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

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

3. Issues  Low utilization of Food Grains (55%). Food grains are not utilized as per norms.  Social Audit is yet to be carried out.  High Mismatch of Data in AWP&B and MIS-MDM portal esp. in coverage off working days, children, CCH engagement and LPG.  190 Institutions not covered under MDM  100% payment to FCI not made upto Dec 14.  Mismatch between Food Grain utilization (55%) and Cooking cost (65%)

4. MI Findings:  44% of schools in Chamarajanagar, 18% schools in Ramnagar, 19% schools in Bangalore rural, and some schools in Kodagu, Raichur, Udupi, Mysore, Hassan, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Ballari, Haveri and Chikballapur the cooking cost in advance is not received regularly. The delay is up to 1 to 6 months.  In Bangalore Urban 74% of the schools have not received MME funds.  In 68% of schools in Chamarajanagar, in Ramanagar 77% schools, in Bangalore rural 22.5% schools, 71% schools in Chitradurga remuneration is not paid regularly to cook and helpers and in Haveri payment is irregular in all the visited schools and some schools in kodagu,Raichur,Udupi,Mysore,Hassan also have the same problem

5. Cont…  In most of the schools the food grains supplied were not FAQ of grade A quality in Bellary, Koppala, Haveri and Chitradurga  In Chamrajnagar 21% and in Chitradurga 16% of the schools no separate kitchen cum store for cooking and in Bangalore rural in 8% of schools pucca kitchen is constructed but not in use.  In Ramnagar in 13% of schools, hot cooked meals were not served and the interruptions varied from 2 to 15 days. Interruptions found in Bellary Haveri Ramnagar,Mandya and Chitradurga also.  Inadequate cooking utensils in Bellary Chitraduga,Haveri and inadequate food grain storage bins in Chitradurga, Bellary, Koppala and Haveri

6.  Ksheera Bhagya Yojana- distribution of 150 ml hot milk three days from State funds to avoid anemia and malnutrition among the children for their potential growth and balanced diet.  The cooks-cum-helpers of MDM kitchens are provided with aprons, caps and hand gloves, purchased out of accumulated funds of the school.  School Kitchen gardens are maintained in majority of schools to grow vegetables for utilizing in MDM.  Handling emergency situations and First aid treatment are been compulsorily taught to all teachers. Best Practices

7. Contd…  For maintenance of health and hygiene the class, teachers check the pupils personally for maintaining tidiness.  Use of fire extinguisher, sand and water to extinguish up the ignited fire is also taught from 5 to 10th standard pupils.  Capacity of leadership, team spirit, patience and endurance and sharing of responsibility is taught to the pupils.  School level competition for students and cooks in respect of MDM best practices and Competition for CCHs in respect of preparation of variety of food items is held regularly.

8. Coverage : Enrolment Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 94% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India ASER Report, 2014 – 98.9% attendance on the day of visit. 91% In Dharwad the coverage of Children is 73% only

9. Coverage : Enrolment Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 95% 90% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 90% ASER Report, 2014 – 98.9% attendance on the day of visit. In Dharwad the coverage of Children is 73% and in Bangalore Urban the coverage is 76% only

10. Performance Score Card upto 3 rd Qtr Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

12. Mismatch MIS & AWP&B COMPONENTMISAWP&B Institutions covered 5498355683 Working Days179163 Children41498114714063 CCH engaged119675117842 CCH Hon.14783.5513741.80 Cooking Cost10787.1334648.54 Drinking water 5427755882 Toilet Facility 5427655563 LPG 4642053407

13. Component wise performance under Primary stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

14. Component wise performance under Upper Primary stage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 97% 100% 97% ASER Report, 2014 – MDM served in 98.9% schools on the day of visit.

16. Coverage Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (U. Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% 99% ASER Report, 2014 – MDM served in 98.9% schools on the day of visit.

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

18. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No component PAB Approval 2014-15Proposal2015-16 Recommended by Appraisal Team 1 Children (Pry) 315000029436222944000 2 Children (U Pry) 190000017679441770000 3NCLP484020322032 4 Drought (Pry) 1209166419842419842 5 Drought ( U.Pry) 667411304795304795 6 Working Day (Pry and U Pry) Pry & U Pry -234 NCLP-312 Drought - 49 Drought - 49 Pry & U Pry -235 NCLP-313 Drought - 48 Pry & U Pry -235 NCLP-313 Drought - 48 7 Kitchen cum Store 3153877877 8 Cook cum Helper 114653 (Regular) 3189 Engaged above sanctioned needs approval 114653+3189 = 117842 = 117842 62530 (Drought) 28325 (Drought) 9 MME Plan 25.79 Cr 29.15 Cr 29.15 Cr Rs. 10.25 Cr 10 Kitchen Devices 6945- New NilNil (R) Not eligible for 2008-09 (R) Not eligible for 2008-09 (R) 12447 2009-10 (R) 10997 are eligible for 2009-10 11 Notional Funds (Recurring & Non Recurring ) Allocation Rs. 616.34 Crore Last year approved allocation Rs. 680.94 Cr.

19. Proposals for 2015-16: Children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2944000 Recommendation by Appraisal Team : 2944000

20. Proposals for 2015-16: Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 1770000 Recommendation by Appraisal Team : 1770000

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

22. Coverage : Working Days Approval Vs Achievement (Pry & U.Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Working Days 99 % 97 %

23. Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting (1.4.14 to 31.12.14) Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 55%63%

24. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 57% 53% 55%

25. Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI upto 31.12.2014 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 88% As per FCI Statement outstanding position against issue of foodgrains under MDM Scheme upto 31.12.2014 is Rs. 1203.29 (25%)

26. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 63%65% 62%

27. Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers during 1.4.14 to 31.12.14 No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 97%103% 3189 Additional CCH engaged by the State over and above the sanctioned.

28. Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Rs. In Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Central Share in allocation : 9537 Lakh State Share in allocation : 9360 Lakh

29. MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 72% 77% 63%

30. Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 62% 56% 57%

31. Achievement up to 2014-15 (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 33879 5356 1242 Total Sanctioned Physical : 40477 Financial : Rs. 53929.42 2964 ASER 2014- Kitchen shed for cooking MDM 93%

32. Achievement up to 2014-15 (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Total Sanctioned Physical : 93649 Financial : Rs. 4682.45

33. Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Institutions Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 107% IFA Distributed in 107% Schools De-worming 91% Schools 55873 schools Vitamin 'A' Distributed 91 % SchoolsSpectacles 4% Schools

34. Coverage : School Health Programme No. of Children in Lakh Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 89% 294% 77% 5148 Distribution of spectacles to Children Total Enrolment 5205411 ( Pry & U.Pry) 121% 95%

35. Availability of Infrastructure ASER data -2014 Usable toilets for girls 55.1 %. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools

36. Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cook- cum- helper PAB Approval 2014-15 Already Engaged Approval required only 1146531178423189

37. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions excluding new schools Sanctioned Constructed through convergence GapProposal 55,8414047711200 4164 877

38. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutions Sanctioned including Replacement Procured through convergence Gap Additional Proposal Replacemen t 55,9619364900012447  10997 units eligible for replacement for FY-2009-10

39. Pre requisite steps for submission of AWP & B 2015-16 Plan should be approved by SSMC MeetingYes Release of funds through e-transfer from State / District to at least 50% schools. Yes 100% 100% payment of cost of food grains shall be made to FCI up to previous month of PAB meeting. 100% clearance of pending bills of previous years, if any. No 88% done 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook-cum- helpers on monthly basis up to the previous month of the PAB meeting through e-transfer to their bank accounts. Yes 100% Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2014-15 should be completed up to the previous month of the PAB meeting. Annual 100% Monthly 100% Avg. upto Dec 14 Emergency Medical Plan should be in place on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha, which has already been shared with all States/UTs. Yes

40. Contd…. Contd…. Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS portalNo 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 InstituteYes Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings. Yes Separate and detailed MMEYes Plan should be submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date Yes

41. Suggestions of the State  To be provided minimum 2 cook cum helpers for l Lps school.  Vehicles should be provided to Assistant Directors at Taluk level.  One Accounts Assistant is needed at District level to support Education Officer, Mid day Meal Scheme.  Transportation Assistants needs to enhance. . Cook cum Helpers honorarium needs to increase.  Cooking cost needs to enhance to the schools having less than 50 students.  Coarse grains to supply through FCI.

42. It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school.  It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized.