2. Annual Work Plan & Budget 2012-13 MID DAY MEAL SCHEME (J&K) PROJECT APPROVAL BOARD MEETING 03.04.2012 Presented by:- Secretary School Education, J&K

3.  Population ( Census 2011)= 1,25,48,926  Area = 222236 Square Kilometer  Population Density= 124 per Sq. Kilometer  Geographical Divisions= 03 State Profile

4. b) Literacy rate (census 2001)  Persons = 55.52 %  Male = 66.60 %  Female = 43.00 %  As per Census 2011  Persons = 68.74 %  Male = 78.26 %  Female = 58.01 % Literacy Rate

5.  Number of Districts= 22  Number of Educational Zone = 201  Child Population as per census 2001 in the age group of : i) 6-11 years= 1370677 ii) 11-14 years= 648230 Government Schools having Primary & Upper Classes  Number of Primary Schools(I-V) = 13391  Number of Schools having Pry/ U. Pry. Classes (I-VIII) = 8906  Number of Schools having Classes ( VI-VIII) = 500 Total = 22797 SCHOOL EDUCATION SET-UP

6. MID DAY MEAL National Programme of Nutritional Support to Education (Mid Day Meal Scheme) aims at boosting universalization of Elementary Education by improving enrollment and attendance of children, especially of those belonging to disadvantaged sections. The trend of enrollment for 03 years is indicated as under:- (Students in lacs) Enrollment 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 of Students Primary 8.95 8.718.12 U. Primary 4.05 4.214.24

7. Financial Position ending December 2011 ItemAllocation PAB (CS) Opening balance (CS) Received till Dec. 2011 Expdt. (CS+SS) Unspent balance (CS) CSSSTotal Cost of foodgrains 1429.8894.93936.480.00936.48842.63188.78 Cooking Cost 5488.47751.493628.281055.174683.454345.841089.10 Honorarium for Cooks 2116.6528.441699.48420.392119.871758.04390.27 Transportatio n cost 0.00173.340.00 195.61-22.27 MME 162.6311.7034.990.0034.9928.4218.27 Kitchen sheds 0.00 117.94 0.00 Kitchen Devices 0.00 G. Total 9197.631059.906299.231593.507892.737288.481664.15 (Rs in Lacs) Unspent Funds under the component construction of Kitchen- cum-stores and Kitchen Devices amounting Rs 626.94 lacs and Rs 43.04 lac respectively not revalidated by GOI. during 2011-12.

9. Projection of Foodgrains during 2012-13 StageFoodgrains consumed ending Dec. 2011 (MTS) Requirement of Foodgrains (MTS) 2012-13 Funds Requirement (Rs. in Lac) Primary 8373.505417288.5788976.80 Upper Primary 6109.876312444.7873 704.75 Total 14483.381729733.36611681.55 Target 2012-13

10. Mid Day Meals being relished by the children.

11. Construction of Kitchen-cum- Stores  5815 Kitchen-Cum-Stores were sanctioned for construction involving an amount of Rs 3489.00 lac during 2008-09.  With this assistance 4781 Kitchen-Cum-Stores were completed during 2008-09.  3920 Kitchen-Cum-stores were constructed through convergence out of State Plan Funds during 2009-10.  2175 Kitchen-Cum-stores were constructed through convergence out of State Plan Funds during 2010-11.  6000 Kitchen-Cum-Stores are approved during 2011-12. Central Assistance not received.  877 Kitchen-cum-Stores are in progress through state share and Central share awaited for the year 2011-12.

12. Kitchen-cum-Store Shed in GMS Kaloosa

13. Procurement / Replacement of Kitchen Devices Total No. of Schools having Primary & U. Primary classes = 22,797 No. of Schools where replacement/ Procurement of Kitchen Devices took place till ending 2010-11. = 18,818 No. of Schools proposed for replacement/ providing Kitchen Devices during 2012-13 = 11,126

14. Cook-cum-Helpers 1. No of Cook-cum-Helpers approved = 28,222 2.No. of Cook-cum-Helpers in Position: a) Primary Schools14,123 b) U. Primary with Primary Sections10,344 c) U. Pry without Primary Sections 549 Total 25,016 3. No. of Additional Cook-cum-Helpers to be engaged during 2012-13 : a) Primary2,985 b) U. Primary with Primary1,452 c) U. Pry without Primary 210 Total4,647

15. Requirement of Cook-cum-Helpers as per enrolment EnrolmentNumber of Cooks 0-70 1 71-1502 151 & above3

16. Budget Provision – 2012-13 (Rs. in Lac) ComponentPrimaryUpper PrimaryGrand Total Central Share State Share Central Share State Share Cost of Food grains 976.800.00704.750.001681.55 Cooking Cost 4028.241348.512906.16964.629247.53 Honorarium to Cook- cum-Helpers 1283.10427.70941.63313.882966.31 Transportation Assistance 233.400.00168.390.00401.79 MME 117.390.0084.980.00202.37 Kitchen-cum-Stores 0.00 Kitchen Devices 361.600.00194.700.00556.30 Total 7000.531776.215000.611278.5015055.85

17. MANAGEMENT For the proper management of the Programmes a separate agency needs to be created on the pattern of SSA for proper supervision of the activities under MDM Scheme. Difficulties are being faced in the schools where no kitchen sheds are available. Problem is being addressed in a phased manner depending upon the availability of resources and seasonal conditions. For the arrangement of foodgrains school machinery gets involved, therefore to manage this, helpers are now being arranged as per norms so that lesser burden falls on the teaching staff.

18. MONITORING Inter Departmental Coordination Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary is constituted. Further following Committees have been constituted by the State Government for monitoring purposes; Divisional Level Committee headed by one Joint Director from the respective Directorate of School Education. District Level Committee headed by Principal DIET of the respective District. Zonal Level Committee headed by one Principal of +2 institution of the respective zone to be nominated by the Chief Education Officer of the concerned District. On the basis of feed back from field machinery, corrective measures were taken by Directorates to improve the delivery system.

19. SOME VERY IMPORTANT FINDINGS OF THE MONITORING COMMITTEES PREVIOUSLY NOTICED  Department of School Education, J&K previously received number of reports from the Divisional/District/Zonal Level Committees. On an overall basis the reports commonly indicated, that the scheme is being implemented in various areas smoothly and in the suggestion Column of these reports generally following issues have been highlighted;

20. i. In various areas of Budgam, Bandipora, Kulgam, Udhampur, Kathua & other remote areas of J&K state problems of food grains have been experienced by the School Authorities and funds were demanded immediately at the time of lifting of foodgrains, otherwise threat to stopping supplies was apprehended. ii. Cooks need to be engaged on Minimum daily wages as no other job is being done by them. iii. There was a general complaint of non-availability of Kitchen Sheds in Schools which now is going to be redressed depending upon the availability of resources in a phased manner. It is expected that 100% Kitchen-cum-Stores may be provided during the course of 2012-13. iv. Emphasis is required to be laid on further strengthening of the Monitoring System as CEOs & ZEOs mostly remain busy with administrative / official issues. Steps being taken to sensitize the officers.

21. EVALUATION Evaluation being conducted by University of Kashmir/Jammu and the monitoring agencies at State/Division/District/Zonal level. Some of the observations reflected by these monitoring agencies shows irregular serving of MDM on Friday and examination days.( However circular instructions have been issued to the Chief Education officers to ensure the regular serving of MDM for all schooling days). MDM is being served as per the prescribed norms and guidelines and the report mentioning insufficient serving is not true.

22. 2. Health checkups have been emphasized Circular instruction issued to CEOs for conduct of regular Healthy Chek-ups in co-ordination with Health Deptt.. Action taken:- a. Department has been endeavouring to ensure that MDM is provided to all the children in hygenic conditions and regularly. b. Kitchen–Cum-Stores are expected to be provided in all the schools having Elementary Sections by the end of 2012-13.

23. c. Since Cook-Cum-Helpers are now in place, supplies of MDM are arranged by this manforce and school Management Committee Monitors the same properly for accountability purposes. Now Panchayati Raj Institutions are in place, responsibility may be shortly shifted to these institutions. d. Health Deptartment is implementing the RH Mission and Health checkup have been ordered to be made and school children are now to be taken to nearby Health centre for Health check up purposes-Directions stand issued by the State Health Department.

24. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM The State Government has established Grievance Redressal Cells at the Directorate levels for speedy redressal of grievances regarding Mid Day Meal Scheme. In reference to Government of India MHRD, Department of School Education & Literacy New Delhi’s D.O No.F.7-2/2010.EE-5(MDM-12)Dated 04-04- 2011.