Lok Sabha Question No. 2310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

Mid Day Meal Scheme

## 2310. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  for  construction  of  kitchencum-store for cooking and safe storage of foodgrains in schools under the Mid Day Meal Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number  of  students beneficiaries, people employed  and  budget  allocated by Government to the States under the said scheme along with the cooking cost per day per child reimbursed/incurred during the last three years, State/ UT-wise and year-wise; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  monitoring  mechanism  to  ensure  that  quality food is served to students and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) Under  the  Mid  Day  Meal  Scheme,  the  Central  Government  started  providing  100% Central Assistance for construction of kitchen-cum-stores at a flat rate of Rs. 60,000/- per unit since  2006-07.  The  norms  for  kitchen-cum-stores  have  been  revised  from  the  month  of December, 2009 and the cost of construction of kitchen-cum-stores is now determined on the basis of plinth area norms and the State Schedule of Rates prevalent in the State/UT on sharing basis. The revised norms prescribe 20 sq. mtr. plinth area  for construction of kitchen-cum-stores in  schools  having  upto  100  children;  for  every  additional  100  children,  additional  4  sq.  mtr. plinth  area  will  be  added.  States/UTs  have  the  flexibility  to  modify  the  slab  of  100  children depending upon local conditions.
- (b) The  State-wise  number  of  children  benefited,  cook-cum-helpers  engaged  and  fund released by the Government to the States/UTs under the scheme during the last three year are at Annexure -I & Annexure - II respectively. Under the scheme, the cooking cost per day per child during the last three years is as under:

(in Rs.)

| 2014-15 (w.e.f. 01-07-2014)   | 2014-15 (w.e.f. 01-07-2014)   | 2015-16 (w.e.f. 01-07-2015)   | 2015-16 (w.e.f. 01-07-2015)   | 2016-17 (w.e.f. 01-07-2016)   | 2016-17 (w.e.f. 01-07-2016)   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Primary                       | Upper Primary                 | Primary                       | Upper Primary                 | Primary                       | Upper Primary                 |
| 3.59                          | 5.38                          | 3.86                          | 5.78                          | 4.13                          | 6.18                          |

The cooking costs are to be shared between Central Government and States/UTs in prescribed ratio. The funding pattern has been revised from the year 2015-16 and at present the sharing ratio is  60:40 for non-NER States and UTs with legislature, 100% for UTs without Legislature and 90:10 for NER States and 3 Himalayan States viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.

(c) The Government has adopted an elaborate monitoring mechanism at Central, State and District  levels  to  ensure  that  quality  food  is  served  to  children  under  the  Scheme.    At  national level,  an  Empowered  Committee, headed by Minister of HRD, a National level Steering-cumMonitoring  Committee  (NSMC)  and  Programme  Approval  Board  (PAB),  both  headed  by Secretary  (School  Education  &  Literacy),  evaluate  the  performance  of  each  State  and  UT  in implementation of the Scheme and suggest measures for its smooth and effective implementation, which  is  a  continuous  process.      At  the  State  level,  a  State  level  Steering-cum-Monitoring Committee headed by the State Chief Secretary and, at District Level, a District Level Committee under the Chairpersonship of the senior-most Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha of the district monitors  the  implementation  of  the  scheme  in  the  concerned  District.    At  local  level  Gram Panchayats/Gram  Sabhas,  members  of  Village  Education  Committees  (VECs),  Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) and the School Management Committees (SMCs) are required to monitor the regularity and wholesomeness of the mid-day meal served to children, cleanliness in cooking and  serving  of  the  meal,  timeliness  in  procurement  of  good  quality  ingredients,  fuel,  etc., implementation of variety in menu so as to make it attractive to children and ensuring social and gender equity on  daily basis.   In addition, the Centre constitutes Joint Review Missions (JRMs) consisting  of  educational  and  nutritional  experts,  which  review  the  scheme  through  field  visits from  time  to  time.    The  reports  of  JRMs  are  shared  with  concerned  States/UTs  for  taking corrective action on the findings.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2310 for 31.07.2017 raised by Shrimati Poonamben Maadam regarding Mid Day Meal Scheme

State-wise and Year-wise details of Number of Children Covered and Cook-cum-helper engaged during the last three years under Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

|       |                         | 2014-15        | 2014-15                            | 2015-16            | 2015-16                            | 2016-17*           | 2016-17*                           |
|-------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
| S.No. | States/UTs              | Children       | No. of Cooks- cum- Helpers Engaged | Children           | No. of Cooks- cum- Helpers Engaged | Children           | No. of Cooks- cum- Helpers Engaged |
| 1     | 2                       | 5              | 6                                  | 7                  | 8                                  | 9                  | 10                                 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh          | 2917601        | 97251                              | 2801432            | 92105                              | 2705551            | 92105                              |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh       | 245291         | 7736                               | 238681             | 7729                               | 169092             | 6749                               |
| 3     | Assam                   | 4474903        | 122724                             | 4386452            | 121441                             | 4269022            | 122724                             |
| 4     | Bihar                   | 13150423       | 235181                             | 13916506           | 236278                             | 12684059           | 238869                             |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh            | 2877038        | 95524                              | 2915536            | 93420                              | 2654634            | 89791                              |
| 6     | Goa                     | 145351         | 2067                               | 143135             | 2623                               | 143768             | 2696                               |
| 7     | Gujarat                 | 4260527        | 90671                              | 4394849            | 89796                              | 4441071            | 87419                              |
| 8     | Haryana                 | 1945224        | 32610                              | 1707877            | 30652                              | 1462837            | 30236                              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh        | 542750         | 23478                              | 527332             | 22813                              | 526177             | 22378                              |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir          | 712990         | 29555                              | 724980             | 30648                              | 409189             | 30110                              |
| 11    | Jharkhand               | 2585142        | 81203                              | 2829835            | 81824                              | 2862717            | 81417                              |
| 12    | Karnataka               | 4767100        | 117842                             | 4635376            | 118886                             | 4583175            | 118199                             |
| 13    | Kerala                  | 2522323        | 13700                              | 2494924            | 13664                              | 2654807            | 14373                              |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh          | 7244591        | 243309                             | 6411390            | 236986                             | 6031401            | 232183                             |
| 15    | Maharashtra             | 9762850        | 164479                             | 9394423            | 163523                             | 9410211            | 167909                             |
| 16    | Manipur                 | 186596         | 6528                               | 186655             | 6951                               | 179581             | 6762                               |
| 17    | Meghalaya               | 510550         | 16965                              | 526947             | 17094                              | 522526             | 17546                              |
| 18    | Mizoram                 | 137123         | 5166                               | 141043             | 5220                               | 138808             | 5071                               |
| 19    | Nagaland                | 234936         | 5057                               | 187006             | 5057                               | 157832             | 4643                               |
| 20    | Orissa                  | 4733551        | 128020                             | 4557835            | 128817                             | 4527396            | 128000                             |
| 21    | Punjab                  | 1653092        | 41820                              | 1577526            | 42343                              | 1544463            | 42510                              |
| 22    | Rajasthan               | 4945930        | 124616                             | 4520007            | 115622                             | 4423541            | 115622                             |
| 23    | Sikkim                  | 76120          | 1891                               | 67906              | 1884                               | 63472              | 1891                               |
| 24    | Tamilnadu               | 4810470        | 128130                             | 4809942            | 128130                             | 4689441            | 128130                             |
| 25    | Telangana               | 2012329        | 55151                              | 1966087            | 53492                              | 1875755            | 52669                              |
| 26    | Tripura                 | 355156         | 10941                              | 375912             | 10926                              | 370096             | 10943                              |
| 27    | Uttarakhand             | 667647         | 29397                              | 647167             | 28699                              | 657323             | 397829                             |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh           | 10326042       | 401378                             | 9907312            | 398073                             | 10320978           | 28092                              |
| 31    | Chandigarh              | 46779          |                                    | 52726              |                                    |                    | 741                                |
| 29 30 | West Bengal A&N Islands | 12098740 27958 | 237774 721                         | 12026619 28173     | 244744 721                         | 12037938 26311     | 238106 721                         |
|       |                         |                | 740                                |                    | 746                                | 46105              |                                    |
| 32    | D&N Haveli              | 34320          | 861                                | 33385              | 927                                | 33302              | 925                                |
| 33    | Daman& Diu              | 14232          | 304                                | 14403              | 317                                | 14704              | 320                                |
| 34    | Delhi                   | 1166583        | 20845                              |                    | 19271                              |                    | 19228                              |
| 35 36 | Lakshadweep Puducherry  | 7168 55474     | 113 1031                           | 1121808 6908 47771 | 110 1031                           | 1085961 6452 41157 | 110 1031                           |
|       | Total                   | 102254904      | 2574779                            | 100325867          | 2552563                            | 97770853           | 2538048                            |

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 2310  for  31.07.2017  raised  by  Shrimati  Poonamben  Maadam  regarding  Mid  Day Meal Scheme

State-wise and Year-wise details of funds released under Mid Day Meal Scheme during last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|          |                   | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 31556.76                      | 29064.76                      | 24402.16                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 3351.71                       | 3273.34                       | 3355.92                       |
| 3        | Assam             | 47985.16                      | 55376.49                      | 54846.72                      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 136532.1                      | 120013.29                     | 114257.02                     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 31564.09                      | 26991.77                      | 29196.57                      |
| 6        | Goa               | 1403.61                       | 1297.2                        | 1230.38                       |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 44783.33                      | 38053.3                       | 40756.01                      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 16398.99                      | 12382.8                       | 11539.51                      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 7460.91                       | 8141.23                       | 8028.63                       |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir    | 6203.3                        | 8366.30                       | 11393.26                      |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 21508.92                      | 24518.16                      | 38196.77                      |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 56610.57                      | 41939.61                      | 43937.98                      |
| 13       | Kerala            | 22575.34                      | 17120.97                      | 17781.46                      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 79567.82                      | 60698.68                      | 65741.79                      |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 95059.83                      | 103072.93                     | 70686.68                      |
| 16       | Manipur           | 3281.86                       | 2452.83                       | 2691.66                       |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 6247.18                       | 7024.6                        | 6239.53                       |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 2049.78                       | 2060.99                       | 2017.24                       |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 4226.96                       | 1073.68                       | 2423.56                       |
| 20       | Orissa            | 49303.55                      | 39731.89                      | 43841.08                      |
| 21       | Punjab            | 13500.81                      | 16650.04                      | 13773.43                      |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 41757.13                      | 41934.63                      | 45451.46                      |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 1040.14                       | 1001.38                       | 899.13                        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 63991.1                       | 44253.83                      | 42846.05                      |
| 25       | Telangana         | 20114.42                      | 17435.58                      | 18085.87                      |
| 26       | Tripura           | 4827.01                       | 5129.42                       | 5279.73                       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 8931.74                       | 10419.33                      | 8483.19                       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 105142.49                     | 86192.86                      | 101736.19                     |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 109189.56                     | 75582.33                      | 106921.55                     |
| 30       | A&N Islands       | 322.2                         | 281.46                        | 415.17                        |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | 810.479                       | 756.43                        | 819.3                         |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        | 409.772                       | 569.38                        | 638.51                        |
| 33       | Daman &Diu        | 213.31                        | 272.37                        | 284.48                        |
| 34       | Delhi             | 7892.3                        | 9449.23                       | 9075.93                       |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 108.81                        | 127.04                        | 127.60                        |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 597.7                         | 520.77                        | 459.94                        |
|          | TOTAL             | 1046521                       | 913230.9                      | 947861                        |