1. Mid-day Meal Scheme in West Bengal
Annual Work Plan & Budget
2012 – 2013

2. OUR State West Bengal

3. From January, 2003 the Cooked Mid-day Meal programme was started in West Bengal in 1100 backward schools of 6 districts. Now it is running in all the 20 educational districts in West Bengal. Nearly 1 crore 36 lakh students are taking MDM in every school day. Recent report shows that we have been able to cover 88% & 82% of the enrolled students in Primary & Upper Primary schools respectively.

4. Mid-day-meal Takers

5. Children Taking mid-day-meals

6. Central State sharing 75:25
Status today
Cost per child per day
category
Total cost per meal
Central State sharing 75:25
Central contribution
State contribution
Primary
Rs.3.17
Rs.2.17
Re.1.00
Upper Primary
Rs.4.33
Rs.3.25
Rs.1.08

7. Vegetables of kitchen garden

8. Vegetables (leafy also)
Nutrition: Quantity
The Food norms would be as under:
Sl. No.
Items
Quantity Per Day
Primary students
Upper Primary students 1.
Food-grains (Rice)
100gms
150gms 2.
Pulse
20gms
30gms 3.
Vegetables (leafy also)
50gms
75gms 4.
Oil & Fat
5.0gms
7.5gms 5.
Salt & Condiments
As per need
Is this adequate? Mainly in Tribal areas intake of food grains is high. They need at least 150gm rice for primary and 175gm for upper primary

9. Approved Budget for the year 2011-12
(Recurring)
Rs. In Lakh
Sl. No.
Component
Approved Budget & Receipts for the year
Central
State
Total
Approved
Matching Grant 1 2 3 4 5
Cooking Cost
Honorarium to Cook
Cost of Food Grains
0.00
Transportation Cost
MME

10. Total Coverage of Schools & Enrolment
Category
Eligible
Covered
% of coverage
Schools
Enrolme nt
Primary & NCLP 
76424
74717
98%
88%
Upper Primary
13068
11571
89%
82%

11. Coverage of Schools and Enrollment
( 82%)
( 89%)
( 98%)
( 88%)

12. Coverage of Kolkata zilla Primary school council
Sl. No.
Particular
Total Schools
Total students
Schools Covered
Students covered
School Coverage
Student Coverage 1
Pry
1155
183444
959
147069
83 %
80 % 2
U / Pry
564
181000
476
145192
84 % 3
KMC Schools
356
28958
354
28558
99 %
98 % 4
AIEs under SSM
466
22000
465
100% 5
NCLP school 40
2000
Total
2581
417402
2294
344819
89%
83%

13. Coverage of Schools : Kolkata Region

14. Coverage of Students : Kolkata Region

15. Coverage of Institutions : PAB Approval Vs Achievement
( 98% )
( 100.2%)

16. Coverage of Children : Approval Vs Achievement
( 107%)
( 128%)

17. Reasons for not covering all schools
Mid-day Meal Programme, West Bengal
Reasons for not covering all schools
Space constraints.
Non-availability of suitable NGOs for shouldering cluster kitchens.
Attempts have been taken to remove bottlenecks and those schools are expected to be covered shortly under MDM Scheme.

18. Quality and stack of rice

19. Utilization of Rice as on 31-12-2011 (MTs)
Category
Allocation for
Opening Balance as on
Rice lifting
Availability
Utilization
% of Utilization
Primary & NCLP
55 %
Upper Primary
57 %
Total
56 %

20. Food grains Lifted (MTs) Total Payment to be made
Utilization of Cost of Rice as on (Rs. In Lakh)
Allocation for
Opening Balance as on
Fund released
Total Fund available
Utilization
% of Utilization
47.33 %
Payment to FCI as on
Food grains Lifted (MTs)
Total Payment to be made
(Rs. In Lakh)
Bill Claimed
Bill paid
% of payment    
84.24 %

21. Utilization of Cooking Cost as on 31-12-2011 (Rs. In Lakh)
Schools
Allocation for
Opening Balance as on
Fund released
Availability of Fund
Utilization
Utilization in %
Primary & NCLP
59%
Upper Primary
65%
Total
60 %

22. Reasons for less utilization of food grains as well as cooking cost
Bad quality of rice. Almost all the Districts were affected.
Many schools have started MDMs at the later part of the second quarter.
All the Implementing Authorities could not feed the children on all eligible Saturdays.

23. Cook-Cum-Helpers
(SHGs)

24. Utilization of Honorarium to Cooks as on 31-12-2011 (Rs. In Lakh)
Allocation for
Opening Balance as on
Fund released
Total Fund available
Utilization
% of Utilization
68%

25. Utilization of Transportation Cost as on 31-12-2011 (Rs. in Lakh)
Allocation for
Opening Balance as on
Fund released
Total Fund
Utilization
% of Utilisation
543.99
 863.33
 980.71
 68%

26. Utilization of MME as on 31-12-2011 (Rs. In Lakh)
Allocation for
Opening Balance as on
Fund released
Total Fund available
Utilization
% of Utilization
368.76
765.86
46 %

27. Kitchen devices

28. Status of Kitchen Devices
Sl. No
Years
No. of schools / Centres
Financial Progress (Lakh)
Target(Units Sanctioned)
Procured
In Progress
Not Procured
Amount sanctioned
Expenditure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
18734
936.7
1894
94.7
19305
965.25
49981
Total
89914
4495.7
Utilization – 100%

29. Kitchen-cum-store

30. Status of Kitchen-cum-store
Sl. No
Years
No. of schools/Centres
Financial Progress(Lakh)
Target(Units Sanctioned)
Constructed
In Progress
Not started
Amount sanctioned
Expenditure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9792
1900
36958
17851
1476
17631
8419
7397
1121
7193
0.00
Total
64262
36940
2597
24825
Percentage of construction : %

31. issues
Kitchen cum stores are allowed only for Govt., Govt. aided & Local Body schools.
Kitchen cum stores may be considered for Madrasha, MSK & SSKs.
A considerable number of kitchen sheds sanctioned earlier do not have kitchen store. This may be considered.

32. Fund flow system Finance Department, Government of West Bengal
School Education Department, Government of West Bengal
District Magistrate
Block Development officer for Block/sub- Divisional Officers
for Municipalities
Village Education Committee/Managing Committees/SHG in charge of Cooking
[Where SHGs have Accounts]

33. Food grains flow system
District manager, FCI
Distributors of the Public Distribution System (PDS)
Dealer of PDS at Block Level
Schools

34. Menu Almost all the schools are displaying the menu.
Head teachers of the schools in consultation with other teachers, SLMC and SHG members decide the menu.
In some places the local BDO offices send the tentative list of weekly menu to all schools.
The common menu of the food is rice, dal, seasonal vegetables. Eggs are served once in a week.

35. Block /Municipality Level
infrastructure
State Level
1- Project Director
1-Dy. Director (Civil)-(contract))
1- Administrative Officer
1-Dy. Director (Food)-(contract)
1-Accounts Officer
1-Accountant (contract)
1-MIS Coordinator
1-Head Assistant (contract)
1- Group ‘D’ (contract) Data Entry operators (contract)
District Level
1- Officer in Charge/Dy. Magistrate
1-Accounts Officer (Vacant)
1- Data Entry operator (contract)
Group ‘D’ from DM’s Office
Block /Municipality Level
AI at Block Level / Block Level Supervisor
1-Assistant Accountant (contract)
Corporation Level
1-MDM co-coordinator (contract)
1-Data Entry Operator (contract)

36. Quality monitoring of menus & Training of shg and other persons involved in cooking
Institute of Hotel management Catering Technology and Applied nutrition, Taratala, Kolkata & Food Technology Department ,Jadavpur University, Kolkata have been engaged to monitor the quality of meals.They have given training to the master trainers & others in different districts.
The master trainers are now giving training to the SHGs and others involved in cooking.
Seminars, meetings are being held at all levels on Quality Safety & hygeine.
A booklet on safety, quality & hygiene has been prepared. This will be published in different languages like Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali & Saontali shortly.

37. Seminars and meetings in states and districts

38. Grievance redressal mechanism plan
A committee headed by the BDO at Block level & Executive officer at Municipality level has been formed.
A log book is to be maintained at Block/Municipality level.
Any complaint received on MDM get enquired within 30 days from the date of receipt of the complaint.
Complaint Boxes are kept at every concerned level.
Dedicated telephone number has been given in the portal of MDM under School Education Department’s Web-site “
Introduction of a toll free number is under process.

39. inspection Visiting Officers No. of Schools visited Findings
No. of schools running satisfactorily
No. of intermittent schools
No. of schools not running MDM
DIs & his Officers (ADIs, AIs, SIs,)
10882
10090
427
365
District Magistrates & his Officers (ADMs, SDOs, BDOs, OC-MDM)
20398
17262
2385
751
State Level 63 59 4
Total
31343
27411
2816
1116
N.B. # Bad quality of rice #SHG engagement Problem
# Want of steady flow of fund # Want of Kitchen cum store

40. Present status of information system
Management Structure at different level has been improved.
Steps have been taken to receive information through web-based information system. Now it is getting from the District to the State Level. It is being extended to the Block/School Level. The required information may be collected directly from the school through this system.
In case of SMS based monitoring system one pilot project has been undertaken.

41. Safety measures
Gas-based safety measures have been discussed at different levels.
Safety for the children of the schools, where food is cooked by Firewood/ kerosene oil etc is being looked into.
In both cases guidelines have been issued. Seminars are held at different levels.
A booklet on safety, quality & hygiene has been prepared. This will be published in different languages like Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali & Saontali shortly.

42. Complaints on food grains and other matters
Several complaints have been received regarding bad quality of food grains.
All most all the districts in this State did not lift food grains fully due to very poor quality.
Govt. of India has been informed of this poor quality of rice.
We have received 31 complaints regarding food grains. Most of the complaints have been redressed except complaints on bad quality of food grains in the districts.
177 complaints (verbally as well as written) have been dully disposed of. 

43. Some salient points as observed by mi
Positive Points:
There is direct impact of MDM in the school attendance as observed by MI, the parents and teachers opined the same.
The school teachers get more time for class room teaching where the responsibility of MDM lies with the SHGs/others.
All the sample schools are in use of idolized salt.
Backward community women are involved in cooking & serving the MDM.
Area of concerns:
Irregular supply and bad quality of rice for MDM.
Irregular payment of the cooks/helpers.
Theft of the MDM food grains & utensils.
Excess use of fire woods in most of the places for MDM.
MDMs are suspended in several primary schools due to bad quality of rice.

44. Findings of the 3rd joint review missions including recommendations
Poor quality of rice in Kolkata.
2. Cooking cost is not released in time to the schools in Birbhum District.
3. Children are not fed on Saturdays, being half days.
The village panchayat or the community leader should be encouraged to conduct social audit.
Health awareness programme should be conducted periodically to ensure proper administration of IFA .
6. The school authorities find it difficult to obtain LPG cylinders at domestic rates.
contd….

45. Evaluation Study on food norms for children of Primary classes needed.
8. The present ceiling of Rs. 5,000/ (five thousand) per school proved to be quite inadequate especially in High schools where the Mid-Day Meal taker students are very high. It needs to be enhanced.
Convergence with other departments is to be strengthened.
10. A Grievance Redressal Mechanism set up at state level ( ) should be published as per the GOI guidelines.
11. The children of Tribal areas and schedule cast dominated areas need rice more than 100gm per day in primary schools.
contd…

46. 12. The regularity in serving MDM was good.
13. Egg was served once or twice in a week and meat occasionally.
14. AIE centers in Kolkata region run by NGOs, MDM service is very satisfactory.
15. Wide publicity should be given to all the stake holders regarding MDMs particularly with reference to certain key issues such as,
i) Nutritive value of food as per norms.
ii) Entitlement of the children.
iii) Hand washing.
iv)Hygiene and cleanliness.
contd…

47. Special Measures for Kolkata region,
i) Model kitchens can be used for preparation of food.
ii) Food should be transported in stainless steel vessels that have firm lids.
iii) Sand buckets and ABC Dry Power Fire Extinguishers should be kept outside the kitchen.
iv) Proper headgear and aprons should be provided.
v) By encouraging SHGs in which mothers are also members, women employment and community participation will be encouraged.

51. Achievement
 Attendance and nutritional status of children have been increased.
 Introduction of Mid-Day-Meal has substantially increased enrolment.
 It has been able to reduce the dropout rate (4.94% % in primary) and (7.22% 5.41% in upper primary level).
 It attracts children of under-privileged section of the society to formal education system.
contd…

52. Achievement  It has raised the quality of primary education.
It has raised the health and nutritional status of children.
It has also promoted gender empowerment by increasing the number of employment opportunities for poor Rural Women.

53. Budget Provision for the year 2012-13 Non Recurring Assistance
Sl. No
Component
Primary
Upper Primary
Grand total
For Central Share
For State Share
Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Recurring Assistance
Cost of Food grain
0.00
Cooking Cost
Honorarium to Cook-cum-Helper
Transportation Assistance
995.06
*MME
Non Recurring Assistance
*Kitchen-cum-Store
Kitchen Devices
921.50
 TOTAL
*Budget for Primary & Upper Primary together

54. School Education Department  
Thank you
School Education Department
Mid Day Meal Section
West Bengal