Midday Meal Authority Project Approval Board Meeting

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Mid-day Meal AuthorityProject Approval Board
Meeting 2008-09
Uttar Pradesh PresentationShastri Bhawan, New
Delhi20 March, 2008
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Structure of Presentation

• Demographic Profile
• Status of Primary Education
• Implementation of MDM
• Mid- Day Meal Authority
• Monitoring Evaluation
• Innovations
• Action Plan 2008-09
• Problems Suggestions
• Future Directions

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Demographic Profile(As per Census 2001)

• 16.60 Cr.
• 898
• 2.23 Cr.
• 2.65 Cr.

• Population
• Sex Ratio
• No of Households
• Population in 6 11 age group

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Status of Primary Education
(as on 30/09/07)

• No of Schools
• EGS Centres
• AIE Centres
• Govt. Aided Schools
• Children enrolled
• Dropout rate (I toV)

• 1,01,387
• 4,055
• 3,279
• 753
• 1,83,76,148 (excluding private schools)
• 15

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Status of Upper Primary Education
(as on 30/09/07)

• Covered all Educationally Backward Blocks
  Forest Areas

• 28417
• 33,98,568
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• No of Schools(govt govt aided)
• Total Children Benefited
• Drop out rate (I to VIII)

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Implementation -1

• Cooked MDM launched on Sep, 2004 in primary
  schools in October, 07 in Upper primary
  schools.
• 1.38 Cr. Children benefiting from MDM in Primary
  Schools 33.98 Lac children in Upper Primary
  Schools of EB Blocks in Yr. 2007-08
• MDM provided on 235 School days basis
• Approx 1,08,750 primary 28,417 upper primary
  schools covered
• Largest cooked meal scheme in India
• Uniform Menu for the State
• 4 days rice based 2 days wheat based
• Foodgrain Allocation 4.21 Lac MT
• Central Assistance for Conversion Cost 594.79
  Crore
• State Share for Conversion Cost 190.00 Crore

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Implementation - 2

• District Magistrate is the Nodal officer at
  District level
• Block Development Officer is Nodal officer at
  Block level
• Rural areas- scheme implemented in 52,000 Gram
  Sabhas by Gram panchayat Self Help Group (SHG)
• Urban areas- in urban local bodies implemented
  by Ward comm. / NGOs
• Funds food grains directly to implementation
  level
• Teachers involved in monitoring only

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Distribution of Grains
FCI
To NGOs where engaged
State Agency
Fair Price Shops
Gram Pradhan
Urban Local Body
School

• Quality of foodgrains is inspected at FCI godown
  at district level by a joint team comprising of
  nominee of Collector, Representative of lifting
  agency BSA

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Funds Flow
State Government- Basic Education Department
District Magistrate
Gram Nidhi-V
Urban Local Body/NGO

• Sufficient state provision made in budget in
  advance for Conversion Cost, etc.

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Organizational Structure

• Independent Mid-Day Meal Authority under full
  fledged Director with Chief Secretary being the
  Chairman of State level Governing Body
• Director assisted by Additional Director, Joint
  Director, Deputy Directors,Astt directors
  Finance Controller
• Authority needed to co-ordinate with Food Civil
  Supplies, FCI, Panchayat, Health, Urban Dev.
  other Deptts
• Monitors implementation
• Co-ordinate with GOI GOUP

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Organizational Structure Distt.

• District Level Task Force headed by D.M.
• Tehsil level Task Force headed by S.D.M.
• MDM Cell for each district
• MDM Cell constitutes with-
• (A) Co-ordinator
• (B) Computer Operator
• Responsible for implementation at field level

On Contract
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Monitoring Evaluation

• Executive Committee of MDM Authority Quarterly
• Video Conferencing with districts frequently by
  CS
• Regular visits by Task Force
• District level Task Force - 12 officers 5
  schools visit per month by each
• Block level Task Force 8 officers 5 schools
  visit per month by each
• Each school visited every Quarter
• Monthly review at district level by DM

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Monitoring Evaluation

• External Assessment by CADR Lucknow, Giri
  Institute Lucknow,G B Pant Institute Allahabad
  Lucknow University
• Assessment of Impact Programme Parameters being
  done by Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

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Implementation through Gram Pradhans

• Makes pradhans sensitive to the need for
  augmentation of resources from other development
  programmes
• For Conversion Cost separate bank A/c at Gram
  Panchayat Level (Gram Nidhi-V)
• Provision of MDM Register in every school for
  keeping account of foodgrain, Conversion cost
  no. of students availing MDM
• Printed Guidelines and directions to all Gram
  Pradhans other officials

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Food Grains/Menu

• Food grain checked at FP Shop from 1 4 each
  month by Task Force
• Uniform weekly menu for State
• Menu painted 6 x 8 on every school
• Quantity for 100 children transparency
• Allotment of foodgrains conversion cost
  displayed on school notice board
• Use of Soyabeans Pulses made compulsory

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IEC Activities

• Advertisements on important events
• Meetings with all Stake holders at state
  District level
• Finding Solving problems at cutting edge
• Dissemination through media
• Films on Precaution/Sanitation in mid-day meal
  programme for cooks

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Efforts Innovations in MDM

• Training Programme on sanitation for Gram pradhan
  cooks with Panchayati Raj Deptt.
• De-worming and health checkup programme being
  planned with Health Deptt.
• Awareness Training Programme for District/Block
  level officers that are involved in MDM Programme
• Workshop on the Audio Jingle Audio Spot
• Reputed NGOs like Lions Club, Akanksha Samiti,
  Roteri Club, Indian Medical Association, Army
  Officer wives Welfare Association given visitor
  status Co-opted as member of District Level
  Task Force

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New Innovations in MDM

• C.U.G. for AD Basics, BSAs, Co-ordinator other
  officials of MDMA for better communication.
• Display of C.U.G. Other Phone/Mobile numbers as
  well as Menu painted on walls of schools.
• Display of food grains Conversion cost on the
  schools notice board.
• Posters of Dos Donts for cooks
• Check Points of Dos Don'ts for cooks

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Working with NGOs

• DMs have the option of engaging NGOs for
  providing MDM from centralized kitchens on the
  basis of MOUs in urban areas
• Grain and conversion cost allotted directly to
  NGOs for a number of schools
• Both carry and pour and dabba systems being
  followed
• Successful implementation in Mathura, Kanpur,
  Ghaziabad etc

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Innovative Features Monitoring Evaluation

• Comprehensive system of Audit evolved
• Includes Audit of Rural, Urban schools NGOs
• Audit of Gram Nidhi-V through Panchayati Raj
  Department at Village level
• Accountability Transparency ensured

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Action Plan 2008-09

• No of school days
• Primary schools (Govt.,EGS, AIE, Govt.Aided
  Madarsaas)
• Students
• Upp. Primary Schools (Govt.,Govt. Aided)
• Students in Upp. Primary School

• 237
• 1,09,474
• 1.83 Cr.
• 36,304
• 41.73 Lacs

By Mar08, 813 new Primary schools under SSA
will be ready. Consequently 0.81 Lac more
students will be there. By Mar08, 5510 new
Upper Primary schools under SSA will be ready.
Consequently 2.75 Lac more students will be
there.
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Action Plan 2008-09Student Coverage (in Lacs)

• Primary Schools
• EGS Centres
• AIE Centres
• Total

• 2007-08 2008-09 2008-09
• Enroll. Approx. Beneficiary
• 136.04 182.47 136.85
• 0.87 0.88 0.76
• 0.69 1.39 0.80
• 137.60 184.74 138.41

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Action Plan 2008-09Student Coverage (in Lacs)

• 2007-08 2008-09 2008-09
• Enrolled Enrolled Approx.
  Beneficiary
• 41.73 44.48 44.48

• Upp.Pri. Schools

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Action Plan 2008-09Food Grain (in Lac MT)

• Wheat
• Rice
• Total

• 2007-08 2008-09
• 1.4 1.65
• 2.81 3.29
• 4.21 4.94

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Action Plan 2008-09Conversion Cost Estimates

• 2007-08 2008-09
• 784.67 Cr. 933.97 Cr.
• 189.88 Cr. 220.10 Cr.
• 594.79 Cr. 713.87 Cr.

• Total
• State Share
• Central Share

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Action Plan 2008-09Kitchen Shed Construction
2008-09 Physical 27,653
2008-09 Financial (Rs. in Cr.) 165.92

• Kitchen shed

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Action Plan 2008-09Utensils etc.
2008-09 Physical 43,344
2008-09 Financial (Rs. in Cr.) 21.67
Utensils (Rs. 5000/- per unit)
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Action Plan 2008-09MME Estimates (Rs. in Cr.)

• 2007-08 2008-09
• 7.41 9.05
• 5.19 6.35
• 2.22 2.71
• 14.82 18.11

• School Level
• Management etc.
• External M E
• Total

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Problems Suggestions

• Current rate of Conversion cost is insufficient
  in light of commodity price inflation.
• Need for Co-ordinators for each Blocks to
  strengthen the MDM Programme
• One time grant for Gas Connection Stove and
  recurring grant for Gas Cylinder required for
  schools
• Problem with FCI - Quality Availability - Rice

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Future Directions

• Mahila Samaakhya will be involved in MDM
  Programme in 290 Villages of 14 Districts.
• All Govt. Govt. Aided Upp. Primary Schools will
  be covered by MDM Programme.
• Training of VEC Members for Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

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Thanks
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Budget 2008-09