1 Mid Day Meal Scheme Ministry of HRD Government of India PAB-MDM Meeting – Andhra Pradesh on

Review of Implementation of MDMS in Andhra Pradesh (Primary + Upper Primary) ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

Issues  Poor rate of construction of kitchen-cum-stores  Construction of kitchen-cum-store is as low as 6% in vijainagaram district. Construction is not even started for more than 70% sanctioned kitchen-cum-stores in districts Prakasam, Nellore and West Godavari.  Mismatch in data on utilisation of cooking cost in AWP&B vis-à- vis MIS.  Negative balance of cooking cost in some districts.  Low MME utilization (25%).  Delay in payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers. (MI Report)  Quality of the supplied rice is not good. (MI Report)

Best Practices  Green Channel Scheme for release of funds.  State is providing egg/banana twice a week from its own resources.  Calendars and SOPs have been printed out and distributed to the districts for regular usage of HMs/CCHs/Implementing agencies.  Coverage of children of class IX and X under mid day meal from State resources.  Creation of monitoring cell for regular review of scheme.  Review of scheme through video conferencing.

Coverage : Children (Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakhs) 83% 88% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 89% ASER Report, 2014 – 76% attendance on the day of visit. Meal served in 99.5% schools.

Sl. No.DistrictEnrolment Average number of children availed MDM % less coverage 1 East Godavari % 2 West Godavari % 3 Anantapur % 4 Chittoor % 5 Guntur % 6 Kurnool % Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Primary)

Coverage : Children (U. Pry) during last 3 yrs No. of Children (in lakh) 84% 73% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 85% ASER Report, 2013 – 75.6% attendance on the day of visit. Meal served in 99.5% schools.

Sl. No.DistrictEnrolment Average number of children availed MDM % less coverage 1 East Godavari % 2 West Godavari % 3 Visakhapatnam % 4 Chittoor % 5 Vizianagaram % Less Coverage of Children vis-à-vis enrolment (Upper Primary)

FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 77% 67% Foodgrains (in Thousand MTs) 68%

COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 77% 66% 67%

Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 80% 70%

Transportation Assistance : Allocation vs Utilisation Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 71% 85% 74%

MME : ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Crore 49% 25% 42% Inspection of 64% schools during

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

Achievement up to (Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India KS KS Total Allocation : 44,875 Kitchen Cum Stores KS

Coverage : School Health Programme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India DetailsInstitutionsChildren Total in State Health Check UP (75%) IFA Distribution (89%) Vitamin ‘A’ Distribution (60%) Deworming Tablets (71%) Spectacles

National Institute of Rural Development – Monitoring Institution Report for the period of April – September, 2014  Delay in supply of foodgrains inVisakhapatnam and Prakasam districts.  The quality of the supplied rice is not good  Delay in payment of remuneration to cooks cum helpers  The menu supplied by the centralized kitchen is not as per the liking of locals.  The cooks cum helpers do not maintain cleanliness while cooking the food in 80% sample schools. District covered : Kurnool, Prakasam, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram

Comparison Plan Generated: MIS vs Manual

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

Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No ComponentPAB Approval Proposal for Recommendati on 1Children (Pry) Children (U Pry) Children (NCLP) Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 220 – Pry 220 – U Pry NCLP 220 – Pry 220 – U Pry NCLP 220 – Pry 220 – U Pry NCLP 5Kitchen cum StoreNilSaturatedNil 6Cook cum Helper102099No additional 7Kitchen DevicesNilSaturatedNil 8Kitchen Devices (Replacement/Repair) Nil 9 Notional Requirement of Central Assistance Allocation Rs crore 20

Proposal for : Children (PRIMARY) No. of children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 21 Q-1

Proposal for : Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in lakh) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India (Proposed) Q-3Q-2 22 Q-1

Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes Release of funds through e-transfer from State / District to at least 50% schools Yes 100% payment of cost of food grains made to FCI No, (91%) 100% payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through e-transfer to their bank accounts. Yes Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December Yes. Annual - 100% Monthly - 96% Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Yes

Contd.. Pre-requisite stepStatus Submission of Plan through MDM-MIS Not yet Action taken note on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of Yes Action taken note on findings of reports of Monitoring Institute. Yes Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings Yes Separate and detailed MME planYes Plan submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date. Not yet

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