1. Mid-Day Meal Programme Annual Work Plan and Budget 2009–10 Tamil Nadu

2. Best practices followed in the State Supply of DFS Supply of three boiled eggs Modernization of kitchens School Health Programme Introduction to Banana to the MDMS Introduction of time scale of pay Introduction of Special Pension Scheme Training programme in collaboration with CII

3. Banana in MDMS Beneficiaries- 30697 Weight- 100 gms Cost- Rs. 1.25 Nutritional Value Carbohydrate- 27.2 gms Calcium- 17.0 gms Phosphorus- 36 m.gms Calories- 116 Protein- 1.2 gms

4. Number of Centres CategoryCentresNumber serving MDM Government + Local Body10265 Government Aided1984 EGS Centres00 AIE Centres00 Total12249 CategoryCentresNumber serving MDM Government + Local Body2437824372 Government Aided4388 EGS Centres92 AIE Centres154122 Total2901228974 Primary Upper Primary

5. No. of Children enrolled and availing Mid-Day Meal CategoryTotal Enrolment Total Beneficiaries % Primary3727257316149684.82 Upper Primary2279813186053481.60 Total6007070502203083.60

6. Number of School Working Days Category PrimaryUpper Primary Days Total number of days in a year365 Vacation days4033 Holidays (Sundays+other school holidays)105 Total Holidays145138 Anticipated number of working days220207

7. No. of Mid Day Meal Staff Scale of PayAverage salary (per month) N.M.O.412091300-20-1500-25-2500 Rs. 3164 (Non Standardized time scale) Cook41424 660-15-810-20-1010 Rs.1525 (Special Time Scale) Cook Asst. 41127 500-10-600-20-800 Rs.1158 _______ Total 123760 Retirement Benefits Lump sumSpl. P.F. cum G.S. Special Pension N.M.O.Rs.50,000 Rs.10,000 Rs. 700 Cook Rs.20,000 Rs.10,000 Rs. 600 Cook Asst. Rs.20,000 Rs.10,000 Rs. 500 Staff Strength

8. Utilization of cooking cost Rupees in lakhs Primary Upper Primary Year AllocationExpenditure%Balance 2007-0824151.00 100.0- 2008-0922750.3214318.9562.948431.37 Year AllocationExpenditure%Balance 2007-08465.30 100.0- 2008-0911574.197523.2265.04050.97 NB: 2008-09 Expenditure upto 31-12-2008

9. Utilization of Rice MTs Primary Upper Primary Year AllotmentUtilized%Balance 2007-0876697.1766643.7986.8910053.38 2008-0974134.1047562.4664.1526571.64 Year AllotmentUtilized%Balance 2007-081983.351297.0665.40686.29 2008-0956929.7425109.1544.1131820.59 NB: 2008-09 utilization upto 31-12-2008

10. MME component Primary and Upper Primary Rupees in lakhs YearAllocationReleasedExpenditure%Balance 2007-08305.24 100.0- 2008-09510.21 127.5425.0382.67 NB: 2008-09 Expenditure upto 31-12-2008

11. Construction of kitchen sheds Year Total allocationCompletedIn progressYet to be started PhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancial 2007-08 1176705.40271162.40905543.00-- 2008-09 38042282.40----38042282.40 Kitchen devices Year Total allocationCompletedIn progressYet to be started PhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancial 2007-08 1502075115020751---- 2008-09 (31-12-08) 8526426.30----8526426.30 NB: Financial Rs. in lakhs

12. Monitoring of the scheme State Level Steering cum Monitoring Committee District, Block and Village level committees Field inspections

13. External Evaluation of Schemes Avinasilingam University for Women, Coimbatore evaluated the programme in 2008 The salient features are Study covered 180 centres, 38970 beneficiaries, 13772 non-beneficiaries, 1080 parents and 100 officials by 158 trained investigators

14. Infrastructural facilities and performance of MDMS centres 80% of rural & urban centres had proper roofing Majority of the centres had proper cement flooring Only 50% of rural and urban centres had good lighting & air circulation in the kitchen In more than 70% of the centres washing of vegetables, rice & dhall was done before cutting / cooking Participation and help rendered by VEC members and the community in the SMP was very weak Percentage of attendance was more or less similar between the days of egg feeding and without egg feeding (92.3 & 91.0%) Greater mean heights and weights of beneficiaries than non-beneficiaries though the difference is very meager Urban children have better growth records than their counterparts in rural and town panchayat areas Mean percentage of marks obtained by the beneficiary and non-beneficiary boys was 51.1 & 49.5 respectively and in girls 54.2 & 54.3. Beneficiary boys and girls recorded higher percentage of attendance (85.9 & 86.6) than non-beneficiary (84.4 & 83.5)

15. Recommendations Efforts are needed to improve the infrastructure The funds allotted for fuel and vegetables need to be increased Evaluation should be inbuilt in the programme Refresher training programme must be organized to all nutritious meal organisers on proper cooking methods and maintenance of hygiene and basics of good nutrition Possibilities of tapping solar energy for water heating and use of hot water for cooking and drinking needs to be explored Explore the possibilities of using the precooked fortified rice as a measure to save fuel and labour and at the same time make the meal more nutritious

16. Requirement for 2009-10 Sl. No.DetailsPrimaryUpper Primary 1.Food grains69552.95 MTs57769.58 MTs 2.Cooking AssistanceRs.10989.35 lakhs.Rs.8087.74 lakhs. 3.Transporting AssistanceRs.521.65 lakhs.Rs.433.27 lakhs. Sl. No.Details Primary and Upper Primary CentreAmount 1.Kitchen Sheds717Rs.860.40 lakhs. 2.Kitchen Devices9615Rs.480.75 lakhs

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