1. 1 Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting West Bengal - On 13.3.2015

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

3. Issues i.11857 Cook cum helpers are not engaged. ii.Less coverage of Working days 151days against 166 days. iii.Food grains utilization is only 50%. iv.3206 Kitchen cum stores are yet to be constructed. v.Coverage RBSK : 24% Health Checkup, 32% IFA distribution.

4.  Irregular payments are given to the cooks/helpers almost all the sample school.  It takes much time to reach funds from district to SHG/ School.  The school head teacher/ SHGs/Cooks manages the same by borrowing from the local market.  Inspection/monitoring mechanism are poor.  The grievance redressal mechanisms are poor in the school.  Poor performances of school health program.  Too many SHGs are involved in the cooking process in single school.  Poor community participation in the MDM. 4 Issues Highlighted by MIs

5. Best Practices i.Cooks are paid Rs.1500. 87050 CCH have bank accounts ii.In Kolkata, two eggs are served in a week. Fishes served to in districts, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and in Sundarban areas. iii.Direct fund transfer through CBS from State to the Blocks, Municipalities & Municipal Corporations relating Cooking Cost & Honorarium to cooks. iv.2700 Cook cum helpers and 1000 teachers were trained at SIMS School of Hotel Management, Burdwan. v.Sankrail block of West Medinipur made arrangement for procurement of model hygiene kit centrally to be distributed to all schools within its jurisdiction.

6. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 91%95% 96% 6 As per ASER 2014: in 66.7% schools MDM served and 55.8 % enrolled children were present on the day of visit

7. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 87% 93% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 94% 7

8. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 50%54 50% 8

9. Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 100% 9 As per FCI bills : Pendency remains Rs. 1215.33 lakh as (31.1.2015) As per FCI bills : Pendency remains Rs. 1215.33 lakh as (31.1.2015)

10. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 52 % 60% 58% 10

11. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cook cum Helpers during 1.4.14 to 31.12.14) No. of CCH 11 95%

12. Rs in Lakh 62 % 71% 76% 12 Payment of Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers

13. MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 53% 69% 71% 13

14. TA: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 27% 60% 57% 14

15. Achievement up to 2014-15 Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Total Sanctioned : 81314 Kitchen Cum Stores 16908 ASER, 2014 – Kitchen shed in 95.4 % schools.

16. Achievement up to 2014-15 (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Total Sanctioned :90855 New units of Kitchen Devices Total Sanctioned & Procured :39933 units replacement

17. Coverage : Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 17 ComponentNo. of Schools covered No. of Children covered Total in State 8330512724735 Health Check up 236713102585 (24%) Iron & Folic Acid distribution 153214055079 (32%) Vitamin ‘A’ distribution 202641474899 (12%) Deworming Tablets distribution 153214055079 (32%) Spectacle distribution 682913311

18. 18 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Scorecard : All components last 3 years

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

20. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2015-16 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 20

21. Proposal for coverage of children 2015-16 (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 21 PAB Approval 14-15 Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3Proposal for 2015-16 Enrolment 2014-15

22. Proposal for coverage of children 2015-16 (U. Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 22 PAB Approval 14-15 Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3 Proposal for 2015-16 Enrolment 2014-15

23. Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approved by PAB MDM Already Engaged Proposed (2015-16) Cook- cum- helper 2,48,7992,36,942 No Additional 23

24. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 24 Total Institutions (G + GA+ LB) excluding newly opened schools Total Sanctioned till 2013-14 Construction through Convergence Gap State’s Proposal Recommendation 81456 81314 0142Nil

25. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 25 Total Instituti ons Total Sanctioned till 2013-14 Procured through Conv. GapStates ProposalRecomm. NewRep. NewRep.NewRep. 833059085539933000499810

26. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval 2014-15 Proposal 2015- 16 Recommendation 1 Children (Pry)77434207524683 2 Children (U Pry)45192744555692 3 NCLP4538944586 4 Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 230 – Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 230 – Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 230 – Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 5 Kitchen cum StoreNil 6 Cook cum Helper248799 No Additional 7 Kitchen Devices Replacement Nil49981 9 MME PlanRs 45.23 Cr30.58 CrAs per norms TotalRs.1301.68 Cr.Rs. 1409.71 Cr. 26

27. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 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 Yes 100% payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through e- transfer to their bank accounts. 71% 87050 have accounts Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2014-15 should be completed up to December 2014. Yes Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Yes

28. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Pre-requisite stepStatus Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Yes Submission of Plan through MDM-MIS 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. No Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings Separate and detailed MME plan Yes Plan submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date. Yes

29. Coverage : Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% 99.9 99.9%

30. Coverage Institutions Existing Vs Achievement (U. Pry with Primary and Upy) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 98% 99.9%