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

Review of Implementation of MDMS in RAJASTHAN (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%

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

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

Coverage of Children: Enrolment Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 89% 78% 91% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 100% 116%

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 100 % 116%

Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (Pry + UPry.) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 88% 69% 98%

Foodgrains : Availability & Utilisation ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India MTs MTs MTs 7449 MTs

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 99% 70%66%

Food Grain Availability – District wise Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Barmer (68%), Pali and Nagaur (69%)

Food Grain Utilization – District wise Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Special focus Dist Nagaur, Banswara, Barmer (65%), Pali, Jaiselmer, Bhilwara, Jodhpur (66%) State Level : 70%

Low Cooking Cost Utilization – Dist. wise DistrictsAllocationUtilization % Utilization Jaiselmer % Udaipur % Jalore % Banswara % Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Utilization of Food Grains Pry+U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Food Grain in MTs 98%

Expected Cooking Cost Vs Actual Cooking Cost 98% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cooking cost (Rs. In Lakh)

Cooking Cost : Availability & Utilisation ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India MTs39726 MTs MTs 1736 MTs

Availability Vs Utilisation of FG, CC, T.A. & FCI Payment ( 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 ) 100% However FCI has indicated that an amount of Rs Lakhs is outstanding as on

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 88% 72% 66%

Approval Vs Achiievment Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during to No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 101% Primary + Upper Primary

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Central Share in allocation : Lakh State Share in allocation : 3950 Lakh The State has started paying Honorarium to CCH from 1 st July 2010

MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 62% 21% 80%

Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 79% 66%63%

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total Sanctioned : Kitchen Cum Stores 16908

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

Coverage : School Health Programme and Inspections No. of Institutions Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 61% 96%

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

 No Meeting of State level Steering cum Monitoring Committee. SSMC Meeting

Capacity Building.  Training has been conducted for different categories of persons involved in the MDM scheme.  Training of Officials of the MDM cell at all Districts, data entry operators, centralised kitchen managers and nodal officers for kitchen shed construction involved in the MDM and also at the block level officers.  Training of Annapurna Women Cooperative Societies have been conducted in 4 Districts Bhilwara, Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Rajasamand. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Best Practices.  A software has been developed for compiling all relevant reports and is intended to be used as the single point of collecting information  A position has been sanctioned out of the MME fund to hire one computer with operator at block level on contract basis for the proper functioning of 248 blocks for maintaing records and generate  Annapurna Mahila Sahakari Samiti (AMSS) registered society of women who are responsible for the implementation of the scheme at the school level. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Community participation.  Public Private Partnership: The state government has taken keen interest in involving charitable trusts, NGOs for voluntary community support under the MDM scheme.  A new scheme called Chattro key bhojan mai samaaj ka Yogdaan in 2009 to mobilize from each section of the society to enhance the local participation in improving the quality of MDM. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Evaluation Studies  Studies were conducted by CDECS in IN 14 Districts in 200 schools The Major findings are Enrolment of students in primary has decreased where as in upper primary it has increased. Increased learning level and reduced classroom hunger, improved health of the students. MDM is the motivating factor for sending their children to schools. MDM has helped in reducing social inequalities among children. Majority of the Teachers believe that there was no adverse effect on teaching due to their involvement in the MDM Scheme. Problems Shortage of water and no LPG cooking Lack of community Participation, No proper monitoring Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Suggestions by the CDECS  Improve school infrastructure  Proper monitoring mechanism  Introduction of gas based cooking in the schools.  Availability of cooking cost in the schools needs to be strengthened because it is always delayed.  There is a strong need to understand the basic problems emerging in the supply of MDM through Centralised Kitchens

Grievance Redressal Mechanism  Complaints are published in Newspaper or aired through electronic Media.  Complaints are made through CMO and other secretaries to the government  Complaints by an individual in person or by DAK

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-2Q-1 53

Enrolment Vs Availing MDM during (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2Q-1 21

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB - Approved Already Engaged Difference Cook- cum- helper *1231 *1231 CCH already engaged by the state

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions Sanction ed Constructed through convergence GapProposal Nil0

Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institution s Sanctione d Procured through convergence GapProposal Nil3501*19903 * Includes requirement for replacement/maintenance also

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval Proposal Recomme ndation Number of Children 1Primary Upper Primary NCLP Drought Pry Drought U.Pry Number of Working Days 6 Pry and U Pry Drought5959 8NCLP300 9 Kitchen cum Store Nil 10 Cook cum Helper Kitchen Devices MME Plan Lakhs Within MME Limit

ISSUES Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India  No SSMC Meeting of State level.  Delayed payment to Cook-cum –Helpers  The state is providing 40 Gms vegetables in primary and 60 Gms in Upper primary against 50 Gms and 75 Gms respectively.  Engagement of 1231 Cook-Cum-Helpers in excess of PAB-MDM Approval.  During the field visit it has been observed that safe drinking water was not available in visited schools.  Food grains was not stored properly

Poor Storage of food Grains

Unsafe Drinking Water

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