Deenabandhu Midday Meal Scheme

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Deenabandhu Midday Meal Scheme

• Asha Silicon Valley

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Deenabandhu

• Deenabandhu now consists for 3 centers
• Deenabandhu Children's Home (Boys home)
• Deenabandhu School (Mid day meal funded by
  Asha-SV)
• Deenabandhu Girls Home (This is funded by Alstom
  and Asha-Seattle)

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2008-2009 Proposal Details

• Rs.10/- for one lunch with Rice, sambar, and
  butter milk, vegetables, pulses or dal. This
  includes Oil, sambar powder, Sugar for cooking
  sweets once in a week.
• This also includes salary for the cook
  transportation etc. We provide midday meal
  (Lunch) 200 children for 200 days in an year.
  This will cost Rs 10/- 200 200 4,00,000-00

You can find last years proposal in the appendix
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Cost Breakdown Per child
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Price Increases (2008-09)
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FAQ

• Are they using the government grant for mid-day
  meal scheme?
• Government only provides subsidized ration for
  the mid-day meal scheme. Deenabandhu does not use
  it due to the sub-standard quality of ration
  provided
• What is the impact of Alstom funding?
• Alstom funding is a one time funding for girls
  home other infrastructureconstruction

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Background

• Visit http//www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view
  .php?p53 for the latest reports
• Email vjdwar_at_yahoo.com for questions

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Appendix
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2007-2008 Proposal Details

• Rs.10/- for one lunch with Rice, sambar, and
  butter milk, vegetables, pulses or dal. This
  includes Oil, sambar powder, Sugar for cooking
  sweets once in a week.
• This also includes salary for the cook
  transportation etc. We provide midday meal
  (Lunch) 200 children for 200 days in an year.
  This will cost Rs 7/- 200 200 2,80,000-00