Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM – PAB Meeting – Bihar

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

Best Practices  The monthly ranking of the district is being done regularly since August 2012 to assess the performance of the district.  The honorarium of block resource persons/district resource person has been increased from Rs.6000/- to Rs  Fund transfer is made through NEFT to school accounts maintained in CBS branch of banks.  All District MDM in-charges were sent to National Productivity Council, Jaipur in two batchs for Administrative and Management Training Programme on capacity building.  All cooks are giving one day training on preparation of hygienic food and cleaning of kitchen shed – For this one hour video film has been developed.  60 Cooks were trained by IHM hajipur through ten day training programme. Selected 120 cooks from 4 district also received training conducted by Akshaypatra foundation.  Full fledged online monitoring mechanism by web based monthly MIS and Dopahar (IVRS).

ISSUES  Cook cum helpers are not yet engaged.  Non coverage of 34% and 37% children in Primary and Upper primary.  9898 Kitchen cum store are yet to be constructed out of kitchen cum store.  Poor performance of School health program : Health checkup of 17% children, IFA distribution 16% of the children and Distribution of Deworming to only 23% of the enrolled children).  Mismatch in AWP&B and MIS data  ASER 2013 : 58.7 % schools have toilet facility and only 47.6 Schools have usable girls toilet.

 21.38% and 32.47% children are moderately malnourished in Jehanabad and Vaishali respectively. (JRM)  The deficiency symptoms of protein, vitamin A, B complex and iron deficiency anemia were observed amongst surveyed children (JRM). However Health checkup of 17% children has been carried out as per AWP&B.  High prevalence of worm infestation (JRM). However only 23% children received deworming.Contd.

Contd.  Cleanliness and maintence of Kitchen cum store is required (JRM)  Inadequate number of cook-cum-helpers engaged in some of the schools. (JRM & MI Report)  50% of water samples in Jehanabad & 87.5% of the samples were contaminated in Vaishali district. (JRM)  The use of vegetables was grossly inadequate (JRM)

Level of Malnutrition JRM Bihar N = Boys Girls - 279

Coverage : Children Enrolment Vs Achievement ( Pry) No. of Children (in Cr.) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India ASER 2013 : Attendance % 54% 66% ASER 2013 : MDM served in 73.1% Schools

Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment Primary & Prevalence of Anemia )DistrictsEnrolment Average number of children availing MDM % Non Coverage Severe Anemia Children Patna %0.6 Nalanda %2.2 Gaya %0.0 Jehanabad %0.5 Nawada %0.2 Saran %3.2 Sheohar %0.2 Vaishali %6.5 Khagaria %0.3 Begusarai %0.0 Saharsa %3.8 All the districts are poorly performing in comparison to National average All the districts are poorly performing in comparison to National average:

Coverage : Children Enrolment Vs Achievement Upper Pry. No. of Children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 39% 63% 50% ASER 2013 : Attendance 58.2 ASER 2013 : MDM served in 73.1% Schools

Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment Upper Primary & Prevalence of Anemia ) DistrictsEnrolment Average number of children availing MDM % non Coverage Anemia Children Begusarai %0.0 Saharsa %3.8 Supaul %1.8 Madhepura %0.0 Samastipur %8.2 Purnia %2.6 Kishanganj %0.0 Araria %0.0 Katihar %5.8 Bhagalpur %1.3

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

Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India DetailsInstitutionsChildren Total in State (Existing) Health Check UP % % IFA Distribution % % Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution % % Deworming Tablets % % Spectacles

SCORE CARD- ALL COMPONENTS

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

Component PAB Approval Proposal Recommendation Children Pry Children UPY NCLP Working Day (pry, upy, NCLP) 230,230,312245,245,312245,245,312 Kitchen cum Store New Primary School with no KS 1358 Cook cum Helper (Additional)13505(Additional) Kitchen Devices NEW Kitchen Devices Replacement Notional Central Assistance Recurring + Non recurring Rs

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Thank you

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during and proposal for (Primary)

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during and proposal for ( Upper Primary)

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Approved Already Engaged Not Engaged Additional requirement ( ) Cook cum helpers are not yet engaged against approval of Propose to engage cook cum helpers in

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions SanctionedConstructed through convergence GapProposal *  Propose the PAB approval of release of funds Rs lakh (Central Share) as per current SOR rate.  Newly constructed school after with no in built kitchen cum store.

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen - Devices Proposal for Construction of Kitchen - Devices No. of institutions Sanctioned Procured through convergence GapProposalReplacement Nil

Coverage : Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry)

Coverage : Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (UPY)

Summary of performance - Physical Percentage

Summary of performance – Financial Percentage

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 67%80% 89%

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement ( Upper Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 69% 78% 88%

Approval Vs Achievement Number of Meals (Pry + UPy.) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 84% 89%

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Quantity in MTs. 43% 66% 61%

Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI 71% of the Bills raised have been paid

COOKING COST : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Rs in Lakh 43% 66% 62%

No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 95% Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers

Honorarium paid to Cook cum Helper Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 56%

MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Rs in Lakhs 75% 79% 82%  2 SSMC and 48 District level meetings have been convened

Transportation Assistance ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Rs in Lakhs 79% 70% 76 76% 25%

Achievement up to Dec (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) 37 Total Allocation : Kitchen Cum Stores ASER : 82.7 % schools have Kitchen cum store

Achievement up to 2013 (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Total Sanctioned :70238 units of Kitchen Devices

MI ISSSUES : A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies District Covered Jehanabad Schools were not getting cooking cost in advance regularly 6 (15%) sampled schools. The quality of food-grains was found average in 15 (37.5%) sampled schools. Cooks-cum-helpers were not found engaged as per state Government norms in 27 (70%) sampled schools. Delayed payment of remuneration of cook-cum-helpers engaged in 15% sampled schools. Separate toilets for boys and girls are not available12 (30%) schools. Its weekly menu was displayed in 39 (97.5%) sampled schools at a prominent place noticeable to community, except one school (Kanya Urdu Vidhalaya Jehanabad) that is running at H.M. residence.

Availability of Infrastructure ASER data is for Usable toilets. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools 43

Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013 NO 100% payment of cost of food grains shall be made to FCI up to 31st December % Payment made Separate and detailed MME plan. NO Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers Yes Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS No Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December Annual- 100% Monthly – 85% for Dec’2013 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 ATN not submitted on recommendations of 5 th JRM Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Only soft copy was sent Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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.