1 Mid Day Meal Scheme MDM-PAB Meeting West Bengal - On Review of Implementation of MDMS in WEST BENGAL (Primary + Upper Primary) ( to ) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 2 Issues i Cook cum helpers are not engaged. ii.Less coverage of Working days 151days against 166 days. iii.Food grains utilization is only 50%. iv.3206 Kitchen cum stores are yet to be constructed. v.Coverage RBSK : 24% Health Checkup, 32% IFA distribution. Irregular payments are given to the cooks/helpers almost all the sample school. It takes much time to reach funds from district to SHG/ School. The school head teacher/ SHGs/Cooks manages the same by borrowing from the local market. Inspection/monitoring mechanism are poor. The grievance redressal mechanisms are poor in the school. Poor performances of school health program. Too many SHGs are involved in the cooking process in single school. Poor community participation in the MDM. 4 Issues Highlighted by MIs Best Practices i.Cooks are paid Rs CCH have bank accounts ii.In Kolkata, two eggs are served in a week. Fishes served to in districts, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and in Sundarban areas. iii.Direct fund transfer through CBS from State to the Blocks, Municipalities & Municipal Corporations relating Cooking Cost & Honorarium to cooks. iv.2700 Cook cum helpers and 1000 teachers were trained at SIMS School of Hotel Management, Burdwan. v.Sankrail block of West Medinipur made arrangement for procurement of model hygiene kit centrally to be distributed to all schools within its jurisdiction. Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 91%95% 96% 6 As per ASER 2014: in 66.7% schools MDM served and 55.8 % enrolled children were present on the day of visit Coverage : Children Approval Vs Achievement (U. Pry) No. of Children (in lakhs) 87% 93% Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 94% 7 FOOD GRAIN : ALLOCATION vs. UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Quantity in MTs 50%54 50% 8 Payment of cost of Food grains to FCI Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Cost of Food Grain (Rs. In Lakh ) 100% 9 As per FCI bills : Pendency remains Rs lakh as ( ) As per FCI bills : Pendency remains Rs lakh as ( ) COOKING COST: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakh 52 % 60% 58% 10 Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approval Vs Achievement Engagement of Cook cum Helpers during to ) No. of CCH 11 95% Rs in Lakh 62 % 71% 76% 12 Payment of Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers MME: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 53% 69% 71% 13 TA: ALLOCATION vs UTILISATION Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Rs in Lakhs 27% 60% 57% 14 Achievement up to Kitchen cum Stores) Progress (in %) Total Sanctioned : Kitchen Cum Stores ASER, 2014 Kitchen shed in 95.4 % schools. Achievement up to (Kitchen Devices) Progress (in %) Total Sanctioned :90855 New units of Kitchen Devices Total Sanctioned & Procured :39933 units replacement Coverage : Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 17 ComponentNo. of Schools covered No. of Children covered Total in State Health Check up (24%) Iron & Folic Acid distribution (32%) Vitamin A distribution (12%) Deworming Tablets distribution (32%) Spectacle distribution Scorecard : All components last 3 years Comparison of data: MIS vs AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Analysis of States Proposal for Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 20 Proposal for coverage of children (Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 21 PAB Approval Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3Proposal for Enrolment Proposal for coverage of children (U. Primary) No. of children (in lakhs) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 22 PAB Approval Availed MDM (9 months) Availed MDM in Q-1 Availed MDM in Q-2 Availed MDM in Q-3 Proposal for Enrolment Proposal for Cook-cum-helper engaged in MDM Scheme Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Approved by PAB MDM Already Engaged Proposed ( ) Cook- cum- helper 2,48,7992,36,942 No Additional 23 Proposal for Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 24 Total Institutions (G + GA+ LB) excluding newly opened schools Total Sanctioned till Construction through Convergence Gap States Proposal Recommendation Nil Proposal for Procurement of Kitchen Devices Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India 25 Total Instituti ons Total Sanctioned till Procured through Conv. GapStates ProposalRecomm. NewRep. NewRep.NewRep Proposals and Recommendations Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India S. No componentPAB Approval Proposal Recommendation 1 Children (Pry) Children (U Pry) NCLP Working Day (Pry and U Pry) 230 Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 230 Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 230 Pry & U Pry 312-NCLP 5 Kitchen cum StoreNil 6 Cook cum Helper No Additional 7 Kitchen Devices Replacement Nil MME PlanRs Cr30.58 CrAs per norms TotalRs Cr.Rs Cr. 26 Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Pre-requisite stepStatus Plan should be approved by SSMC Meeting Yes Release of funds through e-transfer from State / District to at least 50% schools Yes 100% payment of cost of food grains made to FCI Yes 100% payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helpers through e- transfer to their bank accounts. 71% have accounts Annual and Monthly data entry for the FY should be completed up to December Yes Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Yes Status on Pre-requisite steps for AWP&B Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India Pre-requisite stepStatus Emergency Medical Plan on the lines of the contingency plan of Odisha. Yes Submission of Plan through MDM-MIS Action taken note on commitments given by the State Govt. during PAB Meeting of Yes Action taken note on findings of reports of Monitoring Institute. No Action plan for the testing of food samples, Number of food samples tested by accredited labs and findings Separate and detailed MME plan Yes Plan submitted duly signed by the Pr. Secretary / Secretary of the State/UT within the scheduled date. Yes Coverage : Institutions : Existing Vs Achievement (Pry) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 100% % Coverage Institutions Existing Vs Achievement (U. Pry with Primary and Upy) Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India No. of Institutions 98% 99.9%