Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting-Assam 7 th

Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting-Assam 7 th March, 2014 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MDMS in ASSAM (Primary + Upper Primary) (1. 4. 2013 to 31. 12. 2013) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2

ISSUES 1. Delay in fund flow from State to block/school level (7 -8 months). 2. Less coverage of working days (89%). 3. Non release of minimum mandatory State share for cooking cost and honorarium for Cook-cum-helpers. 4. Delay in payment of honorarium (till June, 2013) to cook-cum-helpers (substantiated by JRM also). 5. Less availability of foodgrains at the end of 3 rd quarter. 6. Only 20% payment of bills to FCI. 7. Slow progress in procurement of kitchen devices (28%). 8. Slow pace construction of kitchen-cum-stores (68% completed). 9. Poor Coverage under School Health Programme (only 24% children screened) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 3

Pending Matters q Pending release of funds for replacement of kitchen devices sanctioned in 2006 -07 and 2007 -08. State Government has not furnished the latest physical and financial progress report in respect of procurement of Kitchen Devices sanctioned during 2006 -07 to 2012 -13. q Pending reimbursement of Transportation Assistance for the year 2005 -06 for want of C&AG certificate from the State Government. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 4

Issues Identified by 5 th JRM (11 th – 19 th November 2013) Districts covered: Nagaon, Kamrup q Non-appointment of cook-cum-helpers as per the norms in 29% of schools and delay in payment of honorarium. q Disruption in serving of meals due to mismatch in release of food grains and cooking cost to the schools till second quarter of 2013 -14 in Nagaon. q Unhygienic kitchens. q No awareness about tasting of meals and maintenance of record for the same. q Lack of nutritionally balanced meals in terms of micro-nutrients q Non delivery of food grains to the school doorstep. q Non display of MDM logo and entitlement of children q Use of firewood as a mode of cooking. q Poor convergence with school health programme. q Provision of cooking cost as per the Primary norms to NCLP schools. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 5

Best Practices q Practice of hand washing before and after taking meals. q Inspection of finger nails at regular intervals for better hygiene. q Inspection of wastage / spillage / spoilage by SMCs. q Teaching nutritional aspects of meals to children. q Development of Kitchen garden in the schools. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

No. of Children (in Lakhs) COVERAGE OF CHILDREN (PRIMARY ) 89% 92% 91% As per ASER 2013 - 74% of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit and MDM was served in 68% schools on the day of visit Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

No. of Children (in Lakhs) COVERAGE OF CHILDREN (UPPER PRIMARY) 96% 92% 91% As per ASER 2013 - 74% of the enrolled children were present on the day of visit and MDM was served in 68% schools on the day of visit Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

SCORE - CARD 2. 1 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Analysis of State’s Proposal for 2014 -15 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 11

Proposals and Recommendations S. No Component 1 Children (Pry) 2 Children (U Pry) 3 NCLP 3 Working Day (Pry and U. Pry) & NCLP 4 Kitchen cum Store 5 Cook cum Helper PAB Approval 2013 -14 3167270 Proposal for Recommendati 2014 -15 on 3074194 6 Kitchen Devices Replacement 7 Requirement of Central Assistance 1434876 13736 210 -Pry 220 -Upr Pry NCLP-312 0 210– Pry 220 – U Pry NCLP-312 -- 115529 7195 Adnl. 7195 cooks (total 122724) 0 0 0 MME Plan 8 1434876 13880 New 1490844 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 30943 (17666 + 13277) Rs. 55338. 25 lakhs 17666 -- Rs. 2209. 63 Rs. 949. 77 lakh Rs. 53714. 92 lakhs 12

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for 2014 -15 Enrolment Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval 13 -14 No. of children (in lakhs) PROPOSAL FOR 2014 -15 : CHILDREN (PRIMARY) 13

Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Proposal for 2014 -15 Enrolment Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval for 13 -14 No. of children (in Lakhs) PROPOSAL FOR 2014 -15 : CHILDREN (UPPER PRIMARY) 14

PROPOSAL FOR COOK-CUM-HELPERS PAB Approval For Engaged during 2013 -14 115529 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 115529 Cooks to be engaged (2014 -15) 122724 (7195 addl. ) 15

Thank You ! Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 16

Nutritional Aspects: 5 th Joint Review Mission N= Boys - 430 Girls - 445 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Coverage of Children: Comparative Analysis Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

Percentage Summary of performance – Financial Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

CONSTRUCTION OF KITCHEN CUM STORES Total Units sanctioned : 56795 Progress 38711 KS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 8811 KS 9273 KS 21

PROCUREMENT OF KITCHEN DEVICES UNDER MDM PROGRESS (IN %) TOTAL SANCTIONED : 62267 44601 KD 72 % 17666 KD 28 % Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 22

No. of CCH ENGAGEMENT OF COOKS-CUM-HELPERS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 23

Availability in % schools Availability of Infrastructure ASER data 2013: Usable toilets for girls 43% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Capacity Building • 3 day orientation programme by NUEPA on best practices in implementation of Mid Day Meal at Shillong for the Officials of North Eastern States. • SSA, Assam & DIETs conducted training programmes for teachers on best practices to be adopted for smooth implementation of MDMS in schools. • Training programme by Akshaya Patra Foundation for 120 cook-cum-helpers. • 10 days training programme for 30 cook-cum-helpers by IHM, Guwahati. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 25

Monitoring and Evaluation • Only 1 SSMC meetings held during the FY 2013 -14. • District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Committee constituted and 1 round of meeting held. • 70% schools inspected, however MME utilization is 21%. • Annual data entry completed for 99% schools and monthly data entry completed for 96% the schools for December, 2013. • Detailed emergency medical plan provided in the plan. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 26

School Health Programme % Children Covered 100% 50% 24% 7% 0% Health Check-ups IFA Tablets 1% 2% Vitamin A Deworming 1603 children have been distributed spectacles Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 27

Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite step Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2013 100% payment of cost of foodgrains shall be Status Yes Payment made till June 20% made to FCI upto 31 st December 2013 Separate and detailed MME plan. Yes Bank account should be opened for cook cum No helpers Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No

Contd. . Pre-requisite step Status Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY Annual: 99% Monthly: 96% 2013 -14 should be completed up to December 2013. ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. Yes during PAB Meeting of 2013 -14. ATN on findings of reports of MI and Yes recommendations of JRM reports Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Yes