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

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

b) Literacy rate (census 2001)  Persons = %  Male = %  Female = %  As per Census 2011  Persons = %  Male = %  Female = % Literacy Rate

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

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 of Students Primary U. Primary

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

Projection of Foodgrains during StageFoodgrains consumed ending Dec (MTS) Requirement of Foodgrains (MTS) Funds Requirement (Rs. in Lac) Primary Upper Primary Total Target

Mid Day Meals being relished by the children.

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

Kitchen-cum-Store Shed in GMS Kaloosa

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 = 18,818 No. of Schools proposed for replacement/ providing Kitchen Devices during = 11,126

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, No. of Additional Cook-cum-Helpers to be engaged during : a) Primary2,985 b) U. Primary with Primary1,452 c) U. Pry without Primary 210 Total4,647

Requirement of Cook-cum-Helpers as per enrolment EnrolmentNumber of Cooks & above3

Budget Provision – (Rs. in Lac) ComponentPrimaryUpper PrimaryGrand Total Central Share State Share Central Share State Share Cost of Food grains Cooking Cost Honorarium to Cook- cum-Helpers Transportation Assistance MME Kitchen-cum-Stores 0.00 Kitchen Devices Total

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.

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.

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;

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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