1. Ed.CIL’s Annual Work Plan & Budget 2012-13 for NSG– MDM 1

2. ABOUT NSG MDM Ed.CIL  An agreement was signed on 22 nd December 2005 between the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ed.CIL to set up National Support Group for Mid Day Meal Scheme on the lines of TSG-SSA with the objective to provide Management Support Service (MSS) to MHRD.  Accordingly, EdCIL’s NSG has been providing all logistic support, as desired by MHRD since 2006. 2

3. NSG - MDM Present SET-UP The Units for MDM-NSG are as under:  Research & Evaluation  Food & Nutrition  MIS  Plan Monitoring  Financial Management  Information Education & Communication Unit 3

4. Strength of NSG-MDM S. No. DesignationSanctionedIn positionVacant 1.Chief Consultant202 2.Sr. Consultant23*0 3.Consultant660 4.Research Assistant440 5.WPO/SS1613***3 6.Messenger57(+)2** Total3533 *1 adjusted against the post of Chief Consultant **Additional Messengers are working against vacant posts of WPO/SS. ***Including 3 retired official of MDM engaged as part time Support Staff 4

5. 5 Financial Performance

6. 6 *Rs 75 Lacs was released on 31st March, 2012

7. ACHIVEMENTS – 2011-12  4 Regional Workshops were held at Port Blair, Ahmedabad, Puri and Thrissur.  4 Regional workshops on MIS were held at Jaipur, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Agartala.  Facilitated Review Mission to visit 8 States viz. West bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarkahand, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Jharkhand. 7

8. 8  Organized Review meeting for North Eastern States in Shillong during May, 2011.  Engaged 3 Senior Consultants for Plan Monitoring (2) and MIS (1) against sanctioned posts.  Assisted MHRD in organization of National level Review Meeting with all Education Secretaries on 5th January, 2012.  Organized meeting for launching of MDM website by hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development on 31st January, 2012. Contd…

9. 9  Quick operationalization of NSG-MDM office at new premises.  Procurement of computers, peripherals, furniture, EPABX for official of NSG-MDM.  Revision of Consultancy fee / salary of the NSG-MDM team. Contd…

10. Field Visits - 2011-12 10 Targeted no. of visits Achieve ments States visitedDistricts covered Reasons for Shortfall 8059Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh etc. 47Late engagement of 3 Senior Consultants Contd….

11. Financial Performance during 2011-12 (Rs. In Lacs) Funds Available as on 01.04.2011 9.34 Funds Received from MHRD in F.Y. 2011-12 419.85 Total Funds Available with EdCIL in F.Y. 2011-12 429.19 Funds utilized during FY 2011-12 (unaudited) 345.69 Funds Available as on 01.04.201283.50 11

12. ActivityApproved budget 2011-12 Expenditure 2011-12 Consultancy fee48.9042.37 Salary & Allowances of Staff65.1275.25 Workshop / Seminars & Meetings118.0055.43 Field /State Visits & Monitoring16.0014.81 Research Evaluation & Documentation10.007.50 Space & Utilities114.40106.18 Additional Proposal00 Others (including Printing, Resource Persons Fee and contingency) 41.000.33 Sub-Total 413.42 301.89 EdCIL Overhead & Taxes72.9643.80 Total Funds Approved486.38 Funds Available FY 2011-12429.19*345.69** Activity-wise Expenditure during 2011-12 (Provisional & Unaudited) *Including unspent balance of Rs. 9,34,159 available as on 1.4.2012 ** Unaudited expenditure (Rs. In Lacs) 12

13. 13 Proposals for 2012-13

14. PROPOSED WORKSHOPS, REVIEW MISSIONS & REVIEW MEETINGS FOR 2012-13 Total Workshops/Review Missions 35 National Level Workshops / Orientation Meetings 11 National Level Workshops / Orientation Meetings 11 Review Mission 08 Review Mission 08 Regional Workshop08 Regional Workshop08 Quarterly Review meetings06 Quarterly Review meetings06 Other Meetings at Delhi 02 Other Meetings at Delhi 02 14

15. Total Field Visits/Monitoring/Facilitations etc. 80  Research & Evaluation-08  Food & Nutrition-08  MIS-16  Plan Monitoring-32  Information Education & Communication (IEC)-08  Financial Management -08 PROPOSED UNIT-WISE FIELD VISITS/ MONITORING/ FACILITATIONS ETC. for 2012-13 15

16. Norms for field visits etc.  Field visits are proposed on per consultant basis.  Each consultant shall make approx. 8 visits.  Total Field visits proposed – 80.  Average cost proposed per visit is Rs. 25,000/-.  It is also proposed that Consultants shall make use of workshop visits by extending 1-2 days extra on field visit in respective State/City. 16

17. 17 New Initiatives  Setting up of 3 new units viz. Civil Works, Capacity Building and Community Mobilization & Grievance Redressal.  Strengthening of existing units.  Formation of Committee for approval for Research proposal on the lines of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.  Setting up of E-library on the lines of SSA and RMSA and storage & management of data.  Carry out research studies through independent professional bodies.

18. Proposed UnitsProposed Strengths Civil Works Chief Consultant – 1, Senior Consultant – 1, Consultant – 1, SS- I – 1, SS-II – 2 Capacity Building Senior Consultant – 1, Consultant – 1, SS-I – 1, SS-II – 1 Community Mobilization & Grievance Redressal Senior Consultant – 1, Consultant – 1, SS-I – 1, SS-II – 2 Proposal for setting up of new Units 18

19. Proposed UnitsProposed Strengths MIS Chief Consultant – 1, Consultant – 1, SS-I – 2, SS-II – 2, SS-III – 1 Plan Monitoring Senior Consultant – 3, Consultant – 3, SS-I – 2, SS-II – 2, SS-III – 1 Research & Evaluation Senior Consultant – 1 Food & Nutrition Senior Consultant – 1, SS-I – 1 Finance Senior Consultant – 1, SS-I IEC & Documentation Consultant – 2, SS-I – 1, SS-II - 2 Strengthening of Existing Units 19

20. 20 S.NO.Unit Sanctioned PostAdditional Proposed CC Sr. C CTotalCC CTotal 1 Research & Evaluation 0110101 2 Food & Nutrition 0110101 3MIS 1121012 4 Plan Monitoring 11240336 5 Financial Management 0110101 6IEC1 0010011 7 Capacity Building 0000112 8 Community Mobilisation & GR 0000112 9 Civil Works 0001113 Total 2261029819 Proposed setup - Consultants

21. 21 S.No.Unit Sanctioned Post Additional Proposed SS-ISS-IISS-IIITotalSS-ISS-IISS-IIITotal 1 Research & Evaluation 31150000 2 Food & Nutrition 21141001 3MIS12142215 4 Plan Monitoring 33392215 5 Financial Management 11131001 6IEC00001102 7 Capacity Building 00001102 8 Community Mobilisation & GR 00001203 9 Civil Works 00001203 Total1087251010222 Proposed setup - Support Staff

22. Justification of the proposal  No technical Resource Person in NSG-MDM to appraise the civil works proposal and monitor the progress of construction of kitchen-cum-stores.  To prepare training module for skill development of MDM stakeholders and impart training to them.  For enhancing social accountability through community mobilization in the Scheme.  To address the complaints of the stakeholders and strengthen the community involvement in the Scheme. 22

23. Contd….  Data storage and management  Setting up of E-library for MDMS  Strengthening of monitoring system zone wise.  To evaluate the performance of the Scheme and suggest adequate measures for improvement.  To monitor the nutritional aspect of the Scheme. 23

24. Particulars Amount (Rs. In Lacs) Consultancy fee 68.25 Salary & Allowances of Staff 60.90 Workshop / Seminars & Meetings 236.00 Field & State Visit, Monitoring Etc. 20.00 Research, Evaluation & Documentation 120.00 Others (RP’s Fee, Contingency etc.) 10.00 Space & Utilities 199.59 Additional Proposal for setting up of new units, engagement of consultants & support staff 117.67 Sub-Total832.42 Ed.CIL Overhead & Taxes 227.73 Total Proposed Budget 1060.15* Requirement of funds for 2012-13 24 *Details are given in Annexure

25. SUBMISSIONS  Proposals for setting up of new units and strengthening of existing units may kindly be approved.  Formation of Committee for Approval of Research Proposals (CARP).  Setting up of e-library and storage & management of data.  The activities as mentioned in the proposal will be carried out in consultation with MDM Bureau, MHRD. 25

26. SUBMISSIONS  The new units will be set up and made functional by September, 2012.  The vacant posts will also be filled up by September, 2012.  Procurement of Fixed Assets will be undertaken as per rules, as soon as approval of MDM Bureau is received.  The Budget of Rs. 1060.15 Lakh as proposed, may kindly be approved. 26

27. THANKS 27