Mid-Day Meal Annual Work Plan & Budget 2010-11
Shri. Anant Kumar Singh
Joint Secretary(EE.1),
Government of India,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of SchoolEducation & Literacy, Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi -110 001

Shri. R.P. Gupta

Secretary (P.E.),

Government of Gujarat,

Education Department,

Gandhinagar

( GujaratState )

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Table Of Contents

Sr.
No. / Description / Page No.
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1. / Description and assessment to the programme implemented in the current year 2009-10. / 3 to 14
2. / Table AT-1 to AT-22 / 15 to 47

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  1. INTRODUCTION

1.1Brief history

The Mid-day Meal Programme is a school meal programme in India. It involves provision of lunch free of cost to school-children on all working days. The key objectives of the programme are:

  • To improve the nutritional and healthstandard of the growing children.
  • To reducedrop-outrateand to increaseattendance and to attract poorer children to come to the school.
  • To create supplementaryemployment opportunities at the village level.
  • To promote social and national integration.
  • To supplement the stateefforts towards reduction in poverty.

National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (NP-NSPE) was launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15 Aug, 1995 with intent to increase enrollment, retention and attendance of school going children. This was launched initially in 2408 blocks in the country, by the year 1997-98 the NP-NSPE was introduced in all blocks of the country. Today, the NP-NSPE is the world’s largest school meal programme covering around 12 Crore children in over 9.50 Lacs schools across India. The programme involves contribution from Central and State Government.

Central Assistanceunder the scheme comprise of the following:

  • Free supply of food grains at 100 Grams/Child, or 150 grams/child
  • subsidyfortransportation of food grains up to a maximum of Rs 75/Quintal.

1.2Process of Plan Formulation

The demographic profile of Gujaratstate is mentioned below:

S No / Item / Unit / 1971 / 1981 / 1991 / 2001
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
1 / Population
1A / Total / Lacs / 266.97 / 340.86 / 413.09 / 506.71
1A.1 / Male / Lacs / 138.02 / 175.53 / 213.55 / 263.86
1A.2 / Female / Lacs / 128.95 / 165.33 / 199.54 / 242.85
1A.3 / Rural / Lacs / 192.01 / 234.84 / 270.63 / 317.41
1A.4 / Urban / Lacs / 74.96 / 106.02 / 142.46 / 189.30
2 / Decadal PopulationGrowthRate / % / 29.39 / 27.67 / 21.19 / 22.63
3 / Urbanization / % / 28.08 / 31.10 / 34.49 / 37.36
4 / Population Density / No. / 136 / 174 / 211 / 258
5 / Sex Ratio
5A / Total / No. / 934 / 942 / 934 / 920
5A.1 / Rural / No. / 951 / 959 / 949 / 945
5A.2 / Urban / No. / 893 / 905 / 907 / 880
6 / Literate Population
6A / Total / Lacs / 96 / 149 / 211 / 303
6A.1 / Rural / Lacs / 64 / 96 / 130 / 166
6A.2 / Urban / Lacs / 32 / 53 / 81 / 137
7 / GeneralLiteracyRate
7A / Total / % / 35.79 / 43.70 / 51.15 / 59.75
7A.1 / Male / % / 46.11 / 54.44 / 60.99 / 68.56
7A.2 / Femalep / % / 24.75 / 32.30 / 40.62 / 50.19
Rural
7B / Total / % / 28.33 / 36.20 / 44.00 / 52.29
7B.1 / Male / % / 38.92 / 47.85 / 55.31 / 62.93
7B.2 / Female / % / 17.19 / 24.06 / 32.08 / 41.03
Urban
7C / Total / % / 54.90 / 60.31 / 64.75 / 72.27
7C.1 / Male / % / 63.96 / 68.62 / 71.55 / 77.68
7C.2 / Female / % / 44.78 / 51.13 / 57.25 / 66.13
8 / S.C.Population
8A / Total / Lacs / 18.25 / 24.38 / 30.60 / 35.92
Male / Lacs / 9.36 / 12.55 / 15.90 / 18.66
Female / Lacs / 8.89 / 11.83 / 14.70 / 17.26
Prop. of S.C.Population / % / 6.84 / 7.15 / 7.41 / 7.09
9 / S.T.Population
Total / Lacs / 37.34 / 48.49 / 61.62 / 74.81
Male / Lacs / 18.97 / 24.54 / 31.32 / 37.90
Female / Lacs / 18.37 / 23.95 / 30.30 / 36.91
Prop. of S.T.Population / % / 13.99 / 14.22 / 14.92 / 14.76
10 / IMR
Total / Per 1000 / 63 / 62 / 60 / 60
Rural / Live / 70 / 69 / 87 / 68
Urban / Births / 45 / 45 / 42 / 37

Social and EconomicIndicators in the State, including Literacy Rates, Health Indicators (IMR, MMR), Sex Ratio, Poverty Ratios, etc.

According to 2001 census, literacy rate was 59.75%.

Infant Mortality Rate was 60 per 1000 birth. Sex ratio during the same period was 920 females/1000 males. According to 55thNSSO Survey, poverty ratio was 12.4% for rural areas and 14.8% for urban areas for the state.

Sr. No. / Item / Unit / 1971 / 1981 / 1991 / 2001
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
1 / Population
Total / Lacs / 266.97 / 340.86 / 413.09 / 506.71
Male / Lacs / 138.02 / 175.53 / 213.55 / 263.86
Female / Lacs / 128.95 / 165.33 / 199.54 / 242.85
Rural / Lacs / 192.01 / 234.84 / 270.63 / 317.41
Urban / Lacs / 74.96 / 106.02 / 142.46 / 189.30
2 / Decadal PopulationGrowthRate / % / 29.39 / 27.67 / 21.19 / 22.63
3 / Urbanisation / % / 28.08 / 31.10 / 34.49 / 37.36
4 / Population Density / No. / 136 / 174 / 211 / 258
5 / Sex Ratio
Total / No. / 934 / 942 / 934 / 920
Rural / No. / 951 / 959 / 949 / 945
Urban / No. / 893 / 905 / 907 / 880
6 / Literate Population
Total / Lacs / 96 / 149 / 211 / 303
Rural / Lacs / 64 / 96 / 130 / 166
Urban / Lacs / 32 / 53 / 81 / 137
7 / GeneralLiteracyRate
Total / % / 35.79 / 43.70 / 51.15 / 59.75
Male / % / 46.11 / 54.44 / 60.99 / 68.56
Female / % / 24.75 / 32.30 / 40.62 / 50.19
Rural
Total / % / 28.33 / 36.20 / 44.00 / 52.29
Male / % / 38.92 / 47.85 / 55.31 / 62.93
Female / % / 17.19 / 24.06 / 32.08 / 41.03
Urban
Total / % / 54.90 / 60.31 / 64.75 / 72.27
Male / % / 63.96 / 68.62 / 71.55 / 77.68
Female / % / 44.78 / 51.13 / 57.25 / 66.13
8 / S.C.Population
Total / Lacs / 18.25 / 24.38 / 30.60 / 35.92
Male / Lacs / 9.36 / 12.55 / 15.90 / 18.66
Female / Lacs / 8.89 / 11.83 / 14.70 / 17.26
Prop. of S.C.Population / % / 6.84 / 7.15 / 7.41 / 7.09
9. / S.T.Population
Total / Lacs / 37.34 / 48.49 / 61.62 / 74.81
Male / Lacs / 18.97 / 24.54 / 31.32 / 37.90
Female / Lacs / 18.37 / 23.95 / 30.30 / 36.91
Prop. of S.T.Population / % / 13.99 / 14.22 / 14.92 / 14.76
10 / IMR
Total / Per 1000 / 63 / 62 / 60 / 60
Rural / Live / 70 / 69 / 87 / 68
Urban / Births / 45 / 45 / 42 / 37
  1. Description and assessment of the programme implemented in the current year (2009-10) and proposal for next year ( 2010-11) with reference to :

2.1 Regularity and wholesomeness of Mid Day Meals Served to Children; Reasons for Programme interruptions, if any and planning to minimize them.

In the year 2009-10, Mid Day Meals were served regularly to school going children. This can be easily verified by the achievement figures of 97.40% and 101.03% for primary and upper-primary classes.

2.2 Foodgrains Management, including Adequacy of Allocation, Timeliness of Lifting, Transportation and Distribution, and Suitability of Storage at different levels. Challenges faced and plan to o0vercome them.

The Gujarat StateCivilSupplyCorporation has been entrusted the task of procurement and supply of food grains and other food commodities. Edible oil, pulses (Dal ), as well as food grains for children studying in Std. I to VII are procured through a centralized purchase system.

Based upon the prescribed daily food components and probable number of beneficiaries of students, a six monthly indent is sent to the GSCSC for procurement of all food commodities.

After procurement, all commodities are supplied up to the level of MDM centre through the Public Distribution System. The commodity flow is depicted below:

Note: All food grains/Dal/Edible Oils are supplied by GSCSC.

2.3 System for release of funds provided under cooking costs (Central and State). Please indicate the dates when the fund was released to Directorate/State Authority, District/Block/Gram Panchayat and finally to the Cooking Agency/ School.

State Government releases entire grant on monthly basis (even in advance as per requirements). Central assistance of Rs. 1.58 for primary students and Rs. 2.10 for upper-primary students is adjusted against the expenditure already made.

2.4System for procuring cooking ingredients (pulses, vegetables including leafy ones, salt condiments, Oil, and fuel etc.) Commodities, which are Centrally purchased and supplied to schools or locally purchased at school level.

The Government has laid down an average parameter of Rs. 1.58/child/day provided the State Govt./U.T. Administration contributes a minimum of 50 paise. The system for procuring commodities and other necessary materials is mentioned in 2.2. In addition, the flow of fund to various levels is mentioned below:

2.5 System for Cooking, Serving and Supervising Mid Day Meals

in theSchool and measures to prevent any untoward happening.

Each centre is entrusted with one overall supervisor, "organizer/sanchalak". Each Sanchalak has a cook and helper under him/her. Cook is responsible for cooking the meal as per the prescribed menu and helper is entrusted with the task of maintain hygiene. A teacher /principal of the school is also given the responsibility to see that the cooking and serving meal is properly done.

2.6 Procedure for getting Kitchen shed constructed.

The G.O.I. provides fund for construction of Kitchen-sheds to the State Govt. The State Govt. gives the amount to the Serva Siksha Abhiyan for the constructed work.

2.7 Procedure of procurement of kitchen devices from (i) funds released under the Mid- Day Meal Programme (ii) other sources.

(1)Kitchen devices are purchased centrally following purchase procedure of Govt.

(2)Villagers gives Kitchen devices on social regions occasion.

2.8Capacity building and training conducted for different categories of persons involved in the Mid-Day Meal Programme.

The State Government has planned to organize comprehensive training programmes for managerial, technical and behavioral aspects for Dy. Mamlatdar, Dy. Primary Education Officer, organizer working at taluka & district levels and other relevant MDM officials. The training programme will be completed during the current year by the State.

2.9 Management Information System at School, Village/ Gram Panchayat, Block, District and State Level

Office up to taluka level has been covered under LAN/GS-WAN by State Govt. All offices from taluka level, district level to commissionerate have to be fully computerized and a software to be prepared to get on line information of statistical data, operational data from MDM centre to State level.

2.10 Systems to ensure Transparency and Openness in all aspects of Programme Implementation, including inter alia, Foodgrains Management, Ingredients Procurement, Cooking and Serving, Appointment of Cooking Staff, Construction of Kitchen Sheds, Procurement of Cooking Devices

  • Daily food composition (inputs) is prescribed.
  • Weekly menu are fixed and displayed at every school/centre.
  • To ensure consistency in procurement, centralized procurementsystem has been adopted by the GSCSC forpurchase of edible oil, pulses and other necessary ingredients.
  • The food grains and other commodities are regularly tested in laboratories.
  • Procurement and supply of all commodities is based on number of beneficiaries and reconciled regularly.
  • All accounts of MDM are maintained at centre, taluka, district and state level.
  • Cooking staff is appointed asper this officecircular MDM/AML/227-292/5128-59 Dt. 29.03.2009. At District level Dy. Collector invites applications from local persons and the staff is appointed by the committee headed by Dy. Collector.
  • The grant for construction of kitchen sheds is allotted to S.S.A.

2.11 Measures Taken to Rectify

A) Inter-District Low and Uneven Utilization of Food Grains and Cooking Cost

Cooking cost is given to the districts at the rateof Rs.0.70child per dayforpurchase of vegetables, spices, fueletc. Rest of cooking cost is given to the Gujarat StateCivil SuppliesCorporation for purchase of pulses and oil. The reporting at the state government level is based on the estimation, hence it causes variation from the actual district wise expenditure. However, the entire calculation is based on the number of beneficiaries and regular monitoring of planned vs. actual beneficiaries is undertaken at pertinent level to gauge irregularities and take corrective actions.

B) Intra-District Mismatch in Utilization of Food Grains and Cooking Cost

The planned number of beneficiaries was 40.02 Lacs compared to actual number of beneficiaries of 39.30 Lacs for the year 2009-10. The basis for the allocation of food grains is anticipated beneficiaries whereas cooking cost is given on basis of actual beneficiaries. Hence this has resulted in the slight variation and caused mismatch between the amount of cooking cost and food grain with each other.

C) Delay in Delivering Cooking Cost at School Level

Necessary fund required at school level is released in advance every month from the state budget and it is adjusted with the fund released by the Central Government. This system results in timely fund disbursement.

2.12 Details of Evaluation Studies Conducted and Summary of its Findings

The necessary proposal sent to State Govt. for external evaluation studies is under progress and willbe completed in the current year. Evaluation of M.D.M. scheme in Gujarat also conducted by Director, Human Development, GujaratState and studyreports are awaited.

2.13 Brief Write Up on Best Practices followed in the State

The involvement of NGO has resulted in increasing the efficacy of programme. The centralized kitchen initiative of N.G.O.’s has been instrumental in maintaining the hygiene, quality, timely delivery and consistency in implementation. The program uses centralized, automated kitchens for cooking food which is then distributed to schools through specialpurpose vehicles. N.G.O’s. kitchens can cook about 1,00,000 meals in less than five hours with least human intervention and sustained quality. A three item menu is served to children as per the recommendations of qualified nutritionists. Due to extensive mechanization of the kitchen, the program is able to offer children standardized, high quality, hygienic meals. The programme is reaching out to 2,38,028 children/day in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara & Valsad districts.

In addition to above

  • Freefood grains are provided to parents of tribal girls studying in primary schools @ 60.00 Kg. of food grains/year subject to minimum 70% presence of students and maximum two girl students per family.
  • State of Gujarat has initiated the concept of publicparticipation through “Tithi Bhojan“. The villagers sponsor the sweets and food for children on various occasions and provide utensils for MDM Scheme.
  • The State Government started providing fortified flour from August-08 in Patan District and to entire state from 25/09/2009.
  • The State Government has introduced New Scheme for M.D.M. children to provide them nutricandy.

2.14 Instances Of Unhygienic Food Served, Children Falling Ill, Sub-Standard Supplies, Diversion/Misuse Of Resources, Social Discrimination And Safety Measures Adopted To Avoid Recurrence Of Such Incidents.

  • Monitoring through periodical returns & regular inspections of M.D.M. centers.
  • School visits also covers inspections, short notice visits are given due attention for follow ups / remedies.
  • Panchayats are involved as well as VECS and MTA / PTAS.
  • MDM organise & manage the entirefunction at MDM centre.
  • AccountantGeneral conducts regular audits of State & District leveloffices

2.15 Extent of Involvement of NGOs and Civic Body Organizations (CBOs)/PRIs in the implementation and monitoring of the scheme.

The Government of Gujarat and The Akshaya Patra Foundation & Stri Shakti had signed a MoU to feed children in the Ahmedabad East, West, Gandhinagar City and Gandhinagar Rural & Baroda Corporation. The number of students taking M.D.M. in these schools is 2.38 lakh.

2.16 Status of School Health Programme with Special Focus on Provision of Micro-Nutrients, Vitamin-A, De-Worming Medicine, Iron And Folic Acid, Zinc and Recording of Height, Weight etc.

Gujarat State has the reputation of carrying out school Health Check-up programme since last 9 years. It covers primary school children studying in the Std.-I to VI. The details of school health programme up to 2009-10 are given below :-

  • 6134000 tables of Vitamin-A were distributed in the year.
  • 97392000 iron/folic acid tablets distributed.
  • 6399000 de-warming tablets distributed.
  • 10505787 children were checked/examined.
  • 98115 children were provided a special treatment.

2.17 Steps taken to strengthen the Monitoring Mechanism in the Block, District and State level and status of constitution of SMCs at these levels. Status of formation on Standing Committee at village / school/cooking agency level.

The State level monitoring committee has been formed vide Government of Gujarat letter Number MBY-102006-GOI-48-R dated 11/03/2008.

2.18 Arrangement for official inspections of MDM centres and percentage of schools inspected and summary of findings and remedial measures.

In order to have strict supervision and control on the implementation of the scheme regular inspections have been undertaken by respective authorities. Inspections were also undertaken by the State level officers of the MDM Commissioner.

Various inspections formats had been evolved and regular checks were made especially from the view point of the proper utilization of food grains and medicines their maintenance and preservation keeping up of hygienic conditions and proper keeping of accounts of the materials. Deputy Collectors also send monthly reports in prescribed proforma covering all the salient features.

2.19 Feedback/Comments in respect of Report of Monitoring Institutions designated for your State/UT to Monitor Implementation of MDM and Action taken thereon

In the present context, there is no such institution designated for monitoring the implementation of M.D.M.

2.20Overall Assessment of the Manner in which Implementation of the Programme is Contributing to the Programme Objectives and an Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Programme Implementation

  • During the year, the dropout rate has decreased to 2.29 in Std. I to V compared to 2.98 in year 2006-07.
  • The enrollment has increased.
  • The people's participation is promoted through " Tithi Bhojan " concept.
  • Teachers/Mothers and parents take active part in implementation.
  • ‘ Akshay Patra ‘ and ‘ Stri Shakti ‘ are doing commendable work in selected areas and increasing the outreach of the initiative.

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