1. MDM-PAB Meeting- Jharkhand
Mid Day Meal Scheme
MDM-PAB Meeting- Jharkhand
20th March, 2015
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

2. REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MDMS in Jharkhand (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2014 to 31.12.2014)
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. Best Practices
State Government is providing additional Rs.0.10 Pcpd at Primary and Rs Pcpd at Upper Primary level towards cooking cost.
SMS based monitoring system at Dhanbad & Koderma.
Additional water points connections to school hand pumps, with the help of UNICEF.
Kitchen garden are maintained at school premises
Effective management of MDM through Bal Sansad
Popular film on Mid Day Meal for effective ad vocation - UNICEF in collaboration with education department of Jharkhand has developed few films on MDM.

4. ISSUES
The coverage of children is 51% at Primary and 48% at Upper primary against enrolment.
3860 (5%) Cook cum helpers not engaged.
8554 (22%) Kitchen cum store are yet to be constructed.
MME Utilization is only 20%
RBSK: 40% children received health check-up & 31% children received IFA against enrolment.
Annual (92%) and Monthly data (76%) entry incomplete.
Honorarium to Cook cum helpers is being paid by Cheque.
AWP&B not submitted through MDM – MIS web portal.
Delay release of funds..
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

5. Issues Highlighted by Monitoring Institutions
MDM is not being served in all the visited sample schools.
Interruption in serving meal ranged from 03 to 60 days
No measures adopted to streamline the shortage or irregularity of supply of funds.
No buffer stock of one month’s requirement is maintained
Irregular payment of remuneration of cooks/helpers continues
Shortage of funds at school level.
Health cards are not maintained.

6. Coverage of Children - Enrolment Vs Achievement (Pry)
No. of Children (in lakhs)
51%
55%
51%
ASER Report, 2014 – 61.7% enrolled children present and MDM was served in 78.6 % on the day of visit.

7. % Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Pry)
Sl. No
District
Enrolment as on
Average number of children availed MDM
Diff
% Coverage 1
Ranchi
196655
128661
67994
65% 2
Pakur
127490
47919
79571
38% 3
Godda
176036
77448
98588
44% 4
Deoghar
191883
67737
124146
35% 5
Sahebganj
184877
68480
116397
37%

8. Coverage of Children- Enrolment Vs Achievement (U.Pry)
No. of Children (in lakhs)
52%
53%
49%
Percentage indicates coverage against Enrollment
ASER Report, 2013 –56.5% enrolled children present and MDM was served in 78.6 % on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

9. Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (U Pry)
Sl. No.
District
Enrolment
Average children
Diff
% coverage 1
Ranchi
86634
52522
34112
61% 2
Godda
69856
30091
39765
43% 3
Sahebganj
59349
23776
35573
40% 4
Deoghar
80351
31444
48907
39% 5
Pakur
38368
14715
23653
38% 6
Giridih
121135
44957
76178
37% 7
Dumka
71707
19390
52317
27%

10. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION
Quantity in MTs
56%
61%
64%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

11. Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI (up to 31.12.2014)
Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh )
50%
Rs lakh is pending as on as per FCI bills
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

12. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Rs in Lakh
56%
62%
64%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

13. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during to
Primary + Upper Primary
No. of CCH
95% ee
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

14. Honorarium : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Rs in Lakh
56%
60%
49%
49%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Rs in Lakhs
28%
21%
20%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

16. Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Rs in Lakhs
17%
37% 7%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

17. Construction of Kitchen cum Stores
Progress (in %)
Total Units sanctioned : 39001
23385KS
8554 KS
7062 KS
State Govt. has requested to revalidate the fund for 3500 units( Rs lakh).

18. Procurement of Kitchen Devices under MDM
Total Sanctioned : New Kitchen Devices
Progress (in %)
15849 Units of KD replacement sanctioned : (67%) Procured
State Government has requested to revalidate the 670 kitchen device sanctioned for replacement

19. Coverage _ RBSK Component No. of Schools covered
No. of Children covered
Total in State
41121
Health Check up
18586 (50%)
(40%)
Iron & Folic Acid distribution
14492 (35%)
(31%)
Vitamin ‘A’ distribution
9454 (23%)
346251(7%)
Deworming Tablets distribution
12490 (30%)
665767(13%)
Spectacle distribution
2977
72836

20. SCORE CARD_ALL COMPONENTS_ Three Years
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

21. Comparison MIS/AWP&B 2015-16

22. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2015-16
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

23. Proposal for 2015-16 : Children (Primary)
No. of children (in lakhs)
Enrolment
PAB Approval
Q-3
Availed MDM
Q-1
Proposed
Q-2
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

24. Proposal for 2015-16 : Children (Upper Primary)
No. of children (in Lakhs)
Enrolment
Proposed
Availed MDM
PAB Approval
Q-3
Q-1
Q-2
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

25. PROPOSAL FOR COOK-CUM-HELPERS
PAB Approval For
Engaged during
Cooks to be engaged
( )
85066
81206
(No addl.)
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

26. PROPOSAL FOR Kitchen-cum-stores
Total Institutions (Govt. + Govt. aided + Local Bodies)
Total Sanctioned till
Construction through Convergence
Gap
State’s Proposal
Recommendation 1 2 3
4=(1-2-3) 5 6
40705
39001
2143
State Govt. has requested to revalidate the fund for 3500 units of Rs
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

27. PROPOSAL FOR Kitchen devices
Total
Institutions
Total Sanctioned till
Convergence
Gap
State’s Proposal
Recommendation by Appraisal team
New
Replacement 1 2 3 4
5=(1-2-4) 6 7 8 9
41121
37132
15849
3989
17536
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

28. Proposals and Recommendations
S. No
Component
PAB Approval
Proposal
for
Recommendation 1
Children (Pry) 2
Children (U Pry)
783937
911729
726063 3
NCLP
4503
3210
Working Day
(Pry and U. Pry) & NCLP
245,245,312
254,254,312 4
Kitchen cum Store
Nil 5
Cook cum Helper
85066
No additional 6
Kitchen Devices
New
3989
Replacement
17536 7
MME (Rs. in lakhs)
Rs Cr.
As per norms 8
Requirement of Central Assistance (Rs. in lakhs)
Rs Lakh
Rs lakh
Rs lakh

29. Pre-requisite step Status
Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting
Signed by PS
Release of funds through e-transfer from State / District to at least 50% schools
Yes
100% payment of cost of food grains made to FCI
No, (50%)
100% payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through e-transfer to their bank accounts.
No By Cheque
Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December 2014.
92% & 76%
Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha.
Submission of Plan through  MDM-MIS
Not yet
Action taken note on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of
Action taken note on findings of reports of Monitoring Institute.
Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings No
Separate and detailed MME plan
Plan submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date.
 Yes

30. Thank You !
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

31. Coverage : Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry)
No. of Institutions
100%
99%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

32. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Coverage : Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Upper Primary with Primary)
No. of Institutions
100%
99%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India