1. Mid Day Meal Scheme PAB-MDM Meeting – Manipur 25.04.2014 Ministry of HRD Government of India

2. Review of Implementation of MDMS in Manipur (Primary + Upper Primary) (1.4.2013 to 31.12.2013) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

3. Suggestions of the PAB-MDM PAB in its meeting held on 21.02.2014 has advised to State to take action on following before approval of the Plan 2014-15. 1.Release of funds and Mechanism of timely flow of funds 2.Refund of excess of amount released to the State. 3.Non-availability of ample stock of foodgrains in the schools. 4.Improvement of monitoring mechanism, lack of community participation. 5.Introduction of Gas based cooking in Manipur. 6.Completion of construction of kitchen-cum-sotres 7.Comments of the observations of the MI. 8.Proposal for revision of transport assistance.

4. ATN on suggestions of PAB-MDM Principal Secretary, Government of Manipur has submitted clarification on the issues raised in the PAB meeting and comments on the observations/report of the MI vide letter dated 24 th March, 2014. The point wise ATN is as under: 1.The State Government has released entire amount of Central Assistance and transferred to the concerned districts. 2.The State Government has issued notification on 23 rd March, 2014 to develop a mechanism for advance release of funds on quarterly basis in the beginning of each quarter. These advance fund will be kept in a bank account operated by Principal Secretary, Education exclusively for MDM. The funds would be released to the districts within 15 days of release of funds by GOI or State.

5. Contd….. 3. The Finance Department vide letter 4/22/2012-FR dated 19.03.2014 has directed the Accountant General, Manipur to advise the Reserve Bank of India to credit an amount of Rs.651.65 lakh into the account of the Ministry of HRD. 4.The State Govt. proposes to introduce mobile based monitoring software which also addresses the movement of foodgrains to schools. The cost of implementation is likely to be Rs.175-200 lakhs 5.The Government of Manipur proposes to introduce Air Pump Cooking Gas (APCG) in lieu of LPG in MDMS and requested for additional requirement of funds for the same. The estimated cost will be Rs. 732.00 lakhs 6.Issue relating to involvement of Gram Panchayats and hill village authorities in implementation of MDM will be issued after the Model Code of Conduct comes to an end.

6. Contd….. 7.The construction of kitchen-cum-stores sanctioned in subsequent phases will be handed over to the SMDCs concerned. 8.The State Government has submitted proposal for revision of transport assistance. The file is in IFD for obtaining the concurrence on the matter. 9.The State Govt. has requested for provision of MME Grant @Rs.30 lakh per district, on the lines of norm of MME for smaller States.

7. Proposals and Recommendations S.NoComponentPAB Approval 2013-14 Proposal for 2014- 15 Recommendation1Children (Pry)180000 152891 2Children (U Pry)40000 34781 3Working Days (Pry & Up.Pry) 225222 4Kitchen cum Store 02340 5Cook cum Helpers 6544 (no additional) 1191 (Additional)943 (Additional) 6Kitchen Devices1375 (Replacement) 190(New)+ 1457 (Replacement) 190(New)+ 82 (Replacement) 7MME45.98 Lakhs194.73 Lakhs43.35 Lakhs 8Notional Requirement of Central Assistance 2737.43 Lakhs2464.99 Lakhs 7 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

8. Comparison Plan Generated: MIS v/s Manual Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

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

10. Coverage of Children (Primary ) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 82% As per ASER 2013: in 40.3% schools MDM served on the day of visit and 54.8% of enrolled children present on the day of visit 87% 80% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

11. Coverage of Children (Upper Primary) No. of Children (in Lakhs) 86% 81% 80% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India As per ASER 2013: in 40.3% schools MDM served on the day of visit and 59.1% of enrolled children present on the day of visit

12. Proposal for 2014-15 : Children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) P roposal for 2014-15 Availed MDM in Q-3Availed MDM in Q-2 12 Availed MDM in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval 13-14 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India State Government has requested the PAB to sanction 210000 children for Primary

13. Proposal for 2014-15: Children (Upper Primary) No. of children (in Lakhs) Proposal for 2014-15 Availed MDM in Q-3 Availed MDM in Q-2 13 Availed MDN in Q-1 Enrolment Availed MDM (9 months) PAB Approval for 13-14 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India State Government has requested the PAB to sanction 50000 children for Upper Primary

14. Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme PAB Approval For 2013- 14 Engaged during 2013-14 Proposal of State Proposal of appraisal team 6544 6296 1191 (Additional) 943 (Additional) 14 State Government has proposed to engage a total of 7487 no. of cook cum helpers (6296 working+1191 additional). However PAB 2013-14 has already sanctioned 6544 no. of cook cum helpers. Hence engagement of additional 943 cook cum helpers (7487-6544) has been proposed. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

15. Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store 15 Total Institutions (G+GA+LB) Total Sanctioned till 2013-14 Construction through Convergence Gap State’s Proposal Recommendation by Appraisal 329730530234 0* From the sanction of 3053 no. of kitchen cum stores, till date the State Govt. has constructed only 300 units have been constructed and 874 units are under construction. Construction for 1889 no. of kitchen cum stores are yet to start. Therefore the State Govt. may kindly complete the construction of pending kitchen cum stores. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

16. Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices 16 Total Institution s Total Sanctioned till 2013-14 Procured through Convergen ce GapStates Proposal Recommendation by Appraisal team New Replacem ent New Replacem ent New Replaceme nt 3297310700190 145719082* *The PAB has already sanctioned the 1375 units of kitchen devices for replacement against the allocation of 1457 units for the FY 2006-07. However the State Government has not yet submitted any proposal to GoI for this purpose. Therefor State Government is eligible for replacement of 82 units of kitchen devices. The State Government may kindly submit the proposal for already sanctioned 1375 units of Kitchen Devices. Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

17. Construction of Kitchen cum Stores Progress (in %) 17 Total Units sanctioned : 3053 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

18. Procurement of Kitchen Devices under MDM Progress (in %) 18 Total Sanctioned : 3107 Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

19. Engagement of Cooks-cum-Helpers No of CCH Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 67% of the allocated fund utilized for honorarium

20. Thank You Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India