1. Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting – Punjab on 01.04.2013
Ministry of HRD
Government of India

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

3. Coverage Institutions : Existing vs Achievement (PRY)
No. of Institutions
ASER Report, 2012 – MDM served in 95.5% schools on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

4. Coverage Institutions : Existing vs Achievement (U. PRY)
No. of Institutions
ASER Report, 2012 – MDM served in 95.5% schools on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

5. Coverage : Children (Pry) during last 3 yrs
No. of Children (in lakh)
82%
88%
85%
ASER Report, 2012 – 80.4% attendance on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

6. Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Primary)
District
Enrolment
Avg. Availed MDM
% Less Coverage
Severe Anemia among children
Severe Anemia among adolescent girls
LUDHIANA
115484
90128
22%
4.1%
17.9%
FARIDKOT
37122
29851
20%
5.3%
36.5%
MANSA
45614
36832
19%
4.9%
52.3%
PATIALA
86990
70952
18%
3.3%
40.1%
KAPURTHALA
41368
33781
4.5%
24.6%
BATHINDA
68847
56866
17%
2.1%
40.4%

7. Coverage : Children (U. Pry) during last 3 yrs
No. of Children (in lakh)
86%
90%
84%
ASER Report, 2012 – 82% attendance on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

8. Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Up. Primary)
District
Enrolment
Avg. Availed MDM
% Less Coverage
Severe Anemia among children
Severe Anemia among adolescent girls
LUDHIANA
72062
55760
23%
4.1%
17.9%
PATIALA
62858
50381
20%
3.3%
40.1%
FEROZEPUR
64075
51456
16.3%
44.1%
TARN TARAN
35638
28926
19%
BATHINDA
44569
36522
18%
2.1%
40.4%
SANGRUR
53968
44927
17%
5.3%
28.9%

9. Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) (first 3 qtr)
No. of Working Days
106%
96%
94%
ASER Report, 2012 – MDM served in 95.5% schools on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

10. Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (U. Pry) (first 3 qtr)
No. of Working Days
106%
96%
95%
ASER Report, 2012 – MDM served in 95.5% schools on the day of visit.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

11. Approval Vs Achievement: Number of Meals (P + UP. First 3 qtr)
No. of Meals (in crore)
88%
98%
96%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

12. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Quantity in Thousand MTs
72%
70%
63%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

13. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting ( to )
Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs)
75%
63%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

14. Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI (as on 31.12.2012)
Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In crore )
100%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Rs in Crore
64%
70%
72%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

16. Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers
Rs in Crore
57%
49%
46%
Against the PAB approval of 49,490 Cook-cum-helpers, State has engaged only 38,977.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

17. MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION
Rs in Lakh
62%
51%
75%
100% inspection of institutions in every quarter.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

18. Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs Utilisation
Rs in Lakhs
77%
73%
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

19. Achievement up to 2012-13 (Kitchen cum Stores)
Total Allocation : Kitchen Cum Stores
16169 KS
Progress (in %)
2276 KS
524 KS
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

20. Achievement up to 2012-13 (Kitchen Devices)
Total Allocation : units of Kitchen Devices
Progress (in %)
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

21. Availability of Infrastructure Availability in % schools
ASER data is for Usable toilets for girls.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

22. Coverage : School Health Programme and Inspections
Details
Institutions
Children
Total in State
20,657
21,03,265
Health Check UP
18,508
16,24,000
(77%)
IFA Distribution
4,948
4,96,260
(23%)
Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution
Deworming Tablets
Spectacles
2,480
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

23. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
SSMC Meeting
2 Meetings of State level Steering cum Monitoring Committee held during
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

24. Grievance Redressal Mechanism
A 24 hour help line at telephone no has been established at the State level.
Complaints received are dealt with at the Head Office, District Office or Schools immediately.
School Heads inform Head Office directly at telephone no if they get any problem regarding mid-day-meal.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

25. Issues observed by Review Mission
Delay in release of funds from State Finance Department.
Non inclusion of green leafy vegetables in menu.
Functionaries at grass root level unaware of MDM entitlement of children
Convergence with Health Department needs to be further strengthened for distribution of IFA tablets, Vitamin-A dosage and de-worming tablets
Displaying of MDM logo and entitlements
Non display of Toll Free No. for Grievance Redressal.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

26. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
Observations by Monitoring Institution : Punjab University, Chandigarh for the period April to September, 2012 Districts covered : Amritsar, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur and Tarntaran
The sampled schools received cooking cost for MDM after a delay of 2-3 months.
Children were happy with both quality and quantity of meals. However, it was observed that in most of the schools ingredients like oil, salt, red pepper powder or turmeric powder used is not of standardized quality.
Delay of 2-3 months in payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers.
Roster for parents and community members for day-to-day supervision of the MDM was not prepared by any of the schools.
Storage bin for storage of food grains were provided for all the visited schools.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

27. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
ISSUES
2 months delay in releasing of funds by the State Govt.
Vitamin A tablets not distributed to the children.
Non completion of monthly data entry.
Less engagement of cook-cum-helpers.
MME utilization at school level is NIL.
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

29. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2013-14
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

30. Proposal for 2013-14 : Children (PRIMARY)
No. of children (in lakh)
11.57
Q-1
Q-2
Q-3
(Proposed)
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

31. Proposal for 2013-14 : Children (Upper Primary)
No. of children (in lakh)
7.09
Q-1
Q-2
Q-3
(Proposed)
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

32. Proposal for additional Cook-cum-helper
PAB Approval
Already Engaged
Proposed ( )
49490
38977
10472
(No additional requirement, within the approval)
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

33. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store
No. of Inst. Eligible for kitchen- cum-store
Sanctioned
Constructed through convergence
Gap
Proposal for
20076
18969
1107
Saturated
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

34. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices
All the eligible institutions are provided kitchen devices and no new proposals.
State has submitted the proposal for replacement of units of kitchen Devices.
GOI has sanctioned units of kitchen devices during and
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

35. Proposals and Recommendations
S. No
Component
PAB Approval
Proposal
Recommendation 1
Children (Pry)
11,79,000
11,57,537 2
Children (NCLP)
4,350 3
Children (U Pry)
7,15,000
7,08,762 4
Working Day (Pry and U Pry)
240 – Pry
240 – U Pry
300 - NCLP 5
Kitchen cum Store
Saturated 6
Cook cum Helper
No additional req. 7
Kitchen Devices 8
Kitchen Devices (Replacement/Repair)
10618
10317 9
National Requirement of Central Assistance
Existing norms
Rs crore
Proposed norms
Rs crore
Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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