17. Recommendation :

14. 17. Recommendation: • Food grains and cooking cost should be provided to the VSS/MTA of concerned school regularly. • Block level authority must visit once in a week to see the MDM facilities in the schools. • Separate person should be appointed at CRC level to look after the quality of MDM in schools. • Green vegetables should also be given to the students in MDM regularly. • Light food items may also be distributed among students at dismissal hours, so that the students may have incentive to wait till the school hours are over. • Separate trained staff should be appointed to look after MDM in the school. • The gas facilities should be provided to schools for cooking food. • Adequate utensils and plates should be made available in schools for preparing and serving the MDM. • Fruits and Salad should also be given to the students for better nutrition at least twice in a week. • Provision should be made by the government for construction of a dining hall in each school where children may take their meal in proper manner and in hygienic condition. • For different types of expenditure schools must maintain different account so that it gives clear picture.

15. Presentation on MDM Monitoring of the State of Bihar Districts: Darbhanga, Saharsa, Sheohar and Sitamarhi Conducted by A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna – 800 001 Nodal Officer: Professor Ajay Kumar Jha Office Phone No. : 0612 - 2219395 Mobile No. : 09199075583 Email ID : ajaykumarjha_india@hotmail.com