Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## Mid-Day Meal Scheme

## *379.   SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

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

- (a) whether a large number of schools have implemented the Mid-Day Meal Scheme through Non-Governmental  Organisations (NGOs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the mechanism in place to monitor the functioning of such NGOs across the country;
- (d) whether the cases of deficiency of services or poor quality of food on part of NGOs have come to the notice of the Government across the country during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SH.PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 379 for 12.12.2016 raised by Shri Sanjay Dhotre and Dr. Satyapal Singh  regarding  MidDay Meal Scheme.

(a)  &  (b):  The  Mid  Day  Meal  Scheme  (MDMS)  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme implemented  in  partnership  with  the  States/UTs.  The  overall  responsibility  for  providing cooked and nutritious mid-day meal to the eligible children lies with the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Apart from school-based kitchens, the MDM guidelines provide for Centralized kitchens run by NGOs for urban areas where there is space constraint. As per information available, the total number of schools covered by NGOs under Mid-Day Meal Scheme is 42383 which is 3.68 % of the total number of schools (11.50 lakh) covered under  the  scheme.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  schools  covered  by  NGOs  is  given  at Annexure-I .

(c): The Government has adopted an elaborate monitoring mechanism at Central, State and District levels to check quality, safety and hygiene of mid-day meals and also to monitor the functioning of NGOs.  At national level, an Empowered Committee, headed by Minister of HRD,  a  National  level  Steering-cum-Monitoring  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.   At the State level, a State level Steering-cumMonitoring Committee headed by the State Chief Secretary and, at District Level, a District Level  Committee  under  the  Chairpersonship  of  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,  member  of  Village  Education  Committees (VECs), Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs), 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 a 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.

(d) & (e):    The States/UTs-wise details of cases of deficiency of services or poor quality of food on part of NGOs during the last three years and current year and the action taken/being taken thereon by the concerned State Governments are given at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 379 for 12.12.2016 raised by Shri Sanjay Dhotre and Dr. Satyapal Singh  regarding  MidDay Meal Scheme.

State/UT-wise number of schools covered by NGOs

| S. No.   | State/UT       |   No. of NGOs working |   No. of schools covered |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                     5 |                     1169 |
| 2        | Assam          |                     1 |                      591 |
| 3        | Bihar          |                     6 |                     2760 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh   |                     4 |                      665 |
| 5        | Gujarat        |                     3 |                     3264 |
| 6        | Haryana        |                     1 |                     2003 |
| 7        | Jharkhand      |                     1 |                      388 |
| 8        | Karnataka      |                    54 |                     5480 |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh |                    10 |                     3055 |
| 10       | Maharashtra    |                     2 |                     1448 |
| 11       | Odisha         |                     3 |                     2608 |
| 12       | Punjab         |                     2 |                     1506 |
| 13       | Rajasthan      |                     4 |                     3728 |
| 14       | Telangana      |                     2 |                     1410 |
| 15       | Uttar Pradesh  |                   112 |                     8356 |
| 16       | West Bengal    |                    60 |                      892 |
| 17       | Delhi          |                    44 |                     3060 |
|          | Total          |                   314 |                    42383 |

Source: AWP&B, 2016-17

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 379 for 12.12.2016 raised by Shri Sanjay Dhotre and Dr. Satyapal Singh regarding Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

State/UT-wise details of cases of deficiency of services or poor quality of food on part of NGOs reported during the last three years and current year.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT      |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   Total |
|-----------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Bihar         |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh  |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       0 |
| 3         | Delhi         |      0 |      1 |      3 |      0 |       4 |
| 4         | Goa           |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| 5         | Haryana       |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| 6         | Jharkhand     |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| 7         | Karnataka     |      0 |      2 |      0 |      0 |       2 |
| 8         | Maharashtra   |      0 |      1 |      1 |      1 |       3 |
| 9         | Odisha        |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| 10        | Uttar Pradesh |      0 |      2 |      1 |      1 |       4 |
|           | Total         |      4 |      6 |      6 |      2 |      18 |

Action taken/being taken on above complaints related to NGO

|   Sl. No. | Type of Action                                                                                                                            |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|         1 | Departmental action (including warning, transfer, suspension) and action against service providers/complaint substantiated by State Govt. |      1 |      2 |      4 |      1 |       8 |
|         2 | General corrective action, including issue of instructions to concerned, by State Govt. /GoI.                                             |      1 |      2 |      2 |      1 |       6 |
|         3 | Baseless, not related toMDMS                                                                                                              |      1 |      2 |      0 |      0 |       3 |
|         4 | Under enquiry/ investigation at state level                                                                                               |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
|         5 | Total                                                                                                                                     |      4 |      6 |      6 |      2 |      18 |

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