National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education. Mid Day Meal Scheme.

1. National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education.Mid Day Meal Scheme.

2. the launch • 15 th August 1995 : 3 Kg dry food grain/month. • November 2003 : 3140 Government School in 19 districts. • October 2007 : Extended to Upper Primary Schools..

3. size of programme 2009-10 • Food grains : 97414.80 M.T • Conversion Cost : Central :15012.67 lakhs • : State :12500.00 lakhs • MME : Central : 379.82 lakhs • Transportation Cost : Central : 730.61 lakhs • Kitchen Sheds : Central : 3270.00 lakhs • : State : 1090.00 lakhs • Kitchen Utensils : Central : 879.23 lakhs

4. schools availing MDM : 2009-10 No. of Institutions

5. children availing MDM no. of Children

6. number of meals served No. meals served

7. food grains availabilty and utilization Food grains (in Mt) Allocation

8. utilization of cooking cost Cooking Cost ( Lakhs Rs)

9. utilization of MME and transport assistance lakh Rs. Amount (in Lakhs Rs.)

10. Utilization of Kitchen Shed 2006-07 to 2008-09 lakh Rs. * Unutilized amount Rs. 4713.40 couldn’t be withdrawn from State treasury.

11. requirement of kitchen sheds

12. Coverage and performance inference 01.04.2009 to 31.12.2010 percentage

13. Expenditure Report of Central Share as on 31.12.2009(in lakh Rs.)

14. Proposals for MDMS : 2010-11

15. Financial Proposals for MDMS : 2010-11 (All figures in lakh Rs.)

16. flow of funds and provisions Food grains a. Cooking Cost b. Honorarium to cooks c. MME d. Transportation Cost e. Kitchen Devices f. Kitchen Shed FCI HRD : DPE District Wise allotment of food grains SFC DSE/DEO Block Godowns VEC Schools Chairman and Convener Cooking by Saraswati Vahini MDM to children

17. initiatives • Comprehensive micro levelmonitoring system put in place. • State level Monitoring Cell. • District level Monitoring Cell. • Block level monitoring Cell. • Touching base with 6000 schools daily. • Landline telephonic networking of all the schools in the state. • 2986 schools to be covered to start. • Smooth flow of funds and grains. • District Superintendent of Education to withdraw the money at district level and making it available to Saraswati Vahini. • Regular interaction with FCI and SFC.

18. initiatives • Capacity Building of Saraswati Vahini, Monitoring Personnel and DSEs. • Hygienic food preparation. • Food Safety. • Standard Protocols and SOPs. • Three tier training. • Intensive field monitoring by assigning one officer with each of the districts. • Alternative ways of implementing MDMs. • Zero tolerance policy against any sort of halt in MDMs.

19. Issues with FCI • Simplification of the process of lifting of food grains especially in case of Godda, Sahebganj, Pakur and Chatra districts. • Regarding quality of food grains. • Lifting of food grains within fixed period.

20. issues with GoI • Decentralized payment of the cost of food grains at district level. • Funding of the State specific MDM Monitoring Project.

21. achievements • Sense of accountability and responsibility in the officials and teachers about the MDMS. • Mid Day Meal is served in almost all the schools on all the school days. • Sensitivity about the scheme in all the stake holders. but there is a long long way to go…

22. thanks

23. microlevel monitoring system State level Monitoring Cell • Officer In charge • Monitoring Coordinator • Information Support Personnel Information Analysis DSEs & BEEOs District Level Monitoring Cell • Officer In charge • Information Support Person Information Analysis BEEOs Block Level Monitoring Cell • Officer In charge • Information Support Person BACK Schools and VECs

24. Capacity building in food safety Human Resource Development Dept. DPE UNICEF SGS Standard Operating Procedures Food Safety Protocols Film State Level Training of DSEs & DEOs District Level Training of BEEOs, BPOs, BRPs, CRPs. Cluster Level Training of the Saraswati Vahinis BACK