1. MID DAY MEAL SCHEME MEGHALAYA
Annual Work Plan & Budget
MID DAY MEAL SCHEME MEGHALAYA 1

3. Achievements Transfer of Funds:
All MDM Funds are directly E-transfer to the Accounts of the Schools and also to the Accounts of the Districts.
2. Payment of Honorarium to Cook-cum-helpers:
Payment of Honorarium to cook-cum-helpers is being done by e-transfer to those cook-cum-helpers who have their personal account

6. 3. Payment to FCI :
100% achievement till the 3rd Quarter
4. Capacity Building to Cook-cum-helpers:
A total of 656 master trainer cooks and 153 teachers have been trained in collaboration with Institute of Hotel Management, Shillong and Food Craft Institute, Tura. Action Plan has been developed and the training will be starting soon.

7. 5. Data Entry into the MIS Portal of MDM:
There is a significant improvement in the Data Entry into the MIS Portal of MDM.
6. Contingency Plan:
The State Government developed a contingency plan for meeting any emergency/accident in respect of MDM and the same has been issued to the Districts and Schools.
Annual Data Entry
Monthly Entry
100%
84%

12. Performance During

13. Physical Achievement (As on 31.12.2016)
1.Number of Schools
Approved by GOI
Coverage
LPS
UPS
OoSC
Total 2 3 4  5 6 7 8 9
7868
3253
729
11850
7854
3242
594
11690
2. Number of Children
Sl. No
Component
PAB
Approval
Actual Enrolment
Achievement as on %
Coverage Vrs Actual 1
Children (Pry)
386285
419174
385021
91.85%
Children (U.Pry)
140662
177252
142364
80.31%
Total Children
526947
596326
527385
88.43%

14. Total No. of cook-cum-helpers approved
Contd..
3. Cook-Cum-Helpers
Sl. No.
Stage
Total No. of cook-cum-helpers approved
No. of cooks appointed 1 2 3 4
Primary
13143
13100
U Primary
4646
Total
17789
17746
4. Foodgrain (In MTs)
Allocation OB
Lifting
Consumed
Balance
Pry
143.47
49.74
U. Pry
83.34
15.75
Total
226.81
65.49

15. Target (Units Sanctioned)
Contd..
5. Construction of Kitchen Sheds
Target (Units Sanctioned)
Constructed
In Progress
Not Started
9491
9144
100
247
N.B: 247 schools approved during have refunded the funds for construction of kitchen-cum-store in which they have received funds for the same from other sources. The total amount refunded by 247 schools to State office is Rs.5.85 Crores. A Proposal have been made to GOI to allow the state to divert these 247 kitchen-cum-store to those schools which have not get kitchen sheds vide letter NO.EDN.351/2009/190 Dated:
6. Procurement of Kitchen Devices
Years
Target
(Units Sanctioned)
Procured
In Progress
Not yet procured 2 3 4 5 6
(New)
12089
(Replacement)
8882
7444 36
1402

16. School Health Programe
The Health Department has worked out the plan and the report is placed below:-
During the last SLSMC Meeting, the Chief Secretary inform the members that a separate review meeting on Schools Health Programme will be held after the Assembly Session
As per report received from Health Department Target Health Check-ups
463002
Children
Check-ups have been carried out
302881
Distribution of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid tablets
184497
Distribution of and Deworming tablet
179813
Distribution of spectacles
1092

17. School Health Programme

18. Financial Achievement 2016-17 (As on 31.12.2016)
Component
Budget Provision (Financial Target as per PAB)
Financial Expenditure
% of Utilisation
Central
State
Total
Recurring Assistance
Cost of Foodgrain
371.03
0.00
296.93
80%
Conversion Cost
623.54
369.52
72%
Honorarium to cooks
185.89
128.99
70%
Transportation Assistance
121.20
71.38
59%
MME
119.30
65.95
55%
809.43
498.51

19. Fund Received during 2016-17 (As on 31.12.2016)
Particulars
Amount in Lakhs
Date of Release
Central
State Share
Total
State
A. Recurring Funds
Adhoc Installment
138.81
(ST)
(CSS)
Balance of 1st Installment
232.01
370.82

20. Financial Achievement Vrs. Fund Availability as on 31.12.2016
Component
OB as on
Corpus Fund
Fund Received
Total Fund Availa-bility
Expen-diture
Un-spend balance
% Exp
A) Recurring Assistance
Cost of Foodgrain
276.86
0.00
217.37
494.23
229.64
264.59
46.46%
Conversion Cost
167.26
830.18
100.00%
Honorarium to cooks
85.55
170.72
Transportation Assistance
71.38
MME
5.46
63.87
69.33
59.72
9.61
86.14%
Total
535.13
274.20
95.10%

21. Remarks
Payment to FCI is upto the 3rd Quarter of and there is no pending Bills
Cooking Cost and Honorarium to Cook-cum-helpers has been made up to November 2016.
Transportation Cost have been released for 60% to the Districts.
MME has been utilised and only salary is being kept.

22. MIS-Portal – Annual Entry Status 2016-17

23. MIS-Portal – Monthly Entry Status 2016-17

29. Proposal for

30. Propose Institutions 2017-18
Sl. No.
Category
Schools
Total of Schools Proposed to be Covered in
No. Of Schools
No. Of Special Training Centers 1
Primary
7858
509
8367 2
Upper Primary
3248
154
3402
Total
11106
663
11769

31. Proposal for Coverage of Children in 2017-18
Sl. No
Component
Actual Enrolment
Proposal for 1
Children (Pry)
419174
385021
Children (U Pry)
177252
142364
Total Children
596326
527385 31

32. Physical Targets for 2017-18 Proposal for 2017-18 S. No Component 2
Working Days
(Primary & Up.Pry)
200-Py
220-Upy 4
Cook cum Helpers
18319 5
Kitchen cum Store
Nil 6
Kitchen Devices
1192 32

33. Financial Requirements for 2017-18
Rs. In Lakhs
Recurring Central and State Assistance
Components
Central
State
Total
A) Recurring Assistance
Cost of Foodgain
371.95
0.00
Cooking Cost
509.90
Honorarium to Cook cum helper
560.95
Transportation
121.50
MME
121.47
B) Non-Recurring Assistance
Kitchen-Sheds
Kitchen Devices
59.60
G. Total (A+B)

34. Issues
Enhancement of Honorarium to Cook-Cum-Helpers: The State Proposed to enhance the honorarium to cook-cum-helpers to Rs.3,000/- p.m. at par with un-skilled daily wages rate.
Transportation Assistance (Approval of GOI for new Transport Assistance Rate Rs per quintals as notified by Department of Food & Civil Supplies, GOM). MHRD is requested to approve the notified rate of Rs per quintal.
Fund for Social Audit- Presently there is no specific allocation for conducting of social audit.
Enhancement of MME Fund – State proposed to enhance MME fund from 1.8% to 3.5% at par with SSA. If enhancement is recommended some fund can be earmarked for conducting of Social Audit.

35. THANK YOU

36. Action Taken on Commitment Made By The State In Last PAB Meeting.

37. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB1
Low coverage of children in Upper Primary.
The State Government to take corrective measures to resolve the issue of low coverage of children in upper primary schools.
Steps has been taken to cover more children under Mid Day Meal in upper primary section. Instructions were issued to all the Districts/Sub-Divisional officers to see that more children are covered under the scheme. Hence, the coverage of upper primary children during is more than the PAB approval.

38. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB2
Use of firewood for preparation of MDM in schools
Commitment: The Principal Secretary assured to increase LPG coverage to at least 50% of the schools in the State.
The State Government has initiated the process to shift from fire fuel to LPG cooking Gas for Mid Day Meal Schools at least in Urban, Sub-Divisions Head Quarters and Block Head Quarters initially. The supply and procurement of LPG cooking gas to Mid Day Meal Schools has been taken up with the respective Dy. Commissioners (Supply). The list of schools in urban areas/block headquarters have been identified to start with.

39. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB3
Non-coverage of Special Training Centres during 1st and 2nd Quarter of
Commitment: All Special Training Centres under SSA during would be covered under Mid Day Meal.
Actually Centers are available to conduct Special Training Programme but the children are not willing to enroll in Special Training Programme under OoSC, hence the centre is not functioning.

40. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB4
Zero opening balance of food grains and very nominal opening balance of cooking cost
Steps have been taken to ensure that all schools have buffer stock of food grains.
Further, Corpus fund of Rs.10 Crores is maintained and used for meeting the cooking cost as and when fund is awaited from Govt. of India.

41. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB5
Poor inspection of schools
Commitment: SSA manpower will also be used for inspection of MDM schools.
During , every efforts is being made to improve the school inspection. Till December 2016, schools have been inspected by the officers of the Districts, Inspecting staff and also officers from the Education Department.

42. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB6
Poor implementation of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)/School Health Programme (SHP)
The Health Department has worked out the plan and the report is placed below:-
During the last SLSMC Meeting, the Chief Secretary inform the members that a separate review meeting on Schools Health Programme will be held after the Assembly Session
As per report received from Health Department Target Health Check-ups
463002
Children
Check-ups have been carried out
302881
Distribution of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid tablets
184497
Distribution of and Deworming tablet
179813
Distribution of spectacles
1092

43. School Health Programme

44. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB7
Construction of Kitchen shed-cum-store room
Commitment: 446 kitchen- cum-store will be completed by
Proposal for construction of 446 kitchen-cum-store have already been submitted to Ministry of HRD, Department of School Education and Literacy, New Delhi vide letters (1)NO.EDN.331/2009/186, Dated: and (2) No.EDN.351/2009/192, Dated: Till date sanction is awaited from Govt. of India. 8
Payment of Honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through their Bank Accounts
Payment of Honorarium to 7002 cook-cum- helpers to their personal bank account is done by e-transfer. Instruction were issued to all the districts to instruct the schools that cook -cum- helpers engaged in the school should open a bank account so that honorarium can be directly transferred to their bank account. Further, most of the cook-cum-helpers do not have personal bank account in rural areas which do not have easy access to banks.

45. Action taken on commitment made by the State in last PAB9
Qualitative Initiatives
Testing of food samples by accredited labs
The Pasteur Institute, Shillong has been identified for testing of food samples. To ensure quality of the meals and appropriate nutrition standard in the Mid Day Meal Scheme, the comments and views on the Draft Testing Protocol received from the Dy. Commissioner of Food Safety, Health Department Govt. of Meghalaya has been forwarded to the Government of India vide letter No. EDN.95/2016/46 dated Shillong, the 14th June, 2016. 11
Tasting of meals by parents
Instructions were issued by the Sub Divisional School Education Officers to the schools to see that parents present in the schools should taste the meal before serving to the school children. A tasting register is also being maintained in all the schools. 12
Handwashing
Instructions have been issued to all the schools by Sub Divisional School Education officers to see that school children should wash their hands before and after having Mid Day Meal.