1. Monitoring Institute Observations on implementation of Mid-Day-Meal in
Telangana
Name of the Monitoring Institution
National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Period of the report : 1st April,14- 30th September,14
Districts: Adilabad,Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar,Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy,

2. Regularity in serving MDM:
The Monitoring Institute has observed that in all the sample schools hot cooked meal is supplied regularly
In almost all the schools Mid-Day-Meal is supplied observed in Ranga Reddy,Karimnagar and Adilabad districts.
Regularity in serving MDM:

3. Regularity in supply of food grains
In some of the schools food grains are supplied at school point whereas in some schools cooking agency is going to the distributors point for getting the the food grains
Rice bags were taken back by the distributor
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4. In some of the schools transport charges were met by cooking agencies observed in Adilabad and Karimnagar districts.
Buffer stock is maintained in all the sample schools. But the storage of stock has to be taken care.

5. Regularity in delivering cooking cost at the school level:
MI observed that delay of three months in delivery of the Cooking Cost to the Cooking Agencies
Social Equity:
MI noticed that there is no discrimination in serving the MDM at the school point

6. Community Mobilization:
Menu:
Common menu is prepared for the district
The MI observed that menu is not being displayed at the noticeable place in some of the schools
Community Mobilization:
The SMC members are occasionally monitoring the cooking and serving of MDM

7. School Health Programme:
There is no regular time frame for the health check up. The local health workers of the centre do come for the purpose and provide medicines
It is reported that all the Primary Schools and UPS are covered under the school health programme and provided the iron, dewarming tablets are given to the school students
MI observed that use of the iodized salt in MDM
All the students are encouraged to wash hands before and after eating in majority of the sample schools

8. Financial Management:
The registers are maintained at the school level by the respective teacher in-charge
General observations of MI:
Observed that hygienic conditions are maintained in the cooking place/ kitchen
Most of the agencies are cooking with fire wood
The rice is not steam cooked and water is drained from the rice after cooking
Eggs are provided only once in a week due to price fluctuation
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9. It is observed that only one time Utensils grant was given in few years ago
In few schools rice is kept at agency’s house and they are cooking MDM at the house and catering to school for distribution
Some of the schools got sanction for the kitchen shed yet to start the work.