1. 1 National Programme of MDMS Annual Work Plan & Budget 2014-15 U.T.OF LAKSHADWEEP

2. 2 No. of District: One No.of Tehsil: Four No.of Sub Division: Ten No. of Islands: 27 Inhabited islands: 10 Uninhabited Island: 17 Location: 8 0 – 12 0 N LATITUDE 71 0 – 74 0 E LONGITUDE Distance from the West Coast of Kerala : 220 – 440 km Coastline length : 132 km Population 2011 Census : 64473 Temperature : 23 0 C – 33 0 C Average Annual Rainfall : 1600 mm Lakshadweep Maldives Kavaratti island

3. Salient features of the Mid Day Meal Scheme in Lakshadweep  Under Mid Day Meal scheme, hot cooked meal is served from Pre-primary to Senior Secondary Level.  Infrastructure support like Kitchen Cum Store, Dinning Hall, facilities hand washing, drinking water, toilets, cold storage, grinder, utensils etc are available in all schools.  Food items are procured from the Co-operative societies on credit basis.  SMC/MPTA over see the implementation of MDM scheme in each island.  School Health Programme,: 1. Health Card issued to all school going children, 2. De-worming and iron & folic acid tablets distributed. 3. NRHM propose to provide Rs.400/- to students with refractive errors for procurement of spectacle. 4. Tracking of Hepatitis-B in children & teachers completed and 7 students found positive. 3

4. 4 InstitutionsNumber Pre-Primary Schools19 Primary Schools23 Upper Primary Schools10 Secondary Schools0 Senior Secondary Schools11 Total63 No.of Educational Institutions

5. Enrollment Details 2013-14 (DIES data as on Sept.2013) Institutions No. of students BoysGirlsTotal Nursery School 5435341077 Primary School 234022044544 Upper Primary School 166318083471 Secondary School 133115752906 Senior Secondary School 10629071969 Total 6939702813967

6. Institutions covered under MDM Central Share Institution PAB approval 2013-14 2014-15 Primary18 Upper Primary with Primary 16 Upper Primary without Primary 88 Total42 6

7. Island wise distribution of Schools under U.T Administration- Covered under MDM Scheme Island Nursery Schools Primary Schools Upper Primary Schools Secondary Schools Senior Secondary Schools Total Agatti231017 Amini241018 Andrott2520211 Bitra101002 Chetlat210014 Kadmat231017 Kalpeni211015 Kavaratti221027 Kiltan221016 Minicoy221016 Total19231001163 Note:- GSSS,Kalpeni and Kadmat having classes from IX to XII

8. 8 MDM served in Prymary & Upper Primary 2013-14 (in numbers) No. of Meals as per PAB approval 2013- 14 Meals approved as on 31.12.2013 No.of Meal served as on 31.12.2013 % coverag e up to 31.12.20 13 1176325 78597566007084 Primary (I-V) Upper Primary (VI-VIII) 8 No. of Meals as per PAB approval 2013- 14 Meals approved as on 31.12.2013 No.of Meal served as on 31.12.2013 % coverag e up to 31.12.20 13 863233 57677949046985

9. 9 Utilization of food grains 2013-14 (Pry. & UP) in MTs Primary (I-V) Upper Primary (I-V) 9 Food grains allocated for 2013-14 Food grains received up to 31.12.2013 Food grain utilized as on 31.12.2013 % coverag e up to 31.12.20 13 113.4283.7866.4479 Food grains allocated for 2013-14 Food grains received up to 31.12.2013 Food grain utilized as on 31.12.2013 % coverag e up to 31.12.20 13 126.8392.4274.0780

10. Utilization of Cooking Cost 2013-14 (Pry. & UP) in Lakhs Primary (I-V) Upper Primary (I-V) 10 Cooking cost allocated for 2013-14 Cooking cost received up to 31.12.2013 Cooking cost utilized as on 31.12.2013 % coverag e up to 31.12.20 13 28.9317.4916.1092 Cooking cost allocated for 2013-14 Cooking cost received up to 31.12.2013 Cooking cost utilized as on 31.12.2013 % coverag e up to 31.12.20 13 32.2819.2418.4696

11. 11 MID DAY MEAL MENU CARD Note:- Items given in above menu is based on the availability of items in the local market. Sl.NoDaysFood Items 1 MondayRice /Dhal/fish, green gram 2 TuesdayRice/ Dhal /Egg / green gram 3 WednesdayRice/ Dhal / green gram / meat 4 ThursdayRice/Dhal/Green gram/chicken 5 SaturdayRice/Dhal /Green gram/meat. 6 SundayRice/Dhal / Green gram/egg. 11

12. Mid Day Meal Rates Class State Share (Enhanced from 1.4.2012 Central Share Total Pre-primaryRs.13.000 Primary(I-V)Rs.8.00Rs.2.50Rs.10.50 Upper Primary (VI-VIII)Rs.9.00Rs.3.75Rs.12.75 Secondary(IX-X)Rs.11.000 Senior Secondary(XI-XII)Rs.12.000 12

13. Year wise food grain allocation and lifted Year Allocated (in MTs) Lifted (in MTs) Lifted during Period of Utilization 2006-07183.56 April, 20072007-08 183.56 April 20082008-09 228.6833.14March 20092009-10 278.830.00Nil 2010-11268.400.00Nil 2011-12245.300.00 Nil 2012-13255.200.00Nil 2013-14353.67 March 20142013-14 13

14. Details of central assistance received and utilized - 2013-14 Sl. No ComponentPAB Approval 2012-13 Grant - in-aid released by the Ministry (Rs.in lakhs) GIA released to Dist. Panchayat/ Schools as On 31.12.2013 Expenditur e on end of 31.12.2013 AdhocFirst Installment Balance Second and final installment 12345689 1Cost of food grains 13.573.494.655.433.4913.57 2Cooking cost58.1915.3021.4324.4815.3034.55 3Honorarium to cook cum helper 8.482.122.973.392.128.48 4Transportation Assistance 1.800.470.610.720.471.80 5MME30.000.6417.3612.000.64 6Kitchen-cum- store 000000 7Kitchen Devices000000 Total112.0422.0247.0246.0222.0259.04 (Rs.in lakhs) Note:- GIA released under First and Second Installment could not released timely due to no receipt of Letter of Authority (LOA) from the Ministry

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16. D IFFICULTIES IN IMPLEMENTATION 1.Delayed receipt of Letter of Authority from the Ministry delays the release of central share to the implementing agency. 2.Delay in release of GIA sanction lead to poor performance of expenditure. 16

17. G RIEVANCE R EDRESSAL M ECHANISM 1.UT Level and Island Level Grievance Cell have been constituted in Lakshadweep. 2. The Director of Education is the UT/District Level Redressal Officer. 3. The Principals of Sr.Sec.School in the island are Island level Redressal Officers. 4. Installation of Toll Free Telephone in Grievance Redressal Cell is pending with BSNL, Kavaratti. 17

18. No.of Grievances Registered on implementation of MDM 2013-14 Island Level : Nil State/UT level : Nil S.NoIslandDesignation of Grievances Redressal Officers Telephone Numbers 1AgattiPrincipal, GSSS04894 242253 2AminiPrincipal, GSSS04891 273255 3AndrottPrincipal, GSSS04893 232323 4BitraHeadmaster, GSBS04890 275222 5ChetlatPrincipal, GSSS04899 276256 6KadmatPrincipal, GSSS04897 274223 7KalpeniPrincipal, GSSS04895 252225 8KavarattiPrincipal, GSSS04896 262218 9KiltanPrincipal, GSSS04898 272239 10MiniocyPrincipal, GSSS04892 222251 Telephone No. of Grievances Redressal Mechanism Island Level State/UTDesignation of Grievances Redressal Officers Telephone Numbers LakshadweepDirectorate of Education04896 262318 State/UT Level 18

19. School Health Programme 2013-14 No.of schools covered (Primary & Upper Primary) Children covered (Primary & Upper Primary) No. of Children carried out with Health Check up No.of Children provided IFAVitamin A Dewo rming tablet Spect acles propo ses to provi de 4280156692 0 215 No. of schools covered (Primary to Sr.Sec) Children & Teachers screened for Hepatitis-B (Primary to Sr.Sec) No.of children found positive Hepatitis B vaccination Provided 4414812713728 2. Screening of Hepatitis-B 1. Distribution of IFA, Deworming Tablet and Spectacles Note:- Vitamin A tablet could not distributed due not availability of item in the market 19

20. 1.Mid-Day Meal served to all school going children from Pre-Primary to XII standard. 2. Dropouts reported during 2013-14 = Nil 3. Screening of school children to assess the refractive errors and Hepatitis- B completed. 4. Provided training to CCH on Health & Hygiene 5. AWP&B 2014-15 generated with the help of MIS software 6. No grievances registered on implementation of MDM so far 7. Completed display of MDM logo in MDM kitchen attached schools. 8. Mainstreaming hand washing before and after MDM, required fund for purchase of soap have been released to schools. 9.Surprise check to know the implementation of MDM conducted in all schools. 20

21. ATR on the Ministry Recommendation after Bihar incident RecommendationAction taken i. Social Audit of the MDM Scheme on pilot basis has been completed in Andhra Pradesh. It has now been decided to carryout social Audit of the scheme in nine states during 2013-14. The UTL Administration approach the Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency (SSAAT), Dept. of Rural Development, Govt. of Andra Pradesh, Hyderabad on conduct of Social Audit of MDM scheme in Lakshadweep and they have given accepted vide their letter LR.No.245/SSAAT/Progs/2013 Dated 20.12.2013 to conduct of Social Audit of MDM scheme in Lakshadweep and requested by SSAAT we have provided required details on 9.1.2014 and we are awaiting for their reply for further action. ii. State Governments have been requested to convene District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee meetings under the Chairmanship of senior most Member of Parliament of the district. The UTL Administration constituted District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee for MDM vide Notification F.No. 227/6/2012-EdnMDM(AW)part)(1) dated 13.8.2013 with the following: 1.Member of Parliament – Chairperson 2.President Cum Chief Counselor- Member 3.Chairperson, VDP in islands – Member 4.Dist. Magistrate – Member(secretary) The Chairperson of DLV&MC have been requested to provide a convenient date to hold the meeting of DLV&MC vide our letter dated 19.11.2013 and reply awaiting.

22. ATR on the Ministry Recommendation after Bihar incident iii. Surprised random inspections by the officials of the Ministry for on the spot verification to ensure effective implementation of the MDMS and initiation of corrective measures where required by the State government. Surprised inspections by the State/UT level Officers have been conducted in various Islands. The inspection report of monitoring Institute for the academic year 2013-14 awaiting. iv. School Sanitation and Hygiene Education to be emphasized. Necessary instruction to the District/School level has been issued vide order dated 22.7.2013 and 29.7.2013 to conduct daily inspection MDM kitchen and preparation of MDM to ensure the quality, hygiene condition of kitchen and eating hall and Premises. Moreover Instruction was issued to hold awareness programme on Health and Hygiene. The programme was organized in the month on May/June 2013 in convergence with Dept. of Health in all schools in islands. 22

23. Proposal for 2014-15 23 1.Provide training to cooks under MDM with the help of Food Craft Institute, Kalamasery, Kochi (Institute approved by the GOI and Govt. of Kerala) 2.To organize the capacity building programme for island level staffs 3.Computer to Principals/Island level as a part of strengthening implementation 4.Conduct surprise inspection in schools with objectives to enhance implementation as well as quality of MDM.

24. Annual Work Plan & Budget for 2014-15 ComponentCentral Share (in Lakhs)State Share (in Lakhs) PrimaryUpper Primary TotalPrimaryUpper Primary Total 1.Cost of food grain 5.726.5612.28 000 2.Cooking Cost 27.2531.1958.44 81.0369.66 150.69 3.Honorarium to Cook- cum-Helper 2.785.708.4825.9053.2079.10 4.Transportation Assistance 0.760.871.63000 5.MME 15.00 30.002.00 4.00 6.Kitchen-cum-Store 000000 7.Kitchen Devices 000000 Total 51.5159.32110.83 108.93124.86233.79 24

25. MME Proposal 2014-15 S. No ActivitiesUnitPhysicalAllocation for 2014-15 (in lakhs) 12345 ISchool Level Expenses i)Form & StationerySchool421.00 ii) Training of cook cum helpersTraining100.84 iii) Replacement/repair/maintenance of cooking device, utensils, etc.School42 5.00 Sub Total6.84 IIManagement, Supervision, Training, Internal Monitoring and External Monitoring i) Hiring charges of manpower at various levelsStaff24.50 ii) Transport & ConveyanceStaff33.00 iii) Office expenditureOffice12.00 iv) Furniture, hardware and consumables etc. School42 5.00 v) Capacity building of officialsStaff/Cooks4.00 vi) Publicity, Preparation of relevant manualsAs per requment 1.66 vii) External Monitoring & EvaluationStudies13.00 Sub Total23.16 Grand Total30.00

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