1. 1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India MDM-PAB Meeting – Kerala On 20.02.2015

2. Review of Implementation of MDMS in Kerala (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2014 to 31.12.2014) Part-I Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. Best Practices  State contributes Rs.2.31 per child per day against mandatory share of Rs.0.90 in primary stage.  Egg and Banana served once in a week  150 ml Milk is served twice in a week.  e-transfer of funds, 6 months Cooking cost and remuneration of cook- cum-helpers e-transferred to schools during first week of June, followed by 3 month e-transfer during the 1 st week of October and next year’s March.  Minimum wage of Rs.200/- paid to CCH in schools having enrolment up to 150 students.  Noon Meal Committee procures condiments, oils, salts for use under Mid Day Meals Scheme.  Noon Meal Supervisors audits the MDM accounts of the schools.

4. Issues  State contributes Rs.0.96 per child per day in upper primary against the minimum mandatory State Share of Rs.1.04.  The State Level Steering-cum-monitoring Committee is headed by Principal Secretary (General Education), Kerala instead of Chief Secretary of the State.  Less coverage of working days under Primary (5 days) and Upper Primary (20 days).  Delay in the release of central assistance to schools.  Slow Pace of construction of kitchen-cum-stores  Procurement of Kitchen Devices pending.  Low utilization (9%) of MME.  Less engagement of cook-cum-helpers against PAB approval.

5. Findings of the Monitoring Institute  Cooking cost given in two advance installments; First for June to November and second in November.  E-transfer of funds from Directorate of Public Instructions to AEO in blocks and schools.  Milk, egg and Banana are also given under MDM.  All schools have adequate utensils for cooking.  No discrimination found.  Children are satisfied with the quality and quantity of meals. They wash hands before and after taking meals.  Hot cooked meal distributed without any interruption during the year.

6. Cont….  Food grain delivered at school level and Buffer stock maintained Quality of rice found to be good.  Cooking ingredients such as oil, pulses, vegetables, salt etc. procured by schools.  Low utilization of MME funds.  In Kasaragod, Head Master spends money first from his resources and then draws funds from the bank after settling the account every month.  SMC’s involvement not found in Kasaragod for preparation of MDM.  School Health Cards of children not found.  MDM Logo is rarely found.

7. Coverage : Children (Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 95% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 100% ASER, 2014 - 74.6% attendance on the day of visit.

8. Coverage : Children (U. Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 87% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 100% ASER, 2014 - 74.6% attendance on the day of visit.

9. Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Upper Primary) District EnrolmentAvg. Availed MDM % Less Coverage Pathanamthitta289731923634% Thrissur941056469731% Kollam842556171327% Kottayam564084355423% Ernakulam807426197523% Alappuzha622635022919%

10. FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 62% 64%69%

11. Foodgrains : Opening Balance, Allocation & Lifting (1.4.14 to 31.12.14) Foodgrains (in MTs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 69% 84%

12. Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In lakh ) 100%

13. COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crores 62% 57% 63%

14. Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cook cum Helpers No. of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Primary + Upper Primary) 14

15. Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in lakh 46%

16. MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 9%11% 5% Inspection of 45% institutions.

17. Transportation Assistance : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 73%

18. Achievement up to 2014-15 (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 18 802 KS 1648 KS Total Allocation : 2450 Kitchen Cum Stores

19. Achievement up to 2014-15 (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 19 Total Allocation : 4079 units of Kitchen Devices

20. Availability of Infrastructure Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Availability in % schools

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

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

23. Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval 2014-15 Proposal for 2015-16 Recommendatio n 1 Children (Pry) 1542000 1522834 1523000 2 Children (U Pry)1027000 995815 996000 3 Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 200 – Pry 220 – U.pry 200 – Pry 220 – U.pry 200 – Pry 220 – U.pry 4 Kitchen cum StoreNil3930No recommendation 5 Cook cum Helper1898714203*14203 6 Kitchen DevicesNil8354No recommendation 7 Kitchen Devices (Replacement/Repair) 1473 No recommendation 8 Notional Requirement of Central Assistance Rs. 222.46 crore Rs. 238.53 crore 23 * State Government has proposed to reduce 4784 CCH w.r.t PAB approval of 2014-15.

24. Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Thank you Dining Hall in Tripura

25. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Inst. Eligible for kitchen- cum-store Sanctioned Constructed through convergence Gap Proposal for 2015- 16 118292450544939303930 25 No recommendation in view of the fact that state has not constructed earlier sanctioned kitchen-cum-stores

26. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of institutio ns Sanction ed Procured through convergenc e Gap Proposal for 2015- 16 123774079111471848354 26 State has submitted proposal for replacement of 1473 kitchen devices. No recommendation in view of the fact that state has not procured earlier sanctioned kitchen devices for 2606 schools

27. Proposal for 2015-16 : Children (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2015-16 (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 27 Q-1

28. Proposal for 2015-16 : Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2015-16 (Proposed) Q-3 Q-2 28 Q-1

29. Summary of performance - Physical Percentage

30. Summary of performance – Financial Percentage

31. Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes 100% payment of honorarium shall be made to cook cum helpers up to December 2014 Yes 100% payment of cost of foodgrains shall be made to FCI upto 31st December 2014 Yes Separate and detailed MME plan. Yes Bank account should be opened for cook cum helpers Yes Plan should also be submitted through MDM-MIS Yes

32. Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY 2014-15 should be completed up to December 2014. Yes ATN on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of 2014-15. Yes ATN on findings of reports of MI and recommendations of JRM reports MI has not submitted the report so far. Plan should be submitted within the scheduled date in hard and soft copies both. Yes

33. It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school.  It may be Painted at prominent Places on the outside wall of the school. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized The MDM Logo should be Widely Publicized.