1. 4th Review Mission – Rajasthan (28th January to 4th February, 2013)
Mid Day Meal Scheme
4th Review Mission – Rajasthan (28th January to 4th February, 2013)

2. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Team Members
Smt. Rita Chatterjee ,Joint Secretary, MHRD,GOI (Team Leader)
 Shri. L.C.Aswal, Commissioner, Mid Day Meal, Govt. of Rajasthan Member.
Ms. Sangita Jacob Representative of Unicef
Shri . Ashok Khandelwal, representative from office of Supreme Court Commissionerate-Member
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Mission co- team members
 Mr. Tanmoy Ghatak , Sr. Consultant, MHRD, GOI.
Dr. Mridula Sircar, Consultant ,MHRD, GOI.
Monitoring Institutions for MHRD for Rajasthan-
1. Mr.Radhey Shayam ,Project officer,IDS.Jaipur
2. Mr.Upendra K.Singh,CDACS,Jaipur
3. Mr.Ramvir Singh Rathore, SCMSPRI,Jaipur
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4. Terms of Reference of the Mission
Review the system of fund flow from State Government to Schools/cooking agency and the time taken in this process.
Review the management and monitoring of the scheme from State to School Level.
Review the implementation of the scheme with reference to availability of food grains, quality of MDM, regularity in serving MDM as per approved norms and mode of cooking.
Role of Teachers,
Convergence with School Health Programme (SHP) for supplementation of Micronutrients and health check-ups and supply of spectacles to children suffering from refractive errors.
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Contd….
Creation of capital assets through kitchen-cum-store/kitchen devices
Appointment of Cook-cum-Helpers for preparation and serving of meal to the Children
Availability of dedicated staff for MDM at various levels
Review the maintenance of records at the level of school/cooking agency.
Review the availability of infrastructure, its adequacy and source of funding.
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6. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Contd….
Review of payment of cost of foodgrains to FCI by the districts
Review the involvement of NGOs/Trust Centralized kitchens by States/UTs Government in implementation of the Scheme.
Assess the involvement of Community' in implementation of MOM scheme
Review of status of MIS integration with IVRS for monitoring of the Scheme and give suggestions for improvement in the implementation of the programme.
Management Information System (MIS) from school to block, district and State Level to collect the information and disseminate it to other stakeholders
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Review Mission Team visited two districts
1. Kota (covered 4 blocks) Tonk (covered 5 blocks)
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Places visited
Date of Visit
Place
Selection of the District to be visited by Review Mission
28th – 30th Jan 2013
Kota
Selected By MHRD on the basis of poor coverage and to monitor Centralized Kitchen
30th-1st Feb 2013
Tonk
Selected by State Govt,
4th Feb 2013
Jaipur
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Structure of the Presentation
Part 1 : Performance of the Scheme during to upto 3rd Quarter
Part 2 : Findings of the Review Mission Team in two districts
Kota
Tonk
Part 3 : Recommendations
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10. Coverage of Children (in %)– Primary
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11. Coverage of Children (in %)– Upper Primary
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12. District Level : 65%

13. District Level: 74%

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Best Practices
Regularity in serving MDM
E-transfer of funds at all levels.
Proper storage of food grains
in the schools
Digital learning in one school
Engagement of women of
weaker section under MDMS
Rain water harvesting system
Fire Extinguisher
available in all visited schools 14
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Infrastructure
Kitchen- cum-store
Available in 30 schools out of 36 schools visited.
Kitchen devices
Cooking utensil available and in use.
Safe Drinking Water
Available in all 36 schools visited.
Toilets
LPG
Available in 28 of the visited school
Fire Extinguisher
Available in all visited schools
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19. Children eating MDM in Madarsa
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Inspection of Health registers and medicine distribution
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Issues
Cooking Cost: Delay of 2-4 months in payment of cooking cost and teachers had to pay out of their pockets in many schools.
Irregularity in supply of food grains by transporters: As a result the schools have to borrow food grains from the nearby schools
Irregularities conducted by the cooking agencies: Cooking agencies like Annapurna and centralized kitchens are not providing satisfactory services.
MDM LOGO: Not found displayed in any of the visited schools in both the districts
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Issues
Lower coverage of students :attendance in all the schools was found between 40 and 55%.
Lack of proper utilization of Kitchen –cum-stores: Food is prepared in the open and food grains are not stored there.
Maintenance of records: Several purchases are not supported by documents.
Honorarium to Cooks: Huge delays in payment of honorarium especially in Tonk District.
Menu: The Menu prescribed by the state Govt, is mostly followed
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Interaction with community members by Review Mission team
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27. Status of MDM- MIS Data Entry
Annual Data entry completed for 100% of the schools
Monthly Data Entry Status

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Recommendations
Advance payment of cooking cost and E-transfer from District to schools on pilot basis.
Separate account for MDM to be maintained.
Train MDM in-charge for maintaining MDM records.
Food grains should be supplied regularly by the transporters to the schools. CEOs/BEOs should monitor the supplies through regular inspections.
Serious efforts should be made to maintain record of students attending schools irregularly and declaring dropouts.
The services of cook-cum-helpers should not be terminated in the new academic sessions.
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Passbook may be issued to cook-cum-helpers and payment be made through E-transfer to cut delay in payment of honorarium.
The functioning of Annapurna samiti scheme should be reviewed at the state level.
Helpers should be provided at the schoools where MDM is supplied by Centralized Kitchens.
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Suggesstions given for improving the functioning of Centralized kitchens should be incorporated in the MOUs.
Commissionerate of MDM should have administrative control over DEOs and BEOs.
Developing kitchen gardens or green square by the waste water from kitchen and handwashing of children.
Hand washing with soap before eating needs to be promoted.
Better implementation of school health programme in the state.
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Alternate system of energy like solar cookers may be experimented on pilot basis.
Delivery of pulses and edible oils to the schools through PDS.
Display of MDM LOGO.
Community participation through SMCs.
Vigorous maintenance of inspection registers
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Setting up of state Management project unit at all levels (SPMU).
Constitution of State Review Missions
Suggestions from State Government
Doubling the food norms for children in tribal areas to combat malnutrition
Supply of fortified milk to the children to overcome vitamin deficiency
To hold a Publicity Workshop of Collectors, CEOs, BEOs and BEEOs
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