1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India MDM-PAB Meeting – TRIPURA On

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

Questions?  What is the level of unspent balances as on ?  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

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

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

No. of Schools Covered (PY + UP.PY) 39% of the Upper Primary Schools are not covered under MDM 22% of the P+UP Schools are not covered under MDM 100% covered 61% covered 88% covered

PAB Approval Vs State Performance (No. of children in Q1+Q2+Q3) No. of children (In lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 99% Covered 35% Covered 79% Covered

PAB Approval Vs State Performance ( No. of Working Days i n Q1+Q2+Q3) No. of Working days Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (73%) (63%)

PAB Approval Vs State Performance (No. of Meals i n Q1+Q2+Q3) No. of Meal (in Crore) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 73% PAB5.11 lakhs. children X 161 Working days = 8.21 Cr. meals (100%) State4.01 lakhs. children X 140 Working days = 5.61 Cr. meals (68%) 100% 68 % meals served 73% meals to be served 100% Benchmark 73 %

Analysis: Foodgrains Availability ( to ) Foodgrains (in MTs) 100% 115% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India The FCI has issued Food Grains in excess of PAB Allocation. 50%

Analysis: Food grains cumulative lifting (Including UB) Foodgrains (in MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India *: Including unspent balance of MTs as on

Foodgrains Utilisation ( to ) % Utilisation Benchmark : 73% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Cooking Cost Utilisation ( to ) Cooking Cost (in % Disbursed and utilisation.) Benchmark Utilisation: 73% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Opening balance as on lakhs Opening balance as on lakhs (49%)

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

Transport Assistance Utilisation ( to ) Utilisation(Rs. In lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Benchmark Utilisation: 73%

MME Utilisation ( to ) Utilisation(Rs. In lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Opening Balance as on is lakhs. Opening Balance as on is lakhs.

Achievement during (Kitchen Sheds) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 89%

Achievement during (Kitchen Devices) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 92%

Performance Score card – A Summary Sl. No. ComponentAchievementBenchmark 1. Foodgrains Utilisation51%73% 2. Cooking Cost Utilisation54%73% 3. MME Utilisation92%75% 4. Kitchen Shed construction 89%100% 5. Kitchen Devices procurement 92%100% 6. QPRs2 nos.3 nos. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Observations of Monitoring Institute (Tripura University) DistrictExtent of coverageLevel of Satisfaction QualityQuantity NORTH 75% 88% SOUTH 96%70%85% WEST 100%66%88%

CAG- PARA 1.Enrollment for MDM were more than those of SSA. 2.MDM Enrollment was shown more than the population 3.No Inspections (25% of schools every quarter) was carried out. 4.Micronutrients and supplements were not administered. 5.Significant disruption in providing cooked meal was noticed.

… Contd (C&AG Observation) 6.Unexplained excess drawl of food grains valued at Rs crore. 7.Mismatch in utilization of food grains and utilization of was noticed. 8.Nodal agencies claimed transportation charges in excess of actual leading to an excess claim during Essential accounting records not maintained. 10.Deficiencies relating to Kitchen Sheds, Kitchen devices and facility of clean drinking water.

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

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

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

Population Vs Enrolment Vs Availing MDM (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Population Vs Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during (UPPER PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

No. of School days NoYearAs per DISE dataAs per MDM Sanctions NA NA255(State Claim)

PAB’s Recommendations ( )

Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India