Directorate of Public Instruction, Govt. Of Kerala. MDM Scheme

2 Historical background of the Programme LP Schools in 222 Fishermen Villages Extended to All LP Schools (Std. I - IV) Extended to Upper Primary Schools(Std. V- VII) Extended to VIII

Key Objectives of MDM Scheme  Increasing school enrollment and attendance.  Improved socialization among children.  Addressing malnutrition.  Social empowerment through provision of employment to women.

District Level SMC Block Level SMC Noon meal Supervisor/ 1 Assistant and 1 Computer 14 District Office District Level Block Level AEO/Suptd(1) /Assistant(1) / Computer 163 Blocks School Level HM / (12377 Schools) School Level SMC MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE STATE LEVEL General Education Dept Directorate of Public Instruction State Level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee Sr. AA(1) /Suptd(1) / 7 Clerks

Food Grain Flow Chart FCI Kerala Civil Supplies Corporation MAVELI STORES SCHOOLS

FUND FLOW (Veg & Condiments, Fuel & transport Rem. To cooks, Egg and Milk ) (Cost of Food grains) (Cost of Transportation) GOI + State DPI HM DDE KCSC FCI

StdTotalEnrollmentTotalBeneficiaries Coverage % I-V16,05,96815,32, VI-VIII11,45,4639,98, Total27,51,43125,31,19892% Beneficiaries for (As on 31/12/2014)

Food Grains Allocation, Lifting & Distribution ( Up to Qty in MT) Level Allocation by GOI Lifted by KSCC from FCI Previous Balance at KCSC and Schools level Total Food Grain at KCSC and Schools level Used by Schools Balance After December, 2014 LP UP Total

Budget Provision (up to 31/12/2014) (Rs. In Lakhs) 9 Component Fund Releases Expendit ure (Rs.in Lakh) %of expenditure Central Share State Share** Total Cost of Food grains Cooking Cost Transportation Assistance MME Honorarium to Cook-cum-Helper Kitchen Cum Store TOTAL ** State Budget Provision (Including Central Share) is 376 Cr ** State Budget Provision (Including Central Share) is Rs.376 Cr Cr. for Kitchen-cum-Stores

Major Changes/Innovations by State Govt.  Payment to Rs per Day(13,700 Cooks)  Sanctioned Festival Allowance to Rs 1,000.  5 Kg Rice distributed to all beneficiaries free of cost from state fund during Onam Season.  District Panchayaths are giving breakfast with its own funds.  Rs. 1,400 /- is given as Transportation Assistance per MT in addition to Central Share.  NGOs like GG Hospital are also involved in MDM

163 Data Entry Operators are appointed through KudumbaSree Units at Block Level. To collect and computerize different data regarding MDM at State Level, One Computer Programmer and one Data Entry Operator has been appointed. State Level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee has approved hiring of Vehicles for School Inspection by authorities at Revenue District / Educational District / Sub District Levels. Rs. 5/- per Student for each working day for Cooking cost 80% of cooking cost for Six month is transferred to the Headmasters’ account as advance through E-transfer in May and September every year.

Plan proposals ParticularsLower PrimaryUpper PrimaryTotal No. of Students No. of Institutions Anticipated working days

Plan proposals (Central) (Rs in Lakhs) ParticularsPhysicalFinancial Kitchen-cum-stores 3930 units Kitchen devices Requirement 8354 units Replacement of Kitchen devices 1473 units73.65 Cook-cum-Helpers Nos Food grains MT Cooking Cost Students Transportation charges MT MME Grand Total

Plan proposals (State) (Rs in Lakhs) ParticularsPhysicalFinancial Kitchen-cum-stores 3930 units Kitchen devices Requirement 8354 units0.00 Replacement of Kitchen devices 1473 units0.00 Cook-cum-Helpers Nos Food grains MT0.00 Cooking Cost Students Transportation charges MT MME 0.00 Grand Total

Plan proposals ParticularsPhysicalFinancial – State Financial- Central Total (Rs in Lakhs) Kitchen-cum- stores 3930 units Kitchen devices Requirement 8354 units Replacement of Kitchen devices 1473 units Cook-cum- Helpers Nos Food grains MT Cooking Cost Students Transportation charges MT MME Grand Total