1. 1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India PAB-MDM Meeting – Telangana on 06.02.2015

2. Review of Implementation of MDMS in Telangana (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2014 to 31.12.2014) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. Issues Meals are served through centralized kitchen in the schools in rural areas in Medak district, where Kitchen sheds are available or there is enough space for construction of kitchen-cum-stores. The farthest school served by the centralized kitchen of Akshaypatra in Medak district is about 90 km and maximum travel time is around 3 hours. Low MME Utilisation (22%) Poor rate of construction of kitchen-cum-stores (only 25% constructed). The quality of the supplied rice is not good (MI Report). Delay in payment of cooking cost in Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts. (MI Report) Delay of 2-4 months in payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers in all the visited districts. (MI Report)

4. Best Practices  State is providing egg/banana twice a week from its own resources.  Coverage of children of class IX and X under mid day meal from State resources.  Creation of monitoring cell for regular review of scheme.

5. Coverage : Children (Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakhs) 83% 90% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 84% ASER Report, 2014 – 76% attendance on the day of visit. Meal served in 99.5% schools.

6. Sl. No.DistrictEnrolment Average number of children availed MDM % less coverage 1 Hyderabad12413344482-64% 2 Nalgonda156673114370-27% 3 Karimnagar9619374781-22% Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Primary)

7. Coverage : Children (U. Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 84% 72% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 82% ASER Report, 2013 – 75.6% attendance on the day of visit. Meal served in 99.5% schools.

8. Sl. No.DistrictEnrolment Average number of children availed MDM % less coverage 1 Hyderabad4987717883-64% 2 Nalgonda9524769529-27% Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Upper Primary)

9. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 74% 66% Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) 64%

10. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 73% 69% 70%

11. Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 80% 70% 62%

12. Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs Utilisation Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 71% 73% 79%

13. MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 49% 22% 42%

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

15. Achievement up to 2014-15 (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 15 7632 KS 4516 KS Total Allocation : 30,408 Kitchen Cum Stores 18260 KS

16. Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India DetailsInstitutionsChildren Total in State 289202446236 Health Check UP 21108 1752691 (72%) Weekly Iron and Folic Acid supplementation 22138 1964749 (80%) Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution 15627 635170 (26%) Deworming Tablets 16854 1344239 (55%) Spectacles 703168329

17. National Institute of Rural Development – Monitoring Institution Report for the period of April – September, 2014  The quality of the supplied rice is not good  Delay of 2-4 months in payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers  In majority of the schools (90%) the SHG, SMC members and parents are not aware of the entitlements  Delay in payment of cooking cost in Ranga Reddy and Nalgonda districts District covered : Adilabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy

18. Comparison Plan Generated: MIS vs Manual

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

20. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No ComponentPAB Approval 2014-15 Proposal for 2015-16 Recommendati on 1Children (Pry)13855711310160 2Children (U Pry)757826740378 3Children (NCLP)75106322 4Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 220 – Pry 220 – U Pry 302 - NCLP 221 – Pry 221 – U Pry 303 - NCLP 221 – Pry 221 – U Pry 303 - NCLP 5Kitchen cum StoreNilSaturatedNil 6Cook cum Helper64629No additional 7Kitchen DevicesNilSaturatedNil 8Kitchen Devices (Replacement/Repair) Nil 9 Notional Requirement of Central Assistance Rs. 244.56 crore 20

21. Proposal for 2014-15 : Children (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2015-16 (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 21 Q-1

22. Proposal for 2014-15 : Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2015-16 (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 22 Q-1

23. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes Release of funds through e-transfer from State / District to at least 50% schools Yes 100% payment of cost of food grains made to FCI No, (95%) 100% payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through e-transfer to their bank accounts. Yes Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2014-15 should be completed up to December 2014. Yes. Annual - 100% Monthly - 100% Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Yes

24. Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Submission of Plan through MDM-MIS Not yet Action taken note on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of 2014-15 Yes Action taken note on findings of reports of Monitoring Institute. Yes Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings Yes Separate and detailed MME planYes Plan submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date. Not yet

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