1. Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting-Assam 7 th March, 2014 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

2. REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MDMS in ASSAM (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2013 to 31.12.2013) 2 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. ISSUES 1.Delay in fund flow from State to block/school level (7-8 months). 2.Less coverage of working days (89%). 3.Non release of minimum mandatory State share for cooking cost and honorarium for Cook-cum-helpers. 4.Delay in payment of honorarium (till June, 2013) to cook-cum-helpers (substantiated by JRM also). 5.Less availability of foodgrains at the end of 3rd quarter. 6.Only 20% payment of bills to FCI. 7.Slow progress in procurement of kitchen devices (28%). 8.Slow pace construction of kitchen-cum-stores (68% completed). 9.Poor Coverage under School Health Programme (only 24% children screened) 3 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

4. Pending Matters  Pending release of funds for replacement of kitchen devices sanctioned in 2006-07 and 2007-08. State Government has not furnished the latest physical and financial progress report in respect of procurement of Kitchen Devices sanctioned during 2006-07 to 2012-13.  Pending reimbursement of Transportation Assistance for the year 2005-06 for want of C&AG certificate from the State Government. 4 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

5. Issues Identified by 5 th JRM (11th – 19th November 2013)  Non-appointment of cook-cum-helpers as per the norms in 29% of schools and delay in payment of honorarium.  Disruption in serving of meals due to mismatch in release of food grains and cooking cost to the schools till second quarter of 2013-14 in Nagaon.  Unhygienic kitchens.  No awareness about tasting of meals and maintenance of record for the same.  Lack of nutritionally balanced meals in terms of micro-nutrients  Non delivery of food grains to the school doorstep.  Non display of MDM logo and entitlement of children  Use of firewood as a mode of cooking.  Poor convergence with school health programme.  Provision of cooking cost as per the Primary norms to NCLP schools. 5 Districts covered: Nagaon, Kamrup Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

6. Best Practices  Practice of hand washing before and after taking meals.  Inspection of finger nails at regular intervals for better hygiene.  Inspection of wastage / spillage / spoilage by SMCs.  Teaching nutritional aspects of meals to children.  Development of Kitchen garden in the schools. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

7. C OVERAGE OF C HILDREN ( P RIMARY ) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 89% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 91% 92% As per ASER 2013- 74% of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit and MDM was served in 68% schools on the day of visit

8. COVERAGE OF CHILDREN ( UPPER PRIMARY ) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 91% 96% 92% As per ASER 2013- 74% of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit and MDM was served in 68% schools on the day of visit Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

10. 2.1 SCORE - CARD

11. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2014-15 11 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

12. Proposals and Recommendations 12 S. NoComponentPAB Approval 2013-14 Proposal for 2014-15 Recommendati on 1Children (Pry)31672703074194 2Children (U Pry)14908441434876 3NCLP1388013736 3Working Day (Pry and U. Pry) & NCLP 210-Pry 220-Upr Pry NCLP-312 210– Pry 220 – U Pry NCLP-312 210– Pry 220 – U Pry NCLP-312 4Kitchen cum Store00-- 5Cook cum Helper115529 7195 Adnl. cooks 7195 (total 122724) 6 Kitchen Devices New000 Replacement30943 (17666 + 13277) 17666-- 7MME Plan Rs. 2209.63 lakh Rs. 949.77 lakh 8 Requirement of Central Assistance Rs. 55338.25 lakhs Rs. 53714.92 lakhs Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

13. No. of children (in lakhs) Proposal for 2014-15 Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 13 Availed MDM in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval 13-14 PROPOSAL FOR 2014-15 : CHILDREN (PRIMARY) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

14. No. of children (in Lakhs) Proposal for 2014-15 Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 14 Availed MDM in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval for 13-14 PROPOSAL FOR 2014-15 : CHILDREN (UPPER PRIMARY) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. PROPOSAL FOR COOK-CUM-HELPERS 15 PAB Approval For 2013-14 Engaged during 2013-14 Cooks to be engaged (2014-15) 115529 122724 (7195 addl.) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

16. 16 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

17. Nutritional Aspects: 5th Joint Review Mission N= Boys - 430 Girls - 445 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

18. Coverage of Children: Comparative Analysis Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

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

21. Progress 21 Total Units sanctioned : 56795 38711 KS 8811 KS 9273 KS CONSTRUCTION OF KITCHEN CUM STORES Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

22. PROCUREMENT OF KITCHEN DEVICES UNDER MDM 22 PROGRESS (IN %) TOTAL SANCTIONED : 62267 28 % 72 % 17666 KD 44601 KD Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

23. ENGAGEMENT OF COOKS-CUM-HELPERS 23 No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

24. Availability of Infrastructure ASER data 2013: Usable toilets for girls 43% Availability in % schools Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

25. 25 Capacity Building 3 day orientation programme by NUEPA on best practices in implementation of Mid Day Meal at Shillong for the Officials of North Eastern States. SSA, Assam & DIETs conducted training programmes for teachers on best practices to be adopted for smooth implementation of MDMS in schools. Training programme by Akshaya Patra Foundation for 120 cook-cum-helpers. 10 days training programme for 30 cook-cum-helpers by IHM, Guwahati. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

26. 26 Monitoring and Evaluation Only 1 SSMC meetings held during the FY 2013-14. District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee constituted and 1 round of meeting held. 70% schools inspected, however MME utilization is 21%. Annual data entry completed for 99% schools and monthly data entry completed for 96% the schools for December, 2013. Detailed emergency medical plan provided in the plan. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

27. School Health Programme 27 1603 children have been distributed spectacles Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

28. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013 Payment made till June 100% payment of cost of foodgrains shall be made to FCI upto 31st December 2013 20% Separate and detailed MME plan. Yes Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers No Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS No Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

29. Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2013-14 should be completed up to December 2013. Annual: 99% Monthly: 96% ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of 2013-14. Yes ATN on findings of reports of MI and recommendations of JRM reports Yes Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Yes Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India