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

Review of Implementation of MDMS in Punjab (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

Coverage Institutions : Approval Vs Achievement (U. PRY) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions

Coverage : Children (Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 88% 82%88% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage : Children (U. Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 86% 92% 90% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Sl. No.DistrictPryU. Pry 1 SAS NAGAR LUDHIANA 79 3 TARN TARAN GURDASPUR MUKTSAR KAPURTHALA 8480 % Beneficiary vs. Enrolment Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry & U. Pry) (first 3 qtr) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 96% 106% 89% NCLP: Approval – 225 days, Coverage – 167 days

Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (P + UP. First 3 qtr) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 85% 98% 96%

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in Thousand MTs 62% 70% 73% 27% Children underweight, 6.6 % children suffered from severe anemia, 28% were stunted and 9% children were wasted

Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting ( to ) Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 70% 73%

Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI (as on ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In crore ) 98%

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 64% 70% 72%

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 46%49%

MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 37% 62% 75%

Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs Utilisation Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 29% 73%

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India KS 2322 KS Total Allocation : Kitchen Cum Stores 524 KS

Achievement up to (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 18 Total Allocation : units of Kitchen Devices

Coverage : School Health Programme and Inspections Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India DetailsInstitutionsChildren Total in State22,03521,26,165 Health Check UP 22,03521,26,165 IFA Distribution 22,03521,26,165 Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution 00 Deworming Tablets 22,03521,26,165 Spectacles 13,539

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  2 Meetings of State level Steering cum Monitoring Committee held during SSMC Meeting

Grievance Redressal Mechanism Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  A 24 hour help line at telephone no has been established at the State level.  Complaints received are dealt with at the Head Office, District Office or Schools immediately.  42 complaints received, mainly regarding misappropriation of foodgrains, non supply of MDM on a particular day or removal of a cook.  Action has been taken on 40 complaints.

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

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

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 24 Q

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during (UP. PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 25 Q

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval Already Engaged Proposed ( ) (No additional requirement, within the present approval) 26

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Inst. Eligible for kitchen- cum-store Sanctioned Constructed through convergence Gap Proposal for Saturated 27

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

ISSUES Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 29  6 months delay in releasing of funds by the State Govt. The MI also observed delay in release of cooking cost and honorarium to cook-cum-helpers at school level. Schools are managing it from their own.  Cleaning in the drinking water area is required in 28%- 40% of the schools.  The standardized regulators for gas cylinder were not used for cooking in Moga,Ludhiana and SAS nagar.  Vit. A dosage not distributed to the children.

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval ProposalRecommendati on 1Children (Pry)11,50,00011,79,000 2Children (NCLP)4,350 3Children (U Pry)7,13,0007,14,4557,15,000 4Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 240 – Pry 240 – U Pry NCLP 240 – Pry 240 – U Pry NCLP 240 – Pry 240 – U Pry NCLP 5Kitchen cum StoreSaturated 6Cook cum HelperNo additional req. 7Kitchen DevicesSaturated0 8Kitchen Devices (Replacement/Repair) Drought affected areaNA 10MME Plan3.53 croreWithin MME limit 30

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