1. 1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India MDM-PAB Meeting – West Bengal On 25.03.2014

2. Review of Implementation of MDMS in WEST BENGAL (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2013 to 31.12.2013) Part-I Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2

3. Best Practices  Cooks are being paid Rs.1500.00 per month.  Direct fund transfer through CBS from State to the Blocks, Municipalities & Municipal Corporations relating Cooking Cost & Honorarium to cooks.  Centralized procurement of Dal, Spices and oil is done on pilot basis in one block of Murshidabad district.  Supervision by teachers in School’s MDM has made dining organized.  Monitoring system at the State level and involvement of BDO for maintaining rice quality is good.  During examination times, school provides disposable plates when children do not bring their own plate.  Emergency numbers are displayed on the walls of the school of Murshidabad District. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

4. Issues  Delay release of funds from State to School level.  Non-Payment of honorarium through bank account of CCH.  Less utilization of cooking cost (58%) and food grains (53%)  Less inspection of schools (only 56% schools) and unavailability of inspection registers in some of the visited schools by MI.  Poor performances of School health program (64% of the enrolled children).  Less coverage of working days in some of the districts like Hooghly(141 days), Howrah(131 days), Siliguri (122 days), Malda (121 days) and North 24 Parganas (117 days).  Standard Menu & entitlement per child is not displayed.  At few places kitchen and toilets are next to each other (JRM).  Record maintenance at school and SHG level needs more attention.  Excess use of fire woods in most of the places for MDM.  Community participation is not up to the mark. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

5. Comparison of data: MIS vs AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 5

6. Mismatch in coverage of children against enrolment in AWP& B and MIS (Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Sl. No.Districts Coverage of children as per MIS % of Mismatch 1 Siliguri 69% 31.00% 2 N/24 Pgs. 68% 31.27% 3 Howrah 67% 33.00% 4 Jalpaiguri 66% 27.70% 5 Malda 66% 34.00% 6 Cooch Behar 59% 30.03%

7. Mismatch in coverage of children against enrolment in AWP& B and MIS (Upper Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Sl. No.Districts Coverage of children as per MIS % of Mismatch 1 Birbhum 58% 42.00% 2 S/24 Pgs. 58% 37.00% 3 Bankura 57% 26.33% 4 Burdwan 57% 35.58% 5 Nadia 57% 28.07% 6 N/24 Pgs. 55% 42.09% 7 Siliguri 55% 45.00% 8 Murshidabad 52% 30.38% 9 Malda 51% 49.00% 10 Jalpaiguri 45% 55.00% 11 Howrah 43% 57.00% 12 Cooch Behar 37% 53.26%

8. Variation in MIS and AWP&B and ASER data Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 8 MIS AND ASER – 2013, AWP&B 2014-15 ComponentsAWP&B – 2014-15MISASER 2013 Utilization of Food grains 53%176%N.A. Children covered 94% 66% 58.7% attendance on the day of the visit Institutions covered 99% 63%

9. SCORE CARD- ALL COMPONENTS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 9

10. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 88%91% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 95% 10 As per ASER 2013: in 63% schools MDM served and 58.7 % enrolled children were present on the day of visit

11. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 81% 87% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 94% 11 As per ASER 2013: in 63% schools MDM served and 58.7 % enrolled children were present on the day of visit

12. % Less Coverage against Enrolment (U. Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Sl. No. Districts Non Coverage of Children (in %) Anaemia among Children (Severe) Anaemia among Adolescent Girls (Severe) 1 E/Medinipur-27% 1.3 16.3 12

13. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2014-15 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 13

14. Proposal for coverage of children 2014-15 (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 14 PAB Approval 13-14 Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3 Proposal for 2014-15 Enrolment 2013-14

15. Proposal for coverage of children 2014-15 (U. Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 15 PAB Approval 13-14 Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3 Proposal for 2014-15 Enrolment 2013-14

16. Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approved by PAB MDM Already Engaged Proposed (2014-15) Cook- cum- helper 2,48,7992,36,215 No Additional 16

17. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 17 Total Institutions (G + GA+ LB) excluding newly opened schools Total Sanctioned till 2013-14 Construction through Convergence Gap State’s Proposal Recommendation 824238131401109 0* * As per the information provided by the State Govt., construction of 9089 units of kitchen cum stores are not yet started and fund for 4,040 units of Rs. 6060 lakh has not been allotted to districts for different reasons like space constraint, land dispute etc. Therefore construction of total 13129 units of kitchen cum stores is still pending in State.

18. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 18 Total Instituti ons Total Sanctioned till 2013-14 Procured through Conv. GapStates ProposalRecomm. NewRep. NewRep.NewRep. 8340090855399330004252600* *No kitchen devices were sanctioned by GoI during 2008-09 which are eligible for replacement during 2014-15. Therefore State Govt. is not eligible for any replacement during 2014-15.

19. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval 2013-14 Proposal 2014-15Recommendati on 1Children (Pry)780789677436797743420 2Children (U Pry)40899424519274 3NCLP458854513045389 4Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 230 – Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 230 – Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 230 – Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 5Kitchen cum Store 1312911090 6Cook cum Helper248799No Additional 7Kitchen Devices23742526 for replacement 0 9MME PlanRs 45.23 CrorePermissible limit 22.38 Crore Total Rs. 1266.24 crore 19

20. Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 20

21. Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 21 ComponentNo. of Schools coveredNo. of Children covered Coverage under SHP60872 (73%) 8375691 (64%) Health Check up50520 (61%) 5946737 (46%) Iron & Folic Acid distribution 45653 (55%) 7538119 (58%) Vitamin ‘A’ distribution4676 (6%) 731404 (6%) Deworming Tablets distribution 26277 (32%) 4121699 (32%) Spectacle distribution7904 (9%) 8639

22. Nutritional findings of JRM West Bengal Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

23. Availability of Infrastructure Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India ASER Report 2013- Functional girls’ toilet available in 54% schools. 23 % of availability

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

25. Summary of performance - Financial Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Percentage

26. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

27. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

28. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

29. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

30. Monitoring of the Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 30 Two SSMC Meetings were held on 16.09.2013 and 05.02.2014 56% schools have been visited till Dec’2013 Annual Data entry completed for 100% of the schools. Monthly data entry completed for 95% schools for the month of December, 2013.

31. Status of complaints Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 31 Reply/ Action Taken Report on 4 complaints are awaited from Govt. of West Bengal. Nature of complaints- Irregularities, Poor quality and corruption

32. 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 Yes 100% payment of cost of food grains shall be made to FCI up to 31st December 2013 95% Payment made 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

33. Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2013-14 should be completed up to December 2013. Annual- 100% Monthly – 95% for Dec’2013 ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of 2013-14. No ATN on findings of reports of MI and recommendations of JRM reports ATN submitted on recommendations of 5 th JRM Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Yes Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India