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

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

Summary of performance Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (PRY) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions ASER, MDM was served in 96% schools on the day of visit. State has reported that during previous years, there was overlapping of institutions (Pry with U. Pry)

Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (U. PRY) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions ASER, MDM was served in 96% schools on the day of visit.

Coverage : Children (Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 93%95% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 95% ASER, % attendance on the day of visit.

Coverage : Children (U. Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 81% 82% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 87% ASER, % attendance on the day of visit.

Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Upper Primary) District Enrolment Avg. Availed MDM % Less Coverage Severe Anemia among children Severe Anemia among adolescent girls Thrissur % 01.1% Alappuzha % 01.1% Kollam % 01.2% Ernakulam % 00% Kottayam % 00% Pathanamthitta % 02.3%

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (PRY) (first 3 qtr) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 100% 96% 79% ASER, MDM was served in 96% schools on the day of visit.

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (U. PRY) (first 3 qtr) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 86% 85% 88% ASER, MDM was served in 96% schools on the day of visit.

Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (P + UP. First 3 qtr) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 88% 86%92%

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 60% 64% 59%

Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting ( to ) Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 64% 71%

Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In lakh ) 100%

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crores 59% 60% 58%

Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cook cum Helpers No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Primary + Upper Primary) 16

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in lakh 57%46%

MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 5% 2% 4% Inspection of 54% institutions.

Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 72% 68% 70%

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India KS 1648 KS 484 KS Total Allocation : 2450 Kitchen Cum Stores

Achievement up to (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 21 Total Allocation : 4079 units of Kitchen Devices

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

MI Report for Districts covered : Ernakulam, Allapujha, Idukki, Kannur and Kasargod  Major points of concern are as follows: 1.The children have not received any micronutrients (Iron, folic acid, vitamin-A dosage, etc.) and deworming medicine from them. Further no school maintains Health Card for its children. 2.In the case of about 25 percent of government schools, the kitchen shed is not spacious enough for cooking and keeping the cooked items; and further they are very dark and require whitewashing. 3.Delay of about one month in receiving cooking cost.

ISSUES Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 24  Low coverage of working days at upper Primary.  Very Slow progress on construction of kitchen- cum-stores.  Very Low MME Utilisation.  Less engagement of cook-cum-helper.  No information on School Health Programme.

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

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

Proposal for (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 27 Q-1

Proposal for (UP. PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 28 Q-1

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval Already Engaged Proposed ( ) No Additional Proposal 29

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

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

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval ProposalRecommendati on 1Children (Pry) Children (NCLP)0 3Children (U Pry) Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 200 – Pry 220 – U.pry 200 – Pry 220 – U.pry 200 – Pry 220 – U.pry 5Kitchen cum StoreNil2738 6Cook cum Helper18987No addl. Proposal 7Kitchen Devices7411 8Kitchen Devices (Replacement/Repair) Nil 9 Notional Requirement of Central Assistance Existing normsRs crore Proposed normsRs crore 32

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