Lok Sabha Question No. 5825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Enrolment under Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5825 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Enrolment under Mid Day Meal Scheme

## 5825. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

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

- (a) the number of schools and children covered/benefited under the Mid Day Meal Scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT wise;
- (b) the details of the fund allocated and utilized under the Scheme during the above period, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether the enrolment in schools has increased after the introduction of the said scheme and if so, the extent of increase reported in each State during the above period, genderwise?

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

- (a) to (c): The State/ UT wise number of schools; children enrolled and covered/benefited under the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) during each of the last three years and the current year is  at  Annexure-I.    The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  fund  allocated  and  utilized  under  the Scheme  during  the  above  period  is  at  Annexure-II.  There  is  a  marginal  decline  in  the enrolment  in  government  schools.  No  specific  reason  can  be  attributed  for  the  marginal decline in the enrolment in government schools.

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| S.No.                                                                                                                          | States/UTs                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                        | 2013-14                                                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                                        | 2016-17 (as on 30.09.2016)                                                                                                     | 2016-17 (as on 30.09.2016)                                                                                                     | 2016-17 (as on 30.09.2016)                                                                                                     |
| S.No.                                                                                                                          | States/UTs                                                                                                                     | Institutions                                                                                                                   | Enrolment                                                                                                                      | Coverage                                                                                                                       | Institutions                                                                                                                   | Enrolment                                                                                                                      | Coverage                                                                                                                       | Institutions                                                                                                                   | Enrolment                                                                                                                      | Coverage                                                                                                                       | Institutions                                                                                                                   | Enrolment                                                                                                                      | Coverage                                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                                             | 11                                                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 77091                                                                                                                          | 6307632                                                                                                                        | 5833334                                                                                                                        | 48061                                                                                                                          | 3530999                                                                                                                        | 2917601                                                                                                                        | 45594                                                                                                                          | 3257006                                                                                                                        | 2801432                                                                                                                        | 45749                                                                                                                          | 3191026                                                                                                                        | 2636595                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 3339                                                                                                                           | 266671                                                                                                                         | 252980                                                                                                                         | 3315                                                                                                                           | 255375                                                                                                                         | 245291                                                                                                                         | 3371                                                                                                                           | 253075                                                                                                                         | 238681                                                                                                                         | 3353                                                                                                                           | 243767                                                                                                                         | 229173                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                          | 56327                                                                                                                          | 4993876                                                                                                                        | 4429278                                                                                                                        | 56877                                                                                                                          | 5019284                                                                                                                        | 4474903                                                                                                                        | 56465                                                                                                                          | 4567270                                                                                                                        | 4386452                                                                                                                        | 57450                                                                                                                          | 4567270                                                                                                                        | 4246864                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                          | 69367                                                                                                                          | 19919119                                                                                                                       | 13402641                                                                                                                       | 69826                                                                                                                          | 20376566                                                                                                                       | 13150423                                                                                                                       | 70614                                                                                                                          | 20564206                                                                                                                       | 13916506                                                                                                                       | 67704                                                                                                                          | 20900550                                                                                                                       | 12779261                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                   | 47879                                                                                                                          | 3707590                                                                                                                        | 2989628                                                                                                                        | 47729                                                                                                                          | 3543187                                                                                                                        | 2877038                                                                                                                        | 44974                                                                                                                          | 3385849                                                                                                                        | 2915536                                                                                                                        | 44984                                                                                                                          | 3257509                                                                                                                        | 2596217                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                            | 1532                                                                                                                           | 161083                                                                                                                         | 147246                                                                                                                         | 1508                                                                                                                           | 162124                                                                                                                         | 145351                                                                                                                         | 1502                                                                                                                           | 159953                                                                                                                         | 143135                                                                                                                         | 1498                                                                                                                           | 159953                                                                                                                         | 143000                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                        | 33728                                                                                                                          | 6140374                                                                                                                        | 4409941                                                                                                                        | 35439                                                                                                                          | 6055972                                                                                                                        | 4260527                                                                                                                        | 36289                                                                                                                          | 6157650                                                                                                                        | 4394849                                                                                                                        | 35506                                                                                                                          | 5999463                                                                                                                        | 4386366                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                                        | 15264                                                                                                                          | 2033798                                                                                                                        | 1982510                                                                                                                        | 14714                                                                                                                          | 2063420                                                                                                                        | 1945224                                                                                                                        | 14797                                                                                                                          | 1794862                                                                                                                        | 1707877                                                                                                                        | 14755                                                                                                                          | 1647331                                                                                                                        | 1283933                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                               | 15197                                                                                                                          | 625494                                                                                                                         | 569397                                                                                                                         | 15339                                                                                                                          | 584241                                                                                                                         | 542750                                                                                                                         | 15386                                                                                                                          | 570132                                                                                                                         | 527332                                                                                                                         | 15438                                                                                                                          | 556248                                                                                                                         | 533982                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                | 22965                                                                                                                          | 1101502                                                                                                                        | 631572                                                                                                                         | 23680                                                                                                                          | 1069236                                                                                                                        | 712990                                                                                                                         | 23136                                                                                                                          | 1038472                                                                                                                        | 724980                                                                                                                         | 18651                                                                                                                          | 1018174                                                                                                                        | 463521                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                      | 40855                                                                                                                          | 5280308                                                                                                                        | 2972990                                                                                                                        | 40958                                                                                                                          | 5074514                                                                                                                        | 2585142                                                                                                                        | 41000                                                                                                                          | 5042957                                                                                                                        | 2829835                                                                                                                        | 41089                                                                                                                          | 4847369                                                                                                                        | 2989152                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                      | 55080                                                                                                                          | 5497590                                                                                                                        | 5060439                                                                                                                        | 55683                                                                                                                          | 5181814                                                                                                                        | 4767100                                                                                                                        | 55308                                                                                                                          | 5082774                                                                                                                        | 4635376                                                                                                                        | 55314                                                                                                                          | 4915527                                                                                                                        | 4505494                                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                         | 12377                                                                                                                          | 2569408                                                                                                                        | 2569376                                                                                                                        | 12373                                                                                                                          | 2751431                                                                                                                        | 2522323                                                                                                                        | 12358                                                                                                                          | 2701911                                                                                                                        | 2494924                                                                                                                        | 12330                                                                                                                          | 2716922                                                                                                                        | 2654807                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 116356                                                                                                                         | 9962326                                                                                                                        | 7354834                                                                                                                        | 116478                                                                                                                         | 9408155                                                                                                                        | 7244591                                                                                                                        | 115757                                                                                                                         | 8355487                                                                                                                        | 6411390                                                                                                                        | 115762                                                                                                                         | 8291637                                                                                                                        | 6078430                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                    | 86028                                                                                                                          | 12029406                                                                                                                       | 10330214                                                                                                                       | 86177                                                                                                                          | 11806026                                                                                                                       | 9762850                                                                                                                        | 86660                                                                                                                          | 11565247                                                                                                                       | 9394423                                                                                                                        | 86181                                                                                                                          | 11775150                                                                                                                       | 9285874                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                        | 3298                                                                                                                           | 232777                                                                                                                         | 182662                                                                                                                         | 3286                                                                                                                           | 226713                                                                                                                         | 186596                                                                                                                         | 3369                                                                                                                           | 228163                                                                                                                         | 186655                                                                                                                         | 3639                                                                                                                           | 229459                                                                                                                         | 187360                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                      | 10580                                                                                                                          | 565967                                                                                                                         | 523064                                                                                                                         | 11222                                                                                                                          | 565500                                                                                                                         | 510550                                                                                                                         | 11823                                                                                                                          | 606110                                                                                                                         | 526947                                                                                                                         | 11716                                                                                                                          | 605459                                                                                                                         | 523669                                                                                                                         |

Annexure-I

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| 18   | Mizoram       | 2516    | 174518        | 160435    |    2571 |    145375 |    137123 |    2581 |    153308 |    141043 |    2523 |    151786 |           139643 |
|------|---------------|---------|---------------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|------------------|
| 19   | Nagaland      | 2261    | 277616 260948 |           |    2261 |    218307 |    234936 |    2077 |    210327 |    187006 |    2077 |    210310 | 187006           |
| 20   | Orissa        | 63531   | 5839626       | 5179924   |   62660 |   5553541 |   4733551 |   62783 |   5334334 |   4557835 |   62784 |   5334334 |      4.43735e+06 |
| 21   | Punjab        | 20369   | 2024340       | 1616808   |   20354 |   1971513 |   1653092 |   20276 |   1901322 |   1577526 |   20275 |   1883976 |      1.5289e+06  |
| 22   | Rajasthan     | 80344   | 6968561       | 4610790   |   73199 |   6770832 |   4945930 |   71344 |   6283879 |   4520007 |   71318 |   6283879 |      4.2328e+06  |
| 23   | Sikkim        | 876     | 94072         | 77485     |     870 |     79829 |     76120 |     866 |     78735 |     67906 |     861 |     73233 |  63742.1         |
| 24   | Tamilnadu     | 42619   | 5501369       | 4810734   |   42970 |   5556065 |   4810470 |   43047 |   5665044 |   4809942 |   43047 |   5665044 |      4.80778e+06 |
| 25   | Telangana     |         |               |           |   28656 |   2420752 |   2012329 |   28984 |   2150297 |   1966087 |   28950 |   2183382 |      1.66131e+06 |
| 26   | Tripura       | 6545    | 591669        | 367405    |    6566 |    522551 |    355156 |    6556 |    506365 |    375912 |    6567 |    487738 | 363343           |
| 27   | Uttarakhand   | 17736   | 904827        | 699579    |   17749 |    845087 |    667647 |   17686 |    805576 |    647167 |   17688 |    777051 | 618106           |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh | 165918  | 19809243      | 10105703  |  167518 |  19133870 |  10326042 |  167545 |  18671473 |   9907312 |  168317 |  18656140 |      9.92885e+06 |
| 29   | West Bengal   | 83707   | 13027485      | 12339129  |   83821 |  12846670 |  12098740 |   83672 |  12539866 |  12026619 |   84132 |  12424150 |      1.17944e+07 |
| 30   | A&N Islands   | 338     | 38960         | 27977     |     338 |     36103 |     27958 |     338 |     34878 |     28173 |     338 |     34878 |  27738           |
| 31   | Chandigarh    | 115     | 108818        | 45395     |     116 |    103829 |     46779 |     119 |    100990 |     52726 |     121 |    100891 |  43623           |
| 32   | D&N Haveli    | 283     | 44702         | 35232     |     283 |     43178 |     34320 |     283 |     42688 |     33385 |     283 |     42053 |  33072           |
| 33   | Daman & Diu   | 99      | 19031         | 13583     |      99 |     18491 |     14232 |      99 |     18479 |     14403 |      99 |     18121 |  14961           |
| 34   | Delhi         | 3065    | 1852455       | 1142196   |    3077 |   1809344 |   1166583 |    3060 |   1748698 |   1121808 |    3027 |   1740039 |      1.03589e+06 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep   | 42      | 8012          | 7831      |      41 |      7626 |      7168 |      39 |      7300 |      6908 |      39 |      6847 |   6526           |
| 36   | Puducherry    | 453     | 69168         | 49163     |     451 |     62822 |     55474 |     447 |     66646 |     47771 |     447 |     48950 |  41157           |
|      | Total         | 1158080 | 138749393     | 105192423 | 1156265 | 135820342 | 102254904 | 1150205 | 131651329 | 100325867 | 1144012 | 131045616 |      9.64899e+07 |

## Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise and year-wise details of the fund allocated and utilized under the Mid Day

## Meal Scheme (MDMS)

| S. No.           | States/UTs        | Central Assistance Released/ Allocated   | Expenditu re*   | Central Assistance Released/ Allocated   | Expenditu re *   | Central Assistanc e Released/ Allocated   | Expenditu re *   | Central Assistance Released/ Allocated   |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S. No.           |                   | 2013-14                                  | 2013-14         | 2014-15                                  | 2014-15          | 2015-16                                   | 2015-16          | 2016-17                                  |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh    | 44374.15                                 | 46542.99        | 31556.76                                 | 31090.81         | 29064.76                                  | 31090.81         | 24402.16                                 |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh | 4028.6                                   | 3310.84         | 3351.71                                  | 3283.49          | 3273.34                                   | 3325.81          | 3355.92                                  |
| 3                | Assam             | 45710.81                                 | 46676.39        | 47985.16                                 | 53411.93         | 55376.49                                  | 56189.58         | 54846.72                                 |
| 4                | Bihar             | 117682.53                                | 125451.67       | 136532.1                                 | 140647.23        | 120013.29                                 | 116326.26        | 114257.02                                |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh      | 34264.11                                 | 32567.6         | 31564.09                                 | 35760.45         | 26991.77                                  | 30997.98         | 29196.57                                 |
| 6                | Goa               | 1404.07                                  | 1325.22         | 1403.61                                  | 1578.86          | 1297.2                                    | 1259.22          | 1230.38                                  |
| 7                | Gujarat           | 49903.26                                 | 42193.85        | 44783.33                                 | 45366.71         | 38053.3                                   | 41360.83         | 40756.01                                 |
| 8                | Haryana           | 19719.92                                 | 16476.79        | 16398.99                                 | 15358.13         | 12382.8                                   | 13660.58         | 11539.51                                 |
| 9                | Himachal Pradesh  | 7909.36                                  | 8122.88         | 7460.91                                  | 7544.43          | 8141.23                                   | 8013.43          | 8028.63                                  |
| 10               | Jammu& Kashmir    | 8454.62                                  | 7869.779        | 6203.3                                   | 7650.404         | 8366.3                                    | 12838.95         | 11393.26                                 |
| 11               | Jharkhand         | 35017.2                                  | 44391.74        | 21508.92                                 | 36332.05         | 24518.16                                  | 31050.97         | 38196.77                                 |
| 12               | Karnataka         | 73323.24                                 | 72454.84        | 56610.57                                 | 59165.6          | 41939.61                                  | 53949.29         | 43937.98                                 |
| 13               | Kerala            | 19201.38                                 | 19807.04        | 22575.34                                 | 22623.77         | 17120.97                                  | 18061.21         | 17781.46                                 |
| 14               | Madhya Pradesh    | 81863.87                                 | 78207.72        | 79567.82                                 | 76947.5          | 60698.68                                  | 64774.38         | 65741.79                                 |
| 15               | Maharashtra       | 98376.59                                 | 101736.42       | 95059.83                                 | 116062.05        | 103072.93                                 | 88776.04         | 70686.68                                 |
| 16               | Manipur           | 1444.64                                  | 2255.55         | 3281.86                                  | 2286.05          | 2452.83                                   | 2570.57          | 2691.66                                  |
| 17               | Meghalaya         | 6333.2                                   | 6251.17         | 6247.18                                  | 6211.95          | 7024.57                                   | 6932.29          | 6239.53                                  |
| 18               | Mizoram           | 1999.56                                  | 2047.46         | 2049.78                                  | 1859.55          | 2060.99                                   | 1894.88          | 2017.24                                  |
| 19               | Nagaland          | 1754.48                                  | 3310.84         | 4226.96                                  | 2679.41          | 1073.68                                   | 2030.77          | 2423.56                                  |
| 20               | Orissa            | 61429.29                                 | 54917.66        | 49303.55                                 | 51824.23         | 39731.89                                  | 45522.01         | 43841.08                                 |
| 21               | Punjab            | 21402.83                                 | 18287.71        | 13500.81                                 | 19084.34         | 16650.04                                  | 15673.96         | 13773.43                                 |
| 22               | Rajasthan         | 44905.67                                 | 49575.17        | 41757.13                                 | 49361.93         | 41934.63                                  | 43288.83         | 45451.46                                 |
| 23               | Sikkim            | 1226.31                                  | 1043.07         | 1040.14                                  | 1203.99          | 1001.38                                   | 969.09           | 899.13                                   |
| 24               | Tamil Nadu        | 49354.83                                 | 48470.17        | 63991.1                                  | 63061.73         | 44253.83                                  | 43730.98         | 42846.05                                 |
| 25               | Telangana         |                                          |                 | 20114.42                                 | 21567.02         | 17435.58                                  | 18616.27         | 18085.87                                 |
| 26               | Tripura           | 5073.29                                  | 5460.93         | 4827.01                                  | 5085.171         | 5129.42                                   | 5154.14          | 5279.73                                  |
| 27               | Uttarakhand       | 9525.47                                  | 10373.19        | 8931.74                                  | 8678.57          | 10419.33                                  | 10162.62         | 8483.19                                  |
| 28               | Uttar Pradesh     | 120750.57                                | 115316.06       | 105142.49                                | 117628.94        | 86192.86                                  | 103567.54        | 101736.19                                |
| 29               | West Bengal       | 111333.22                                | 112240.77       | 109189.56                                | 113916.42        | 75582.33                                  | 109107.37        | 106921.55                                |
| 30               | A&N Islands       | 1119.15                                  | 979.47          | 322.2                                    | 276.27           | 281.46                                    | 183.42           | 415.17                                   |
| 31               | Chandigarh        | 933.17                                   | 496.35          | 810.479                                  | 486.57           | 756.43                                    | 694.19           | 819.3                                    |
| 32               | D&N Haveli        | 480.64                                   | 403.29          | 409.772                                  | 425.63           | 569.38                                    | 521.01           | 638.51                                   |
| 33               | Daman &Diu        | 270.22                                   | 220.12          | 213.31                                   | 183.8            | 272.37                                    | 263.06           | 284.48                                   |
| 34               | Delhi             | 9948.48                                  | 7997.85         | 7892.3                                   | 12308.585        | 9449.23                                   | 7903.88          | 9075.93                                  |
| 35               | Lakshadweep       | 115.06                                   | 63.61           | 108.81                                   | 87.09            | 127.04                                    | 85.18            |                                          |
| 36               | Puducherry        | 401.52                                   | 528.5           | 597.7                                    | 587.29           |                                           |                  | 127.6                                    |
| TOTAL            | (In Lakhs)        | 1091035                                  | 1087375         | 1046521                                  | 1131628          | 520.77 913231                             | 673.73 991221    | 459.94 947861                            |
| TOTAL (In Crore) | TOTAL (In Crore)  | 10910.35                                 | 10873.75        | 10465.21                                 | 11316.28         | 9132.31                                   | 9912.21          | 9478.61                                  |

*Expenditure  includes  unspent  balance  from  previous  financial  year.  Hence,  in  some States/UTs,  the  expenditure  may  be  more  than  the  Central  Assistance  released  in  that Financial Year.

Expenditure figure for 2016-17 are not available