Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting : Chandigarh on Ministry of HRD Government of India

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

Component-wise performance under Primary Stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Component-wise performance under Upper Primary Stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage of Institutions (Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions

Coverage of Institutions (Upper Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions

Coverage of Children (Primary ) No. of Children 53% 54% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Percentage indicates coverage of children against the Total Enrollment

Coverage of Children (Upper Primary) No. of Children 48% 61% 56% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Percentage indicated coverage against Enrollment

No. of Working Days MDM Served – Primary Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days Total Working Days approval for : 230 Days 104%

No. of Working Days MDM Served – U.Pry Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days Total Working Days approval for : 230 Days 105%

Approval Vs Achievement: No. of Meals (P + UP.) upto 3 rd Quarter Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in cr.) 77% 93%

Utilization of Food Grains ( to ) Foodgrains (in MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 46% % indicates the utilisation against the allocation

FOOD GRAINS : ALLOCATION VS UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 48% 52% 46%

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

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

Payment of Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Rs. In lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 87%

Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs Utilisation Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 43%

MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 100% 76% 35% The UT has made an expenditure of Rs. 30 lakh from UT fund

Procurement of Kitchen Devices under MDM Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 19 Total Sanctioned : 50 Kitchen Devices

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION VS UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs. in Lakh 63% 68%

Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100%

Coverage : School Health Programme and Inspections Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India DetailsInstitutionsChildren Total in State Health Check UP89 (77%) (79%) IFA Distribution00 Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution00 De-worming Tablets1 0.8%) 993 (0.9%) Spectacles771 (0.7%)

Status of Wasting and Severe Anemia among children and Adolescent girls Children 0-71 months old, DLHS -2004

Availability of Infrastructure (%) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Functional Girls Toilet as per DISE 2010 Drinking Water as per DISE-2010 LPG: 4 Centralized and 1 School kitchen (AWP&B)

Findings of Monitoring Institute (Punjab Univ.) for the period 1 st April – 30 th Sept Area of concern  12% of the students take mid day meal only on the days when food is of their liking.  Proper cleaning is required in classrooms after finishing the mid day meal.  No formal roaster is maintained for SMC/ MTA/ Parents for daily monitoring of MDMS

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

ISSUES 1. Almost half of the enrolled children are not covered under MDM. 2. Less utilization of Food grains 3. IFA and Vitamin A Supplementation not distributed

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

Proposal for : Children (Primary)

Proposal for : Children (Upper Primary)

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval For Engaged during Proposal for ( )

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Schools Sanctioned Constructed through convergence Proposal for (for 111 Institutions) 0Nil 32 7 Cluster based kitchen constructed, for 3 more kitchens Engineering Department has been requested to prepare cost estimates

Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 33 No proposal for replacement of 50 units of kitchen devices, which were sanctioned during

MME Plan  Component proposed under MME Plan Strengthening of existing Management System by engaging one Office In-charge, One Office Assistant, One MIS Co- ordinator, Two Data Entry Operators (One at the Directorate Level) and 7 Organizers at the cluster based kitchens, on contract basis. Hiring of taxi for carrying out inspections of MDM in the schools as well as MDM Kitchens. Conduct of internal and external evaluation of MDM Purchase of required computer hardware and accessories Purchase of furniture, stationery items etc.

Actual physical and financial target under MME Plan : Rs Lakh ComponentUnitPhysical Finance (in Lakhs Inspectors MDM Post Supervisors MDM Post Office In charge Post Office Assistant Post MIS Coordinator Post Data Entry Operator Post Clerk Post Organizers Post Helpers Stores/Office Post Hiring of Taxi 2.50 Internal and External Evaluation Studies Computer Hardware and accessories As per requirement 2.50 Furniture, stationery and other office expenses etc. As per requirement 3.00 Total 57.21

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S.NoComponentPAB Approval Proposal for Recommendation1Children (Pry) Children (U Pry) Working Days (Pry & U.Pry) 230 4Kitchen cum Store Nil 5Cook cum Helpers (75 Additional) 6Kitchen Devices Nil 7Notional Requirement of Central Assistance Existing norms Rs crore Proposed norms Rs crore 36

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