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 ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Issues from Appraisal of AWP&B  The State has reported that Payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers is made in cash in all 33 Districts.  The Remuneration of cooks and helpers is not made available in 30% visited schools even after 3 months..(JRM & MI)  High mismatch between utilization cooking cost and food grain in Karauli (43%), Pratapgarh and Jaisalmer (23%), Bundi (21%), Pali (14%) Sikar (13%) and Jaipur(12%)  Cooking cost is not made available in advance in 68% visited schools. In Naguar only 02 sample schools (6%) received cooking cost in advance, whereas 33 schools (94%) did not receive cooking cost in advance. The duration of delay in all the 33 sample schools was more than 30 days.(JRM & MI) 

Cont…  Akhaya Patra and Annapurana Mahila Sahakari Samiti are not functioning as per MoU. (JRM).  Naandi Foundation centralized kitchens do not adhere to the prescribed menu and cook food using their own discretion in Bikaner.  The cooked food of Nandi Foundation in Bikaner is below the expected standard. Chapattis are hard and at times half-cooked and the taste of food is poor.  None of the centralized kitchen provides helpers to serve the food to the children in the schools ( Nandi Foundation in Bikaner, Adamya Chetna and Akshaya Patra in Jodhpur.  The overall quality of food provided by 3 visited centralized kitchens is poor as compared with the food prepared at school level.

Cont..  Inadequate cooking utensils. (MI)  Medical check up of cooks been done only in 29.7% schools, while it should be compulsory every year.  MDM logo has been displaced at appropriate place on the wall only in 2% schools.  Toll free telephone facility does not exist in any of the school.  In churu availability of the first aid medical kit was not reported in 27% schools in 29% in Jhunjhunu and 63% in Nagaur  In Churu Potable water for drinking purpose was not available in 12 sample schools (32%).

 State Review Mission Constituted.  Nutri-Farm Initiative with Maize and Bajara Recipes (Pilots Started)  Health Hygiene and Safety Guidelines issued.  Dovetailing Untied funds of Gram panchayat etc. for construction of kitchen cum store.  Trainings to the cook-cum-helpers have been commenced with. Best Practices

Coverage of Children: Enrolment Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 73% 76% 72% ASER 2013: 66.1% of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit

Coverage of Children: Enrolment Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 82%85% 62% ASER 2013 :67% of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit

Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment ( Primary) DistrictEnrolmentAvg. Availed MDM % Non Coverage Severe Anemia among children Severe Anemia among adolescent girls Jodhpur % Karauli % Kota % Dholpur % Chittorgarh % Barmer % Jhalawar % Bikaner % S.Madhopur % Cont…. State Level Anemia= 2.4 Adolescent girls = 21.9

% Non Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Upper Primary) DistrictEnrolmentAvg. Availed MDM % Non Coverage Severe Anemia among children Severe Anemia among adolescent girls Jaiselmer % Jhalawar % Pali % Nagaur % Sirohi % Dausa % Rajsamand % Bikaner % State Level Anemia= 2.4 Adolescent girls = 21.9

Nutritional Aspects identified by the 5th Joint Review Mission Rajasthan N = Boys Girls - 593

Rajasthan (Single Ration Blocks) N = Boys Girls - 451

Rajasthan (Double Ration Blocks, Baran) N = Boys Girls - 142

Comparison of data: MIS vs AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 105%

% Mismatch in AWP&B and MIS % Cooking cost Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Performance Score Card Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No component PAB Approval Proposal Recommendation Number of Children 1Primary Upper Primary NCLP Number of Working Days 4 Pry and U Pry NCLP Kitchen cum Store 1417NilNil 7 Cook cum Helper No additional Addl.8826= Addll.8826= MME Plan Not submitted Rs Cr(1.8%) 9 Kitchen Devices 3175 (N) (N) Kitchen Devices - Replacement 8445 Not eligible 11 Notional Funds (Recurring & Non Recurring ) Existing Norm Rs Cr Last year approved allocation Rs Cr

Proposals for : Children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Proposals for : Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Thank You 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 Institutions: Existing Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% ASER, MDM was served in 85.0% schools on the day of visit. 100%

Coverage Institutions :Existing Vs Achievement (U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% ASER, MDM was served in 85.0% schools on the day of visit. 100%

Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (NCLP) No. of Children 35% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approved institutionCoverageApproved daysCoverage

Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry & U.pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 100% 99%

Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (Pry + UPry.)upto 3 rd QTR Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Meals (in crore) 89%99% 84%

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 64% 92% 58%

Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting ( to ) Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 58% 60%

Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI upto Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 100% Outstanding position against issue of foodgrains under MDM Scheme upto is Rs (61%) Lakh

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 69%67%60%

Approval Vs Achievment Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during to No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 98% Primary + Upper Primary 2567 CCH not engaged

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Central Share in allocation : Lakh State Share in allocation : Lakh

MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 68% 79% 69%

Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 36% 53% 56%

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total Sanctioned Physical : Financial : Rs ASER 2013: Kitchen shed for cooking mid day meal in 85.3% schools

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

Availability of Infrastructure ASER data Usable toilets for girls 65.2%. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools

Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Institutions Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 91% IFA Distributed in 70% Schools De-worming 75% Schools schools Vitamin 'A' Distributed 59% SchoolsSpectacles 17% Schools

Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Children in Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 83% 55% 46% Distribution of spectacles to Children Total Enrolment ( Pry & U.Pry) 86% 66%

Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India PAB Approval Already Engaged Additional requirement ( ) Cook- cum- helper CCH not engaged

Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total InstitutionsTotal Sanctioned GapState Proposal Recommendation by Appraisal team NIL

Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions Sanctioned (Including Replacement) Procured through convergence Additional requirement State Proposal for replacement No kitchen devices sanctioned in the year hence not eligible for replacement

Pre requisite steps for submission of AWP& B Pre-requisite stepsStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC MeetingYes 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013 Yes 100% payment of cost of foodgrains shall be made to FCI upto 31 st December 2013 Yes (100%) Separate and detailed MME plan.No Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers No cash payment in all the districts

Contd…. Contd…. Pre-requisite stepsStatus Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS YES Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December % Annual 100% monthly 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 Yes Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Yes

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

Issues of JRM 1.Delay in payment of cooking cost to the schools. 2.Delay in payment of Honorarium to Cook cum helpers. 3.The weekly menu of Mid-day Meal does not comply with the national provisions of food grains and pulses. 4.Variation in quality of the food grain stored in FCI Godown, godown of Transport agency and storage of Annapurna Samiti. 5.Akhaya Patra and Annapurana Mahila Sahakari Samiti are not functioning as per MoU. 6.Convergence with Schools health program needs to be improved. 7.Raw food grains and vegetables items are invariably not weighed. 8.Record of raw food items given to cooks is not properly maintained. 9.Variation in raw weights of food items reported by the teacher (MDM in charge) and by cooks with former reporting higher amounts based on provision norms. 10.Records are not maintained for number of children present and actual MDM availed in the some of the visited schools. 11.Cooking and washing area was found to be swampy and unhygienic in some of the visited schools. 12.Non display of MDM Logo and entitlement of the children for public awareness in most of the visited schools. 13.No water testing conducted at the school level. 14.Poor health condition of cook-cum-helpers. 15.Record maintenance at school needs more attention. 

1)Honorarium to Cooks: there are huge delays in payment of honorarium. JRM recommended that passbooks should be issued to the cook-cum-helpers and payment to be made through E-transfer to cut delays. 2)Cooking Cost: Joint Review mission observed that there was a delay of 02 months approximately in payment of cooking cost in both the districts. State government has implemented the E-transfer of the funds from Block to schools, but the delay is still observed in transferring the fund from district to block. 3)Inspection and monitoring of Transport agency`s godown:JRM recommends the regular inspection and monitoring of the storage of the Transport agency`s godown at district and block level. 4)Kitchen-cum-stores should be constructed on top priority:In large number of schools kitchens are not available. Cooking is done in class rooms and because of lack of stores the provisions are kept in different places. In some cases provisions are kept in class rooms and in some other places in office of the HM. The constructed kitchens are also not uniform. Some are in tin sheds and others are very small 5)Containers for cooking materials be provided. 6)Usage of Agmark certified ingredients especially cooking oil: Recommendations of JRM

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

Proposal for coverage of children – (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 Q-1