Mid Day Meal Scheme

1. Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India MDM-PAB Meeting – West Bengal On 25.03.2014

2. Review of Implementation of MDMS in WEST BENGAL(Primary + Upper Primary)(1.4.2013 to 31.12.2013) Part-I Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. Best Practices • Cooks are being paid Rs.1500.00 per month. • Direct fund transfer through CBS from State to the Blocks, Municipalities & Municipal Corporations relating Cooking Cost & Honorarium to cooks. • Centralized procurement of Dal, Spices and oil is done on pilot basis in one block of Murshidabad district. • Supervision by teachers in School’s MDM has made dining organized. • Monitoring system at the State level and involvement of BDO for maintaining rice quality is good. • During examination times, school provides disposable plates when children do not bring their own plate. • Emergency numbers are displayed on the walls of the school of Murshidabad District. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

4. Issues • Delay release of funds from State to School level. • Non-Payment of honorarium through bank account of CCH. • Less utilization of cooking cost (58%) and food grains (53%) • Less inspection of schools (only 56% schools) and unavailability of inspection registers in some of the visited schools by MI. • Poor performances of School health program (64% of the enrolled children). • Less coverage of working days in some of the districts like Hooghly(141 days), Howrah(131 days), Siliguri (122 days), Malda (121 days) and North 24 Parganas (117 days). • Standard Menu & entitlement per child is not displayed. • At few places kitchen and toilets are next to each other (JRM). • Record maintenance at school and SHG level needs more attention. • Excess use of fire woods in most of the places for MDM. • Community participation is not up to the mark. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

6. Mismatch in coverage of children against enrolment in AWP& B and MIS (Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

7. Mismatch in coverage of children against enrolment in AWP& B and MIS (Upper Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

8. Variation in MIS and AWP&B and ASER data Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

9. SCORE CARD- ALL COMPONENTS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

10. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 88% 91% 95% As per ASER 2013: in 63% schools MDM served and 58.7 % enrolled children were present on the day of visit Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

11. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 87% 94% 81% As per ASER 2013: in 63% schools MDM served and 58.7 % enrolled children were present on the day of visit Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

12. % Less Coverage against Enrolment (U. Primary) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

13. Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2014-15 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

14. Proposal for coverage of children 2014-15 (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval 13-14 Enrolment 2013-14 Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-1 Proposal for 2014-15 Availed MDM in Q-2 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. Proposal for coverage of children 2014-15 (U. Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Enrolment 2013-14 Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3 Proposal for 2014-15 PAB Approval 13-14 Availed MDM in Q-1 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

16. Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

17. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store * As per the information provided by the State Govt., construction of 9089 units of kitchen cum stores are not yet started and fund for 4,040 units of Rs. 6060 lakh has not been allotted to districts for different reasons like space constraint, land dispute etc. Therefore construction of total 13129 units of kitchen cum stores is still pending in State. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

18. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices *No kitchen devices were sanctioned by GoI during 2008-09 which are eligible for replacement during 2014-15. Therefore State Govt. is not eligible for any replacement during 2014-15. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

19. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

21. Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

22. Nutritional findings of JRM West Bengal Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

23. Availability of Infrastructure % of availability ASER Report 2013- Functional girls’ toilet available in 54% schools. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

24. Summary of performance - Physical Percentage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

25. Summary of performance - Financial Percentage Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

26. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

27. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

28. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

29. Cook-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

30. Monitoring of the Scheme • Two SSMC Meetings were held on 16.09.2013 and 05.02.2014 • 56% schools have been visited till Dec’2013 • Annual Data entry completed for 100% of the schools. • Monthly data entry completed for 95% schools for the month of December, 2013. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

31. Status of complaints • Reply/ Action Taken Report on 4 complaints are awaited from Govt. of West Bengal. • Nature of complaints- Irregularities, Poor quality and corruption Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

32. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

33. Contd.. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India