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Mid-Day Meal Programme Annual Work Plan and Budget 2009–10 Tamil Nadu. Best practices followed in the State. Supply of DFS Supply of three boiled eggs Modernization of kitchens School Health Programme Introduction to Banana to the MDMS Introduction of time scale of pay
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Mid-Day Meal Programme Annual Work Plan and Budget 2009–10 Tamil Nadu
Best practices followed in the State • Supply of DFS • Supply of three boiled eggs • Modernization of kitchens • School Health Programme • Introduction to Banana to the MDMS • Introduction of time scale of pay • Introduction of Special Pension Scheme • Training programme in collaboration with CII
Banana in MDMS • Beneficiaries - 30697 • Weight - 100 gms • Cost - Rs. 1.25 • Nutritional Value • Carbohydrate - 27.2 gms • Calcium - 17.0 gms • Phosphorus - 36 m.gms • Calories - 116 • Protein - 1.2 gms
Number of Centres Primary Upper Primary
Staff Strength No. of Mid Day Meal StaffScale of PayAverage salary (per month) N.M.O. 41209 1300-20-1500-25-2500 Rs. 3164 (Non Standardized time scale) Cook 41424 660-15-810-20-1010 Rs.1525 (Special Time Scale) Cook Asst. 41127 500-10-600-20-800 Rs.1158 _______ Total 123760 Retirement Benefits Lump sumSpl. P.F. cum G.S. Special Pension N.M.O. Rs.50,000 Rs.10,000 Rs. 700 Cook Rs.20,000 Rs.10,000 Rs. 600 Cook Asst. Rs.20,000 Rs.10,000 Rs. 500
Utilization of cooking cost Primary Rupees in lakhs Upper Primary NB: 2008-09 Expenditure upto 31-12-2008
Utilization of Rice Primary MTs Upper Primary NB: 2008-09 utilization upto 31-12-2008
MME component Primary and Upper Primary Rupees in lakhs NB: 2008-09 Expenditure upto 31-12-2008
Construction of kitchen sheds Kitchen devices NB: Financial Rs. in lakhs
Monitoring of the scheme • State Level Steering cum Monitoring Committee • District, Block and Village level committees • Field inspections
External Evaluation of Schemes • Avinasilingam University for Women, Coimbatore evaluated the programme in 2008 • The salient features are • Study covered 180 centres, 38970 beneficiaries, 13772 non-beneficiaries, 1080 parents and 100 officials by 158 trained investigators
Infrastructural facilities and performance of MDMS centres • 80% of rural & urban centres had proper roofing • Majority of the centres had proper cement flooring • Only 50% of rural and urban centres had good lighting & air circulation in the kitchen • In more than 70% of the centres washing of vegetables, rice & dhall was done before cutting / cooking • Participation and help rendered by VEC members and the community in the SMP was very weak • Percentage of attendance was more or less similar between the days of egg feeding and without egg feeding (92.3 & 91.0%) • Greater mean heights and weights of beneficiaries than non-beneficiaries though the difference is very meager • Urban children have better growth records than their counterparts in rural and town panchayat areas • Mean percentage of marks obtained by the beneficiary and non-beneficiary boys was 51.1 & 49.5 respectively and in girls 54.2 & 54.3. • Beneficiary boys and girls recorded higher percentage of attendance (85.9 & 86.6) than non-beneficiary (84.4 & 83.5)
Recommendations • Efforts are needed to improve the infrastructure • The funds allotted for fuel and vegetables need to be increased • Evaluation should be inbuilt in the programme • Refresher training programme must be organized to all nutritious meal organisers on proper cooking methods and maintenance of hygiene and basics of good nutrition • Possibilities of tapping solar energy for water heating and use of hot water for cooking and drinking needs to be explored • Explore the possibilities of using the precooked fortified rice as a measure to save fuel and labour and at the same time make the meal more nutritious