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F.No. 9-2/2015 MDM 2-1
Government
of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education & Literacy
MDM Division
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Shastri
Subject:
Minutes of the meeting
held on 27.02.2015.
Soard - Mid Day Meal
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The meeting
Annual
Approval
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of Programme
Shawan, New Delhi
Dated 18th May, 2015.
Work
27.02.2015
of Programme
Plan & Sudget
Approval
2015-16
Soard Mid-Day
in respect
at New Delhi under the Chairpersonship
of State
Meal to consider the
of Goa was held on
of Secretary (SE&L), Department
of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource & Development.
2.
A copy of the minutes of the above meeting
is enclosed
for information
&
necessary action.
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Under Secretary
1.
Senior Advisor (Education)
NITI Aayog,
Yojana Shawan, New Delhi.
2.
Shri Yogendra Tripathi,
Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor,
Ministry of HRD,
Shastri Shawan, New Delhi.
3.
Joinl Secretary (ICDS),
Ministry of Women & Child Development,
Shastri Shawan, New Delhi
4.
Shri Deepak Kumar,
Joint Secretary,
Department of Food & Public Distribution,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Krishi Shawan, New Delhi
5. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Labour
Shram Shakti Shawan
New Delhi.
6. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Rural Development,
Krishi Shavan, New Delhi.
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(Raj::J
Kumar)
to the Gov!. of India
Tel. 011-23386169
Fax: 011-23382394
7. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Development of North-Eastern States,
Vigyan Bhawan, Annexe,
New Delhi- 110003.
8. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Tribal Affairs,
7'h Floor, Shastri Bhavan
New Delhi.
9. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi.
10. Shri D.P. Dwivedi,
Secretary,
Department of Education,
Govt of Goa.
11. Vice Chancellor, NUEPA,
Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi.
12. Economic Advisor (Education),
SE&L,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi.
13. Shri Gajanan P.Bhat,
Director of Education,
Mid Day Meal
Govt of Goa.
14. Ms. Rose D'Souza,
Assistant Director of Education,
Govt of Goa.
15. Director NCERT,
Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi.
16. Dr (Mrs) Prema Ramchandran
Director, Nutrition Foundation of India,
C-13, Qutab Institutional Area,
New Delhi- 110016.
17. Shri Biraj Patnaik,
Principal Advisor,
Office of Supreme Court Commissioner,
nd
B-58, 2 Floor, Sarvodaya Enclave,
New Delhi - 110001.
18. Dr. Uma Aiyyar,
Reader,
Food & Nutrition Unit,
M.S. University of Baroda,
Pratapgunj, Vadodara - 390002.
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19. Shri OP. Dani,
Chief General Manager (Sales),
Food Corporation of India,
Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.
20. Shri JH.Panwal.
Joint Technical Advisor,
Food & Nutrition Board,
Ministry of Women & Child Development,
Jeevandeep Building, New Delhi.
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21. Shri Upendra K. Singh,
Nodal Officer,
Centre for Development Studies and Communication Studies.
22. Shri Ishwar R. Patil,
Vocational Education Officer,
Govt. of Goa.
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GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY
MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME
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Minutes of the Programme
held on 27'h February,
Approval
Soard for Mid-Day Meal (PAS-MDM)
2015 to consider
meeting
the Annual Work Plan & Sudget-2015-16
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of
The meeting of the Programme Approval Board for Mid-Day Meal Scheme was held
through video conferencing
in New Delhi on 27th February, 2015 under the Chairpersonship
of Ms. Vrinda. Sarup, Secretary,
Department
Government of India. The representatives
of School Education
and Literacy (SE&L),
of Government of Goa attended the meeting from
Panaji, Goa through Video Conferencing. The agenda before the PAB-MDM was:
a) to review the status
and progress
of the implementation
of Mid-Day
Meal
(MOM) Scheme for the State of Goa
b) to consider the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWP&B)
2015-16 proposal of
Goa for MOM Scheme.
The list of participants of the meeting is enclosed at Annexure-/.
2.
Secretary (SE&L), Government
of India welcomed the members of PAB-MDM and
other participants. The representatives
of the State Government were asked to highlight the
achievements
in the implementation
of the scheme during 2014-15, best practices followed
in the State, constraints if any, in the implementation
of the programme and their proposals
for 2015-16.
3.
Mr. 0 P Dwivedi, Secretary, Education, Govt. of Goa briefed the PAB members on
the highlights of the scheme and made a presentation on the performance
Scheme in the State and the initiatives
effectiveness.
cooking
taken by the State Government
of Mid Day Meal
to improve its
He informed that the State is providing more than its mandatory
cost. He also informed
implementation of the scheme.
that cook-cum-helpers
have
been trained
share in
for better
Shri Gaya Prasad, Director, Government of India presented
an analysis of the performance of the State in the implementation
of Mid-Day Meal Scheme
during the first three quarters of the year 2014-15 i.e. April to December, 2014.
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4.
Performance
of the Scheme during last three years
The radar charts given below, are a summary of performance of State on important
parameters under Mid Day Meal Scheme during last 3 years.
Institution
10
8 Fund flow .-10. ~:-*hildren
10 Toilet Facility
9.9
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Working Days
10 DrinkingWater
10
2014-151
9.0
Foodgrain Util.
Monthly D E
6.9
Payment to Fel
10 Annual D E
10
6.9
Cooking Cost
4.9
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2013-14 I
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8
10
Fund fl,:,\l0-
Toilet Facility /'
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9.9
10 Drinking Water
10
Foodgrain UtiI.
6.9
Payment to FCI
Monthly D E
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10
Cost
I
10
6.9
I
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10
Inspection
10
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Payment to CCH 4.4
MME
School Health
TA
Institution
8
10
8.8
10
10
0
8.8
'ng Days
10
Drinking Water
Payment to Fel
9.8
6
Annual D E
10
It is evident from the graph that the performance of State has improved over the
years in the area of Utilisation of MME funds, payment of honorarium to cook-cumhelpers and payment to Fe!. At the same time the performance has gone down on
coverage of children from the last year Secretary (SE&L) requested the State
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Government to take corrective measures
improving the performance of the scheme.
4.1
Areas of Concern:
i)
on the poorly performing
indicators
for
The appraisal has revealed the following areas of concern
State Gov!. has not engaged cook-cum-helpers in schools having enrolment of less
than 20 children.
ii) State Gov!. has not provided funds for honorarium to cook-cum-helpers to Self Help
groups.
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iii) State Gov!. has not submitted proposal for reimbursement of cost of fuel incurred
towards usage of non-subsidized LPG cylinders.
iv) Data for cooking cost utilization and food grain utilization not entered in MOM-MIS.
v) Monitoring Institute (MI) has reported that Mid Day Meal was not served hot in all the
visited schools.
vi) MI has also reported that 74% children in the visited schools were not satisfied with
the quantity of meal served to them as one pao is given to every child which is not
sufficient for many of them. It is also reported that 40% children were not satisfied
with the quality of meal served to them.
5.
Issues discussed
i)
during the meeting:
Fund Flow Mechanism
Secretary, Education, Gov!. of Goa informed that in the state of Goa all the funds under
MOMS are released directly to implementing agencies from the state level itself and
there is no other level in between. He further informed that the implementing agencies
submitted the bills to the taluka ADEls who inturn certified the bills and submit to
Directorate of Education. These bills in turn are reimbursed through ECS- payment by
the State.
ii)
Quality and Quantity
of MOM served
Joint Secretary (EE.I), Gov!. of India stated that the Monitoring Institute has reported that
meal served under the menu 'Pao bhaji' was inadequate as only one pao was served to
the children. At the same time meal was not served hot in all the visited schools.
Secretary, Education, Gov!. of Goa assured to improve the quality & quantity of the
meals. He further informed that a committee has been formed for revision of menu and it
has been decided to serve wheat based meals every day and to discontinue with the
vegetable pulao as it is not liked by children.
JS (EE.I) advised the State officials to
maintain variety in the menu. Secretary (SE&L) advised the State officials to explore the
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feasibility of serving MOM through school based kitchens instead of centralized kitchens
of self help groups.
iii)
Submission
of proposals
for kitchen devices
and kitchen
sheds
Director (MOM), Gov!. of India, informed that State Gov!. has never submitted the
proposal for procurement
of kitchen devices. He further added that the 5 schools
where meals are cooked at school level by the respective
PTAs are eligible for
kitchen-cum-stores
for these.
and State Gov!. may submit
proposal
Secretary,
Education, Gov!. of Goa assured to submit the proposal for the same.
iv) Engagement
of cook-cum-helpers
Director (MOM), Gov!. of India, informed that State Gov!. has engage only 2077
cook-cum-helpers
against the sanctioned 2777. He added that State Gov!. has not
engaged cook-cum-helpers
in schools having enrolment of less than 20 children. He
also added that the State Gov!. is also not providing the honorarium to cook-cumhelpers working at the centralized
kitchens of self-help groups
Secretary
enquired about the reasons for this and to engage cook-cum-helpers
norms under the scheme.
Secretary,
Education,
(SE&L)
as per the
Gov!. of Goa, assured
to take
necessary action in this regard.
v)
Committed
It was informed
liability
of the State Government
by State Government
representative
that there is no committed
liability in respect of any components of MOMS for the year 2013-14.
vi) Technological
intervention
a) MDM-IVRS - Secretary (SE&L) mentioned that this department is in process
of Introduction of IVRS based monitoring mechanism. She advised the State
Government to meanwhile collect the mobile numbers of all the teachers in
the State. Secretary, Education, Gov!. of Goa assured to collect the mobile
numbers of teachers in one month.
vii) Testing
Secretary,
of meals
Education, Gov!. of Goa, informed that the Directorate of Food & Drugs
Administration collects and test the foods Samples in their lab. Nutritional expert also
collect the food samples and analyzed in the laboratory of Goa Collage of Home
Science.
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viii) Training
of Cook-cum-helpers
Secretary, Education, Govt. of Goa, informed that two training programmes per taluka
have been organised for training of cook-cum-helpers. He also added that Module on
personal hygiene of self help group members, hygiene and clean surrounding of the
kitchen, healthy and nutritious cooking practices, storage of food ingredients and
handling of distribution of MOM were used during training by the Nutrition Experts.
ix) Social Equity
Secretary, Educ ••
tion, G"""t. of Goa, informed that no case of discrimination on the
basis"of caste, gender or religion in cooking, serving and eating of MOM has been
reported in the State.
6.
PAB-MOM approval
After discussions
for the year 2015-16
with State officials and based on the achievement
PAB-MOM approved
the following
number of children,
number
during 2014-15, the
of school days etc. for
quantifying the Central assistance for Goa:No
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1.1
Components
No. of Children & Institutions
Primary
State's Proposal for
2015-16
No. of
institutions
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
Govt. + Govt. aided + LB
schools
SpecialTraining Centers
Madarsa/Maqtab
TOTAL(1.1)
Upper Primary
Govt. + Govt. aided + LB
schools·
SpecialTraining Centers
Madarsa/Maqtab
Total (1.2)
Drought
Primary
Upper Primary
Total (1.3)
GRANDTOTAL(1.1 + 1.2 + 1.3)
1074
No. of
Children
85715
PAB - MOM Approval for
2015-16
1074
No. of
Children
85715
328
0
86043
No. of
institutions
10
0
1084
86043
10
0
1084
424
59201
424
59201
0
0
424
0
0
59201
0
0
424
0
0
S9201
0
0
0
1508
0
0
0
145244
328
NIL
0
0
0
1508
5
0
0
0
145244
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3
3.1
3.2
No. of Working days
Primary
Upper Primary
NClP
Drought
I Primary
I Upper Primary
No. of Cook-cumHelpers
(CCH)'
Approved CCHfor 2014-15
Primary
Upper Primary
Total
220
220
0
0
0
220
220
0
0
0
2777
No additional
No additional
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No additional
No additional
NIL
Nil
Devices
NIL
I Replacement
, DUring 2014-15, 2,777 cook-cum-helpers were approved. The State has proposed to restrict to
same number of cook-cum-helper for 2015·16.
4.
5.
Kitchen
7.
Submission
Kitchen-cu m-store
children
I New
of proposals
for additional
over and above PAS-MOM approval
It was clarified that the quantification
requirement
of funds
NIL
NIL
NIL
the
for covering
for 2015-16
of resources is only an estimate for release of
Central Assistance during 2015-16 under the MOM Scheme. The MOMS provides
that every child attending the eligible institution, is to be covered under the Scheme
and shall be served mid day meal on all school days. In case the State Gov!. finds
that the average number of children availing mid day meal and the working days are
more than the approved numbers by PAB-MOM, they may approach the GOI at any
time with justification for additional Central Assistance.
8.
Dissemination
of the approvals
by State Government
The State is advised to disseminate
functionaries
the approvals of the resources to all the field
in the State and districts, so as to enable all the eligible institutions to
ensure that every child attending the eligible school must be served hot cooked mid
day meals on all school days irrespective of the approvals of PAS-MOM.
9.
Admissible
Allocation
of resources
The release of Central Assistance for the financial year 2015-16, would be as per the
funding pattern under the Mid Oay Meal Scheme.
Total outlay of Rs. 478.33 crore (including both Central and State share) for Goa for
Financial Year 2015-16 has been worked out on the basis of number of children &
number of working days approved by the PAS-MOM and as per proposed revised
norms after revision of cooking cost by 7.5% w.e.f. 1st April, 2015
revision of cooking cost by 7.5% or any other enhancement
. The order for
for the financial year
2015-16 will be issued separately after approval of the Competent Authority. Thus,
the present rate of cooking cost will continue till further orders. The Component-wise
approval of funds for 2015-16 can be seen at Annexure-I/.
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Annexure-/
List of Participants
1.
Ms. Vrinda Sarup, Secretary
(SE&L), Ministry of Human Resource
Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
2.
Shri J. Alam, Joint Secretary
(EE.I), Ministry of Human Resource
Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
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Shri D. P. Dwivedi, Secretary, Education, Govt. of Goa (Through Video Conferencing)
4.
!>hri
Ga~a Prasad,
Director
(MOM), Ministry
of Human
Resource
Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
5.
Shri M.P.
Subba,
Director
(MOM),
Ministry
of Human
Resource
Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
6.
Shri Gajanan P. Shat, Director of Education, Govt. of Goa (Through Video Conferencing)
7.
Shri Anil Kakria, Deputy Secretary (Finance), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
8.
Shri S.D. Shivani, Deputy Secretary (MOM), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
9.
Shri Harish Kumar, Deputy Secretary (EFA & MDM), Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
10.
Shri Rajeev Kumar, Under Secretary (MOM), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
11.
Shri Arnab Dhaki, Under Secretary (MOM), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
12.
Shri K.C. Meena, Under Secretary (MDM), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
13.
Shri Asit Halder, Under Secretary (SP-II), Department of Food & Public Distribution,
Krishi Shavan, New Delhi.
14.
Shri K.L. Ahuja, Section Officer (MDM 2-1), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
15.
Smt. Neelam Rani, Section Officer (MOM), Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Shavan, New Delhi.
16.
Ms Rose D'Souza, Asst. Director of
Education(Voc), Govt. of Goa (Through Video
Conferencing)
17.
Shri Ishwar R. Patil, Vocational
Education Officer, Govt. of Goa (Through Video
Conferencing)
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Annexure-II
State: GOA
QUANTIFICATION OF CENTRAL ASSISTANCE FOR 2015-16
(As per revised norms after revision of cooking cost by 7.5% w.e.f. 1" April. 2015) $
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Food arains
51. No.
Stage
No. of
Children
No. of Working
days
86043
220
3
Primary (@ 100 gms per child per school
day)
Up. Primary ( @150 gms per child per school
day)
NCLP (@150 gms per child per school day)
4
1
2
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Quantity in
MTs.
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1892.95
220
1953.63
0
0
0
Drought
0
0
0
4.1
Primary
0
0
0
4.2
Upper Primary
0
0
0
,
TOTAL
59201
3846.58
145244
B Cost of FoodQrains , CookinQ cost , Transport
Assistance
helpers and Management Monitoring and Evaluation (MMEI
,
Hon
to cook-cum-
51. No.
Component/norm
Amount
admissible
(Rs. in lakh)
1
2
3
Primary
1
2
Cost of Food grains @ Rs. 41501- per MT for 1892.95MT wheat
Unit Cooking Cost- 3.86 per day 1 per child for 86043 children for 220
days
3
Transportation
Cost @ Rs. 750.00 Per MT food grains
(86043 x 220 days x 0.0001 MT x Rs.750.00)
78.56
730.68
14.20
4
Honorarium for cook cum Helper- (1474 x RS.1000 x 10 months)
147.40
5
Management Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) @ Rs. 30 lakh per
district for two districts for primary and upper primary both.
60.00
TOTAL - {1+2+3+4+5}
1030.83
Upper Primary
6
7
Cost of Foodgrains @Rs. 41501- per MT for 1953.633 MT wheat
Unit Cooking Cost 5.78 per day 1 per child for 59201 children for 220
days
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Transportation
cost @ Rs. 750.00 Per MT food grains
(59201 x 220 days x 0.00015 x 750)
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Honorarium to cook cum Helper - (1303 x Rs.1000 x 10 months)
8
81.08
752.80
14.65
130.30
10
Included in
primary
Management Monitoring and Evaluation (MME)
TOTAL - {6+7+8+9+10}
978.83
Grand Total (Primary + Upper Primary)
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2009.66
c.
Drought
NIL
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Non-recurring
NIL
E.
Total Requirement
of Funds for 2015-16
(Rs. in lakh)
Component
Recurring
As per existing norms
Normal
2009.66
Drought
0
0
Non- recurring
Total
2009.66
$: Subject to approval of enhancement of cookmg cost by 7. 5% by competent authonty.
The release of Central Share of Annual Work Plan & Budget 2015-16 would be as per the
fund sharing pattern under the Mid Day Meal Scheme.
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