State: West Bengal

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As per 2001 census

The population of the state - 82 million.

The population density of the state - 904 per square K.M.

State’s population lives in rural areas-72%.

In urban areas-28%.

Scheduled Caste population in Rural Areas-28.6%

Scheduled Tribe population in Rural Areas-5.8%

Scheduled Caste population in UrbanAreas-19.9%

Scheduled Tribe population in UrbanAreas-1.5 %

Minority population of the State- 28.06%

The literacy rate in the state in 2001- 69.2%

Sex ratio for the age group 0-6 years in 2001- 963

From January, 2003 the Cooked Mid-Day-Meal Programme was started in West Bengal in 1100 schools of six districts. Thereafter coverage of schools increased gradually and till 2010-11 (Upto December) the Programme has covered 8519472 students studying in class I to Class V of 73841 Primary Schools and Shishu Shiksha Kendras, AIE centers etc. 3396453 students of Class VI to class VIII of 8715 Upper Primary schools and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendras, Madrasas etc. of the state.

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The Total number of Schools and Coverage, 2010-11

Type of Institution

Total No. of Institution

(As per PAB Approval)

No. of Institution

covered

% of coverage

Primary Schools (I-V) including SSKs,

EGS & AIE Centers, Madrasas, Maqtab, NCLP.

76424 73841 96.62%

Upper Primary Schools (VI - VIII)

Including MSK, Madrasas,etc.

11547 8715 75.47%

Total 87971 82556PRIMARYUPPER PRIMARY

3396453

1683138

No. of Students Covered No. of Students not Covered 5

The total number of Enrolment and Coverage, 2010-11

Type of InstitutionTotal No. of Enrolment

No. of Students covered % of coverage

Primary Schools (I-V)including SSKs, EGS &

AIE Centers, Madrasas, Maqtab,

NCLP.

9503055 8519472 89.64%



5079591 3396453 66.86%

Total 14582646 11915925

8519472

983583

No. of Students Covered No. of Students not Covered

PRIMARYUPPER PRIMARY

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Type of Institution

Total No. of Enrolment

approved by PAB

No. of Students covered(Average

No.)% Of Coverage

Primary Schools (I-V)including SSKs, EGS & AIE Centers, Madrasas,

Maqtab, NCLP.

7254744 7240341 99.80%



2600000 2886986 111.00%

Total 9854744 10127327

MDM PAB Approval Vs Performance

Primary Schools Upper Primary

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School Coverage Primary (Class I-V)

Enrollment Coverage Upper Primary (Class VI-VIII)

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School Coverage (VI-VIII)

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Coverage Enrolment of Primary Schools(Rural & Urban Areas)

Total no of

Schools

Enrollments

Coverage of

Enrollment Under MDM

Coverage of Schools

Under MDM

% of Enrollme

nt Coverag

e

% of Schools Coverag

e

Rural 66205 7928490 7312700 65083 92.23 % 98.30 %

Urban 10219 1574565 1206772 8758 76.64 % 85.70%

7928490

7312700

1574565

1206772

0 2000000 4000000 6000000 8000000

Rural

Urban

CoverageEnrollment

Total Enrollment

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Coverage Enrollment of Upper Primary Schools (Rural & Urban)

Total no of

Schools

Enrollments

Coverage of

Enrollment Under

MDM

Coverage of Schools

Under MDM

% of Enrollme

nt Coverag

e

% of Schools Coverag

e

Rural 10008 3593713 2916505 7378 81.15 % 73.72 %

Urban 2605 1485878 579948 1337 39.03 % 51.32 %

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Cost of meal per child per school day

Food item PrimaryQuantity (in gms) Cost (in Rs.)

1 2 3

Foodgrains (Wheat/Rice) 100 0.56

Pulses 20 1.4

Vegetables 50 0.57

Oil & fat 5 0.4

Salt & Condiments as per need 0.3

Fuel - 0.5

Any other item - Total 175 3.73

Food item Upper PrimaryQuantity (in

gms)Cost (in Rs.)

2 3 4

Foodgrains (Wheat/Rice) 150 0.85

Pulses 30 2.1

Vegetables 75 0.84

Oil & fat 7.5 0.6

Salt & Condiments as per need 0.3

Fuel - 0.5

Any other item - -Total 262.5 5.19

Status of Cooking Cost – Primary Schools (class I to V)

Opening Balance as on 01-04-2010

Fund Received

Total Fund available

Total Expenditure upto 31-12-2010

Expenditure

9553.10 33167.14 42720.24 31531.22 73.80 %

Rs. in Lakh

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Status of Cooking Cost – Upper Primary Schools (class VI to VIII)

Rs. in Lakh

Opening Balance as on 01-04-

2010

Fund Received


Total Expenditure upto 31-12-

2010

Expenditure

10622.01 17678.50 28300.51 15937.09 56.31 %

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Status of Honorarium to Cook cum helper

(class I to VIII) Rs. in Lakh


2010

Fund Received



2010

Expenditure

0 21136.07 21136.07 16438.38 77.77 %

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Status of MME

(Class I to VIII)

Rs. in Lakh


2010

Fund Received



2010

Expenditure

603.12 918.28 1521.4 761.09 50.03 %

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Status of Transportation Cost

(Class I to VIII)

Rs. in Lakh


2010

Fund Received



2010

Expenditure

789.59 1179.12 1968.71 1188.68 60.38 %

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Status of Cost of Rice

(Class I to VIII)

Rs. in Lakh


2010

Fund Received


Bill raised by FCI

Total Expenditure upto 31-12-2010

Expenditure against bill raised

0 12328.09 12328.09 6406.26 4565.60 71.26%

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Utilization of Rice – Primary Schools

(Class I to V)

Fig. in MTs

Allocation for the

Financial Year

2010-11

Opening Balance

as on 01-04-2010

Food Grains Lifting

Total Rice available

Total Utilization upto 31-12-2010

Utilization against

availability

Utilization against

allocation

146226.3 9407.54 77405.52 86813.06 86301.95 99.41 % 59.02 %

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Utilization of Rice – Upper Primary Schools

(Class VI to VIII)Fig. in MTs

Allocation for the Financial

Year 2010-11

Opening Balance

as on 01-04-2010

Food Grains

Received

Total Rice

available

Total Utilization upto 31-12-2010

Utilization against

total Rice

available

Utilization against allocatio

n

85800.00

4422.34 38003.68

42426.02

42657.09

100 % 50%

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School Health Programme

Eye Screening Performance (April to December 2010)

No. of School Screened

No. of Children Screened

No. of Children detected refractive error

No. of Children provided free glasses

8613 968850 41990 20427

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School Health Check up Programme (Class I-XII)

Dental Caries Anemia Skin Disease Helminthiasis

1174448 (48%)

1027642(42%) 855668(35%) 782965(31%)

Findings:-

Besides above a large No. of students are suffering from Dysentery(20%), Acidity(10%), Allergic Manifestation(8%) ,Angular Stomatitis etc.

No of School No. of Children Examined 24660 2446767

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Kitchen –Cum-StoreConstruction of Kitchen-cum Store (I-VIII)

YearFund Received &

Released(Central)

Kitchen-cum-Store

sanctionedCumulative Unit

2006-07 Rs 58.752 Cr 9792 9792

2007-08 Rs 11.40 Cr 1900 11692

2008-09 Rs 221.74 Cr 36958 48650

2009-10 Rs 173.99 Cr 8419 57069

2010-11 Nil Nil 57069

2011-12 (Proposed)Rs.800 Cr

26627+17631 (old)

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Due to price escalation 17631 Kitchen Sheds could not be started where fund @ 60,000 per unit has been allotted.

Requested to include the new plinth area norm

* proposal for allotment of fund has already been sent to the Govt. of India.

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Procurement of kitchen Devices Class I-VIII

Fund @ Rs 5000/- has been released to the Districts for all the schools except NCLP Schools

For Schools where large number of students are studying, @ 5000/- for purchasing Kitchen Devices not suffice . So it is proposed to enhance the assistance to maximum Rs. 15,000/- per unit considering the students strength of the school.

YearFund Released

(Central + State)Number of unit

SanctionedCumulative Unit

Sanctioned

2006-07 Rs 9.367 Cr 18734 18734

2007-08 Rs 10.519 Cr 21038 39772

2008-09 00 00 39772

2009-10 Rs 24.6325 Cr 49265 89037

2010-11 Nil Nil

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1.Quality improvement & Capacity Building :-

Food Technology Engineering Department, Jadavpur University & Institute of Hotel Management, Tara Tala, have been engaged to monitor the quality of food.

Master Trainers have been trained on hygiene matters in all the districts by the Institute of Hotel Management. They are now pertaining training to the members of the SHGs & other staff involved in cooking.

Engagement of mothers in MDM & unscheduled visits by senior officials to check quality & quantity of MDM.

Dove tailing of NREGA & Fisheries department’s demonstration centre schemes in the re-excavation of the school pond/tanks & Pisci-Culture in the re-excavated tank so that the yeild part of the fish & kitchen garden vegetables can be used in enrichment of MDM.

To equip the MDM officials in the districts and kolkata with knowledge of quality control, the Director, DDP&S of Food & Supply Deptt. has started imparting training on quality control in district in phases. 4/5 districts have completed training by this time.

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2. Involvement of SHGs :-

SHGs mainly involved in cooking SHGs involved for purchasing cooking materials like vegetables, oil etc Some SHGs maintaining Kitchen garden in East Medinapur & other places

3. Publicity

Press briefing done, News Paper advertisement made on salient features of MDM to maintain transparency.

Instructed DMs/SDOs/BDOs to use local cables, cinema slides, local News Papers for wide publicity.

TV Spots on MDM have been prepared. Shortly those would be telecast in various TV channels for awareness of the general masses.

Leaflets have been printed and circulated to the concerned areas.

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4.System for cooking, serving and supervising Mid Day Meals in the school

Cooking ingredients like pulses, vegetables including leafy ones, salt, condiments, oil and fuel etc. are purchased locally by the members of Self Help Groups/others. Cooking and serving of cooked food are done by the members of the Self Help Groups excepting in the schools situated at DGHC areas.

In DGHC areas it is done by the members of Mother Teacher Associations.

Officials deputed from block/ sub-division/ district, ward councilors, the teachers of the concerned school,

Panchayat members and mothers of the children supervise the Cooked Mid-Day-Meal Programme.

Un-scheduled/scheduled visits by the senior officials like DM, ADM,SDOs,BDOs, DIs,ADIs,SIs and other of Govt. officials.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism Plan

• A committee on Grievance Redressal relating to MDM Programme at the Block/Municipality Levels headed by the Block Development Officer at Block Level and executive Officer at Municipality Level has been formed. • The Committee will enquire into all complains on MDM and will take necessary remedial measures within 30 days from the date of receipt of complaints.

• A log book is to be maintained at Block and Municipality Levels with particulars of such complaints and action taken would be recorded.

• The concerned Block Development/ Executive Officer will submit a monthly report within 7th of the next month to the District on the natures of such complaints, date of receipt of the complaints and the action taken thereto and the District Magistrate will compile the same and will sent a monthly complied report to the project Director MDM, by 10th of the month.

• Complaint Boxes are to be kept at every concerned level, telephone numbers have been given to the web-site for public complaints.

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Findings of Quality Monitoring Team(January’10 to April’10)-Institute of Hotel Management,Taratala. Basic infrastructures have been improved much .

Smokeless Chullas need be used to avoid smoke problem

LPG gas has been introduced in some schools.

Most of the schools visited prepared meal with Rice & mixed vegetables. Verities of menus are seen in various schools as per local test.

Separate Dinning Hall/Place constructed in many schools.

Water connections in many schools not sufficient.

“Considering financial constraints inadequate infrastructural facilities of Kitchen, Dinning Hall, the overall performance of Mid Day Meal Served in each school visited is satisfactory. They deserved appreciation for service of feeding students”- Comments.

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A:-Instructions have been issued to erect notice board in front of each and every school covered under CMDMP for displaying the following particulars.a) Total No. of students covered under the schemeb) No. of days and time when the meals are served.C) Quantity of food-grains to be supplied with weekly menu.D) Name of the cooking agenciese) Name of the BDO and SI of Schools with phone No.f) Any other matter.

B:- Accounts of MDM are placed in the meetings of the concerned VEC/MC/WEC for approval.

Systems to ensure transparency and openness in all Aspects of the Programme implementation

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Arrangement for Official inspections to MDM centers

District Magistrates, Additional District Magistrates and other district level officials, the Sub-Divisional Officers, Block Development Officers and other officials of the Block and the DIs and SIs of Schools are visiting schools and inspecting the Mid-Day-Meal scheme regularly.

In many cases the Sabhadhipaties of Zilla Parishad also visited some schools in their jurisdiction.

The State level officials also visit Mid-Day-Meal in schools when they visit the districts.

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Feedback/comments of Monitoring Institutions:-

Visva Bharati University:-

a)Regularity in serving Mid-Day-Meal in upper primary schools in comparison to that of primary school is lagging behind.

REPLY: DMs have been requested to look into it seriously so that no interruption in the Mid-Day-Meal service is made during the school days.

b)Only 30% schools received cooking cost in advance. Hence the teachers have to run the Mid-Day-Meal on loan.

REPLY: Instructions has been issued to ensure that cooking costs are reached to schools in advance.

c) Besides rice, dal and seasonal vegetables, eggs are given 3 to 4 times in a month.Reply: Instructed to see how frequent we can serve egg or the fish in a week as variety of menu is an attraction of Mid-Day-Meal.

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Observations of the Institute of Hotel management, Taratala (Sept’10 to Jan’11)

1> Cyclic menu with balance diet is maintained on MDM menu at all schools except schools under Siliguri Subdivision.

2> Involvement of teaching staff for implementation of MDM Programme at schools level obtained better result.

3> Poor infrastructure facility at school for cooking MDM.

4> Inadequate facility at school for storing cooked MDM.

5> Inadequate facility at school for storing ingredients required for preparation of MDM.

6> Inadequate facility of space at school for serving MDM to children.

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7> Involvement of Local committees formed for regular monitoring MDM Programme parameter and Impact prameter at school is practically nil.

8> Facility for waste disposal system either from kitchen waste or from water and its proper utilization at school is not observed.

9> Weighing machine and Height measuring scale are not available in most of the schools.

10> Water quality of maximum numbers of deep tube wells installed at schools is not tested from appropriate authority.

11> Maximum number of schools used ordinary chulla for cooking MDM. Few schools used smokeless chulla and functioning satisfactorily.

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A few Suggestions of the Institute of Hotel Management:-

1) Kitchen-cum-stores to be constructed at each school as per students strength with proper drainage and ventilation facilities2) Arrangement of separate dinning hall at each school as per students strength for serving MDM to the children3) Installation of smokeless chulla at each school where coal/briquette./firewood is used as a source of fuel for cooking MDM4) Ensuring regular supply of rice and funds without any interruption 5) Quarterly assessment about nutritional status of students at each schools on the basis of following impact must be maintained and proper action to be taken if any abnormality is identified-

i) Wait for age classification.ii) Wait for height classification.iii) Height for age classification.

6)Use of firewood should be replaced by coal/briquette/ gas as source of fuel in the interest of environmental protection7)Necessary arrangement for running centrally organized kitchen covering all schools under municipal areas within the radius of2/3 K.M.

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Proposal for electrification of 978 rural Secondary and higher Secondary Schools through use of renewable energy sources has been sent to the Director, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency.

It will help for Cooking of MDM in such schools presently undertaken by use of coal / wood may be converted to renewable energy sources.

Use of renewable / non conversional Energy Sources

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Good Practices:-

i) Many schools grow vegetables in the kitchen gardens of the schools and utilize the vegetables in Mid-Day-Meal. In some schools in Birbhum & other districts, fish for Mid-Day-Meal is procured from the ponds managed by the school teachers.

ii)In some schools of Purba Medinipur district the community members often contribute their agricultural produce to this Programme. iii)Dove tailing of NREGA & Fisheries department’s demonstration centre schemes in the re-excavation of the school pond/tanks & Pisci-Culture in the re-excavated tank so that the yeild part of the fish & kitchen garden vegetables can be used in enrichment of MDM.

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Implementation of the Programme in this State has contributed immensely towards achievement of the Programme objectives and its positive effects on attendance and nutritional status are being observed.

Introduction of Mid-Day-Meal in Primary Schools, Shishu Shiksha Kendras, Upper Primary Schools and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendras has substantially increased enrolment.

It has been able to reduce the drop out rate thereby ensuring satisfactory completion of primary education.

The Scheme has been able to attract more and more children of under-privileged section of the society to formal education system It has also promoted gender empowerment by the increasing no. of employment opportunities for poor rural women.

Assessments

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It has raised the health and nutritional status of children of Primary Schools, Shishu Shiksha Kendras, Upper

Primary Schools and Madhyamik Shiksha Kendras.

It has raised the quality of primary education for all children.

In rural areas the coverage of MDM is satisfactory, we are facing some challenges in urban areas like kolkata, Siliguri, Asansol, etc. Other challenges are.

i)To install a MIS system for MDM reports and returns.ii)To construct hygienic pucca Kitchen-cum-store in all schools.

Assessments

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Sl.No. Component For Central Share

For State Share **

Total

1 2 3 4 5

1 Cost of Food-grain 150 0 150

2 Cooking Cost 580 250 830

3Honorarium to Cook-cum-Helper 200 70 270

4 Transportation Assistance 20 0 20

5 MME 20 0 20

6 Kitchen-cum-Store 900 205 1105

7 Kitchen Devices 8 0 8

Total 1878 525 2403

Budget Proposal for the year 2011-12 (Primary & Upper Primary Together)

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Proposal for Food Grains and Recurring Cost for 2011-12

Central Government State Government

ClassFood

GrainsIn MT

Fund forFood

Grains(Rs. in lakhs)

CookingCost

(Rs. in lakhs)

Honorarium to Cook-cum-

Helper(Rs. in lakhs)

TransportAssistanc

e(Rs.in lakhs)

Cooking Cost

(Rs. in lakhs)

Honorarium to

cook-cum-Helper

(Rs. in lakhs)

Class I-V160134.87

79047.618

34748.723

19377.15

1201.00915967.64

4

6459.05

Class VI-VIII

95270.498 5382.78 20641.94 714.53 6859.48

Total255405.37

514430.39

855390.66

319377.15 1915.539

22827.124

6459.05

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Hungry Summer Challenged by Mid-Day-Meal

Potapara Pry. School, Purba Medinipur

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Women Empowerment : SHG under preparation of Mid-Day-Meal

Nimtala High School at Purba Medinipur District

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