Government of Tamil Nadu National Programme for Mid Day Meal Scheme

1. Government of Tamil Nadu National Programme for Mid Day Meal Scheme

2. National Programme on Mid Day Meal Scheme 01.07.1982 - PTMGR Nutritious Meal Programme was launched in Primary Schools for classes I - V and to Pre-School Children of 2-5 years in Rural areas. 15.09.1982 – Further extended to Urban areas. 15.09.1984 - Extended to the Children of VI – X std.

3. NP-MDMS 15.08.1995 - The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education is implemented along with Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meal Programme in Tamil Nadu. It provides Nutritious meal to children studying In classes I – VIII on all school working days & subsequently extended to Upper Primary students.

4. Mid Day Meal Scheme • Present Status • Children in the age group of 5-9 and 10-15 yrs are • Provided with Nutritious Meal on all School Days • (220 Days). • 11674 Children studying in National Child Labour • Project Special schools are also provided with • Nutritious Meal in 16 Districts of Tamil Nadu (312 days).

5. Objectives of Mid Day Meal Primary Objective Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger among children particularly economically disadvantaged so as to improve their nutritional & health status. Other Objectives Achieving universal primary education, motivation for further education, increasing enrolment, retention & reducing dropouts. Reducing child mortality, morbidity & malnutrition. Combating all diseases including those resulting due to deficiencies. Reduce gender gap in education. To enhance social value & foster equity thus eroding caste prejudices & class inequality.

6. Hon’ble Minister (SW & Nutritious Meal Programme) Secretary (SW & NMP Department) Director (SW & NMP Department) Joint Director (NMP) Personal Assistant to District Collector Assistant Director (NMP) A.A.O.,Assistant (2 Nos.), Typist, Data Entry Operator Block Development Officer Accounts Officer (NP-MDMS) Asst. Accounts Officer (NP-MDMS) Dpty. B.D.O. Section Supt. (4 sections) Data Entry Operator Assistants (2 each sections) N.M. Organiser Data Entry Operators (3 Nos.) Record Clerk / Office Assistant & Sweeper Cook Cook Assistant

7. Programme Implementation (2012 - 13) (Upto Dec’12)

8. Nutritious Meal Centres, Student Enrolment

9. NUTRITION AND FOOD NORMS AND COST OF MEAL PER DAY PER CHILD (PRIMARY - I to V Std.) (2012-13)

10. NUTRITION AND FOOD NORMS AND COST OF MEAL PER DAY PER CHILD ( Upper Primary - VI to VIII Std) (2012-13)

11. Cost per child per day – Cost Sharing

12. UTILISATION OF RICE Primary, Upper Primary & NCLP

13. Foodgrains & Payment Made to FCI Rs. In Lakhs

14. TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT (PRIMARY & UPPER PRIMARY)

15. Kitchen cum Stores

16. Kitchen-cum-Store

17. Kitchen-cum-Store - Madurai

18. Kitchen-cum-Store (Theni)

19. MME COMPONENT (PRIMARY & UPPER PRIMARY) (as on 12/2012)

20. MDM Programme Expenditure for 2012-13(Primary, Upper Primary & NCLP) (upto 3rd Qtr)

21. Strengthening of MME • Current efforts to strengthen Monitoring & Management Systems • Structured Monthly reporting system at Block, District & State level • Provision of computer with staff at Block level for accurate, efficient & • quick reporting. • Funds provided for preparation & display of hoardings in schools & • pamphlets, highlighting the quantity of ingredients provided in the mid • day meals, nutrient contents etc., which is to be distributed to • parents, teachers, students, VEC members etc. • Display of chart, posters, display boards, containing salient features of • the scheme, cooking demonstrations etc., in the Trade Fair • conducted by the State.

22. Training Imparted to Noon Meal Employees

23. Training Imparted to Noon Meal Employees 23

24. District Level Steering cum Monitoring Committees have been constituted in most of the Districts. Block / Village Committees to monitor the implementation. Parent Teacher’s Association / Village Education Committee regularly involved in monitoring of Cooking & Serving. Regular inspection by District / State level officers as per target fixed. Review of performance of PA(NMP) on all indicators in monthly meeting at the State level. MONITORING MECHANISM

25. Introduction of Variety Menu 25

26. Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare & NMP Dept. Inaugurating the introduction of new menu of variety rice in MDM on 20.03.2013 at Corporation Girls High School, Nungambakkam, Chennai. The Chennai Mayor & Secretary, SW & NMP Dept, are also present.

27. VARIETY MENU 27

28. VARIETY MENU 28

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30. Mandatory Visits every month by District level Officers to Nutritious Meal Centres MONITORING MECHANISM As per G.O. (MS) No. 151SW & NMP Dept., dt. 13.08.2004, G.O. (MS) No. 153 SW & NMP (nmp-2) Dept., dt. 04.07.2005 & D.O. Letter No. 12926 / NMP – 2 /2011-1, dt. 29.10.2011, the following Officials have been allotted targets for NMP centres Inspection. (Per Month)

31. Performance under Nutritious Meal Programme is monitored at different levels MONITORING MECHANISM • State Level Steering cum Monitoring Committee:- • Reconstituted as per G.O. (D) 236, SW&NMP (nmp-1) Dept., dt.19.12.2007. • Chief Secretary to Government is the Chairman of the Committee. • The following are the Ex-Officio members:- 1) Secretary, SW & NMP Department. 2) Secretary , Finance Dept. 3) Secretary, Planning Development & Special Initiative Dept. 4) Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Dept. 5) Secretary, Co-Operation, Food & Consumer Protection Dept. 6) Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept. 7) Secretary, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Dept. 8) Secretary, School Education Dept. 9) State Level Officer of Food Corporation of India 10) Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation • Director of Social Welfare – Member Secretary

32. State Level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee Meeting Meeting held on 18.03.2013 under the Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary and attended by Addl. Chief Secretary, PD & SI Dept., Prl. Secretaries School Education, RD & PR, Secretaries of Health and Social Welfare & NMP Departments & Depy. Secretary, Finance. Decisions Taken: Steps to increase enrollment of children in schools & to ensure provision of quality food. Health & Family Welfare Dept. to ensure that medical checkup for all children are conducted at regular intervals. Kitchen-cum-Stores to be constructed in places away from the class rooms to prevent children coming contact with hot utensils & avoid burn injuries. MONITORING MECHANISM Contd…

33. Construction of Kitchen-cum-Stores to be expedited in coordination with RD & PR Depts. GOI to be requested to provide one gas connection every 25 children on subsidized rate & corresponding increase in allocation for fuel accordingly. GOI to be requested for provision of financial assistance for minimum of 2 sets of uniforms to children availing MDM. The Annual Work Plan & Budget 2013-14 presented by the Secretary, SW & NMP was approved by the committee. MONITORING MECHANISM Contd… State Level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee Meeting (Contd.. )

34. Other Committees: District Level Steering cum Monitoring Committees have been constituted in all the Districts. Block / Village Committees to monitor the implementation. Parent Teacher’s Association / Village Education Committee involved in monitoring of Cooking & Serving. Review : Regular inspection by District / State level officers as per target fixed. Review of performance of PA(NMP) on all indicators in monthly meeting at the State level. MONITORING MECHANISM Contd…

35. School Health Camp Programme Objective:- To provide comprehensive health care services to all students in Government, Government aided, 1 to 12th, for early detection, diagnosis & timely treatment. Level of Implementation :- PHC and District Level. • All Thursdays are observed as “School Health Day”, all Saturday observed as “referral days” Visit:- • First visit all students should be thoroughly examined. • Second & Third visit students identified as having health problem. Health cards are maintained. Drugs are supplied through TNMSC-to PHC, to school medical team, referral centres etc.

36. School Health Camp Programme Health Cards / Referral Slips Maintained for Students in Schools

37. School Health Programme cont… IEC programmes are conducted Health education session – hand wash, menstrual hygiene, adolescent health, control of communicable diseases & non communicable diseases, immunization etc. • Specific focus – sore throat, rheumatic fever, RHD & CHD, BMI, Micronutrient deficiency (Vit.A, iodine, zinc, iron) • Heart Surgery Done to Students No. of students heart surgery 1813

38. SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME

39. SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME Health Check up Camps conducted in schools and Micro-nutrients and deworming medicines are suppied to the children

40. Recording of Height & Weight of Children in Govt. School, Thiruvannamalai

41. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • Gram Panchayat, Village Education Committee and School • Management are regularly involved on rotation basis to help the • school in ensuring efficient cooking, proper serving and keeping • the environment clean and neat • Mothers Groups are involved in helping the children to keep them • clean by washing their hands before & after taking meal • Mothers Groups involved in training the children clean the Plates • and Tumblers used by them

42. Community Participation ◙Support of the community members including mothers groups, Panchayat Rural Institutions to ensure that ● Children wash their hands with soap before eating ● Use clean plates and tumblers ● Avoid littering and wastage of food and clean their plates ● Rinse their hands and mouth after eating ◙ Parents Teachers Association, State Level Monitoring Committee,Village Education Committee involved to draw varied and wholesome and nutritious meal and in monitoring the scheme in quality, quantity and proper distribution.

43. GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL MECHANISM • Complaint Box at District & Block Level are • provided in a conspicuous place for easy • accessibility for public to put their complaints. • BSNL has been addressed to provide toll free numbers for Districts and the Directorate. • Namakal District has been provided with toll free Number (1800 4255 4444)

44. Social accountability Mechanism in MDM TamilNadu Quality of Food Grains FCI will ensure continuous supply of good quality food grains to the Districts as per requirements. Districts Collectors will ensure that food grains should be of good quality after joint inspection by a team nominated by the Collector. In Tamil Nadu TNCSC takes the responsibility of transportation of food grains to the School Noon meal centre and no private agencies are involved. Thus timely and good quality food grains are received by the NMCs. Transparency in implementation Weekly menu displayed on notice boards in every Schools. Date of receipt of food grains, quantity, daily measurement etc., are displayed. Ingredients are procured locally by organizers and proper vouchers are subjected to audit. Department signed formats are made available to inspecting officers in which information is gathered from centres and feed back generated thereafter for further necessary action.

45. S.A.M. cont…. Improvements in basic infrastructure Kitchen cum stores are being built in a phased manner applying plinth area norms (20 sq.mts. having children up to 100 & for every additional 100 children 4 sq.mts. plinth area to be added). Cost of construction shared between Centre & State on 75:25 basis. Centres are provided with electricity and water facilities. LPG connections are being provided to centres in phased manner. Sofar 5384 centres have been provided with Gas connection. Kitchen devices at the cost of Rs.5000/- per School was provided for replacement of utensils for cooking, serving & Storage of food grains. All the Noon Meal Centres are about to be provided with Mixies for grinding purpose very shortly.

46. BEST PRACTICES FOLLOWED IN THE STATE • Supply of Double Fortified Salt:- In order to control and prevent Iron deficiency / Anaemia which is the common nutritional disorder widely prevalent among children of 2 to 15 years of age, Iodized salt was used in the preparation of meals instead of common salt under this programme. At present, Iron and Iodine enriched salt (Double Fortified Salt) is used in the Nutritious Meals in all districts. • Supply of Five Boiled Eggs per week:- Five eggs per week are provided to students availing MDM.each egg should weigh minimum 46 gms. Eggs are supplied directly to the centres in Chennai & to the BDOs office in Districts from where it is taken by the Organisers as per their requirements .8 paise is paid for each egg as transportation cost to the Organisers. 99% of Children eat eggs during the Mid Day Meals.

47. Boiled Eggs Peeled & getting ready to be served to the Children, in Govt. School, Uthukuli, Erode District.

48. BEST PRACTICES FOLLOWED IN THE STATE • Supply of Banana in place of Egg:- Non egg eating children are provided one banana each day. Rs.1.25 is provided for each banana. • School Health Programme:- Health Check up Camps are conducted in schools regularly and Micro-nutrients and deworming medicines are supplied to the children. Students are treated for minor ailments and referred to taluk and other Government hospitals for further treatment if necessary. Eye camps are also conducted and spectacles are provided to students with defective vision. • Supply of Black Bengal Gram / Green Gram & Potato:- Students are provided with 20 gms. bengal gram or green gram on every Tuesday along with Mid Day Meals. Potato is provided to students on every Friday along with the Mid Day Meals.

49. Kitchen with Gas Connection

50. BEST PRACTICES FOLLOWED IN THE STATE • Modernization of Kitchen with Gas connection:- The State Government provides Rs.22000/- for civil works, stoves & LPG connection to each centre. Modernization of Kitchen is done in a phased manner. 5384 centres have been sanctioned towards civil work, cost of stove and deposit amount to oil companies. • Time Scale of Pay to Noon Meal employees:- Nutritious Meal Scheme employees are provided salary in the Special Time Scale of Pay, which is a great motivating factor for effective implementation of the programme. Noon Meal Organiser : Rs.2500-5000+GP Rs. 500 (Special time scale of pay) at a minimum of Rs.5260/- Cook : Rs. 1300-3000+GP Rs. 300 (Special time scale of pay) at a minimum pay of Rs.2852/- Cook Assistant : Rs. 950-2000+GP Rs. 200/- at a minimum pay of Rs.2078/-