1. MDM-PAB Meeting –Sikkim on 07.03.2014
Mid Day Meal Scheme
MDM-PAB Meeting –Sikkim on
Ministry of HRD
Government of India

2. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Part-I
Review of Implementation of MDMS in SIKKIM (Primary + Upper Primary) ( to )
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. Coverage of Children (Primary )
No. of Children (in Thousands)
92%
91%
91%
ASER, % attendance on the day of visit.
Percentage indicates coverage of children against the Total Enrollment
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

4. Coverage of Children (Upper Primary)
No. of Children (in Thousands)
96%
89%
92%
ASER, % attendance on the day of visit.
Percentage indicated coverage against Enrollment
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

5. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
ISSUES
Delay in the release of funds
Funds released on reimbursement basis.
Declining Coverage of upper primary children; 93% (1st Qr), 92% (2nd Qr ) and 90% (3rd Qr.) against enrolment.
Mismatch in the utilisation of food grains (81%) and cooking cost (96%).
Only one meeting of State Level Co-ordination Committee held.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

6. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Contd..
No meeting of District Vigilance & Monitoring Committee
Buffer stock of food grains not maintained.
Delay in the construction of 8% kitchen-cum-stores.
Mismatch in MIS and AWP&B data on Utilisation of Cooking Cost, Food grains, Kitchen-cum-stores, drinking water & Toilet facilities at schools and availability of LPG connections.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

7. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Best Practices
State has covered 184 working days against PAB approval of 168 days both for primary and upper primary.
Higher State share for cooking cost (Rs.0.65 against minimum share of Rs.0.33) per child in primary classes.
Procurement of cooking ingredients by SMCs.
Fresh and locally available organic vegetables (potatoes, black dal, cabbage, green saag, cauliflower, Broccoli, reddish, carrot, beans, peas) served under Mid-Day Meal Scheme.
Government aided (81 Monastic Schools and 12 Sanskrit Pathshalas) provided funds for utensils and kitchen-cum-stores.
Children of every community caste, creed, gender mix up, sit together and take MDM, without any distinction of class/ creed.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

8. SCORE CARD- ALL COMPONENTS
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

10. Proposals and Recommendations
S. No
Component
PAB Approval
Proposal for
Recommendation 1
Children (Pry)
56500
52362
52400 2
Children (U Pry)
34300
33603
33600 3
Working Day (Pry and U Pry)
222– Pry
222 – U Pry
221 – Pry
221– U Pry 4
Kitchen cum Store 77
Nil 5
Cook cum Helper
1891
334 Additional 6
Kitchen Devices
336 Replacement 7
MME Plan
Yes as per norms
22.12 lakh more than GOI norms
As per norms 8
Notional Requirement of Central Assistance
Rs crore
Rs crore
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

11. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Thank You
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

12. Proposal for 2014-15 : Children (Primary)
No. of children (in Thousands)
Proposal for
Enrolment
PAB Approval 13-14
Availed MDM (9 months)
Availed MDM in Q-1
Availed MDM in Q-2
Availed MDM in Q-3
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

13. Proposal for 2014-15 : Children (Upper Primary)
No. of children (in Thousands)
Availed MDM in Q-1
Enrolment
PAB Approval 13-14
Availed MDM (9 months)
Availed MDM in Q-3
Proposal for
Availed MDM in Q-2
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

14. Summary of performance - Physical
Percentage
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. Summary of performance – Financial
Percentage
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

16. Coverage : School Health Programme
Details
Institutions
Children
Total in State
874
94334
Health Check UP
731
69816
IFA Distribution
88271
Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution
500
60272
Deworming Tablets
491
44591
Spectacles
185
400
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

17. Availability of Infrastructure
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

18. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B
Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting
Yes
100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013
100% payment of cost of food grains shall be made to FCI up to 31st December 2013
Separate and detailed MME plan.
Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers
Plan should also be submitted through  MDM-MIS
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

19. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Contd..
Pre-requisite step
Status
Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December 2013.
Annual – 100%
Monthly – 100%
ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of
Yes
ATN on findings of reports of MI and recommendations of JRM reports
No because JRM has not visited the State so far.
Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India