meeting – Tamil Nadu

Review of Implementation of MDMS in TAMIL NADU (Primary + Upper Primary) ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

ISSUES  State has not included Govt. aided schools (7704) for Construction of Kitchen- cum-stores  Less utilization of Transport Assistance (30%); Payment upto September 2013 only.  Insufficient Storage facilities for Food Grains and other ingredients at noon meal centres; reported by JRM and MI  Less quantity of Vegetables are provided ;observed by JRM.  Usage of fire wood instead of LPG in the noon meal centres; observed by JRM and MI  Non recording of Tasting of meals by Teacher as well as Organiser( JRM, MI )  Acute Water Scarcity and highly malnourished children in Ramanathapuram-JRM  Poor Monthly MIS data entry for (58%) only upto December 2013

Best Practices  Permanent Structure for organizing and cooking noon meal in all centres  e-transfer of funds at all levels. Noon meal functionaries are paid every month through e-transfer.  State Contribution for salary Noon meal functionaries is higher than the Central assistance for Honorarium to CCH and special provisions for Noon Meal staff of the Centre,  Pension, Festival Advance, provision of lump-sum payment on retirement (50,000/- for organizer and 20000/- for cooks), Special Provident Fund, Appointment on compassionate ground, Promotional opportunity.  Social Audit introduced under mid day meal programme from August 15 th 2013 in all the Districts in selective panchayats.  Regular supply of Pulses, Oil, Salt by Centralized procurement through TNCSC

Cont….  New initiatives (4 set of School Uniforms, school Bags, chappals and Geometry box) for enhancing enrolment  Egg served to all children on all 5 working days and Colouring scheme for eggs for each day of the week to prevent pilferage and staleness  Variety meal introduced in one block of all districts on pilot basis.  Banana weighing 100 gms is provided for non egg eating Rs per banana  Provision of Mixies for preparation of meals  Capacity building of all CCH and Training by IHM also

Findings of Interim Report by MI  In Madurai schools, the quantity of foodgrains indicated and the actual weight was not similar in 26 schools  In PUPS Kodimangalam-Madurai funds for MDM are not released on time and got delayed by a month or two.  The number of cooks and helpers are quite inadequate to meet the requirements in some of the schools due to vacancies.  Schools were reported that utensils used for cooking are inadequate.  In Theni, proper utensils are available only in 12 schools and the remaining schools do not have sufficient utensils for cooking and serving.  Storage bins were not seen in any of the schools. The stock is kept in the same gunny bags in which they received the food grains.  Most schools in Madurai district had toilets that require better maintenance

Coverage : Enrolment Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children ( in lakhs) 82% 88% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 88% ASER, % attendance on the day of visit.

Coverage : Enrolment Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 77% 87% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 86% ASER, % attendance on the day of visit.

Performance Score Card Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No ComponentPAB Approval State Proposal Recommended by Appraisal Team 1Children (Pry) Children (U Pry) NCLP Drought PryNil Drought U.PryNil Working Day (Pry & U Pry) NCLP Drought(Pry & U.pry) 210 – Pry & 208-U Pry 312-NCLP 220 – Pry & 220-U Pry 312-NCLP 51 Drought 220 – Pry & 220-U Pry 312-NCLP 51 Drought 7Kitchen cum StoreNil No proposal for GA Schools May submit the Proposal 8Cook cum Helper Kitchen Devices6979 (New) 5831 (R) FY (addl. Req) 8526 (R) FY (addl. Req) 8526 (R) FY MME46.67 Cr.Permitted within limits 11Notional Funds (Recurring & Non Recurring ) Existing Rs Crore (including drought –Rs cr ) Last year approved allocation Rs. 493 Crore

Proposals for : Children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for coverage during Drought Primary: Proposal for coverage during Drought Primary:

Proposals for : Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for coverage during Drought Upper Primary:

Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Thank you Dining Hall in Tripura

Nutritional Aspects identified by the 5th Joint Review Mission Tamil Nadu N = Boys = 436 Girls = 377

Component-wise Performance under Primary Stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Payment of Honorarium to Cook cum Helpers paid up to December 2013

Component-wise Performance under Upper Primary Stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

ComponentAs per AWP&BAs per MIS Institutions Enrolment Engagement of CCH Drinking Water facility (98%) (87%) Toilet facility (99%) (85%) Gas based cooking7989 (19%)712 (2%) Comparison of Data: AWP&B vs MIS

Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 98% 100% ASER, MDM was served in 100% schools on the day of visit.

Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (U. Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 98% 100% ASER, MDM was served in 100% schools on the day of visit.

Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (NCLP) No. of Children 98% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approved institutionApproved days Schools covered 357 days covered 235

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 97% Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement Primary (first 3 qtr) 97% 4 days in Primary and 5 days in Upry not covered due to postponement of reopening of schools due to drought

Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (Pry + UPry.)upto 3 rd QTR Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 96% 107%97%

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 78%54% 68% Low foodgrain utilization in Nilgiris (56%)

Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting ( to ) Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 68% 60%

Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI upto Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 97% Outstanding position against issue of foodgrains under MDM Scheme upto is Rs (40%) Lakh

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 69% 64% 71%

Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during to No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 100% Primary + Upper Primary

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers as on Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 66% Central Share in allocation : Lakh State Share in allocation : Lakh Central Share in allocation : Lakh State Share in allocation : Lakh

MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 80% 74%

Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 38% 62% 30% Payment of Bills for transportation upto Sept The collection of the bills from the TNCSC is in process.

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 32 Total Sanctioned : Kitchen Cum Stores

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

Availability of Infrastructure ASER data Usable toilets for girls 67%. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools

Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Institutions Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 85% IFA Distributed in 89% Schools De-worming 84% Schools schools Vitamin 'A' Distributed 100 % SchoolsSpectacles 31% Schools

Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Children in Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 90% 46% 113% Distribution of spectacles to Children Total Enrolment ( Pry & U.Pry) 97% 40%

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval Already Engaged Additional requirement ( ) Cook- cum- helper Nil

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions (Govt & LB schools) Sanctioned Constructed through convergence Gap Additional Proposal NIL Saturated 7704 Govt. Aided Schools Proposal awaited Nil7704 Note:- The Govt. will submit the proposal for 7704 Kitchen –cum-Stores for Govt. Aided. School shortly to Govt. of India.

Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  8526 units are eligible for replacement sanctioned in No. of institutions Sanctioned (Including Replacement) Procured through convergence Additional requirement for old schools State Proposal for replacement

Pre requisite steps for submission of AWP& B Pre-requisite stepsStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC MeetingYes 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013 Yes 100% payment of cost of foodgrains shall be made to FCI upto 31 st December 2013 Yes (97%) Separate and detailed MME plan.Yes Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers Yes in all districts

Contd…. Contd…. Pre-requisite stepsStatus Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS No Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December % Annual 58% monthly ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of No ATN on findings of reports of MI and recommendations of JRM reports Yes Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Yes

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 Thank you Dining Hall in Tripura