Lok Sabha Question No. 5901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Mid Day Meal Scheme and Enrolment Ratio
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, SHARAD TRIPATHI, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Mid Day Meal Scheme and Enrolment Ratio

5901. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI: DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  collaborated  with  various  NGOs  including  the 'Akshay Patra NGO to work under Mid-Day Meal Scheme' in recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken in this regard;
- (d) whether such collaboration is likely to improve the enrolment ratio in schools in the country; and
- (e) the details of legal/financial constraints in this regard, if any?

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

- (a) to  (e): 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.  The  MDM  guidelines provide  for  Centralized  kitchens  for  urban  areas  where  there  is  space  constraint.    In Centralized kitchens, cooking can take place and cooked hot meal may be transported under  hygienic  conditions  through  reliable  transport  systems  to  various  schools. Accordingly,  various  NGOs  including  the  'Akshay  Patra'  were  engaged  by  the States/UTs under the Scheme. The States/UTs-wise details of  NGOs engaged under the Scheme is at Annexure. There is a marginal decline in the enrolment in government schools. No specific reason can be attributed for the marginal decline in the enrolment government schools.

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## States/UTs-wise details NGOs under MDMS

| S. No.   | State/UT       |   No. of districts where NGOs are serving MDM |   No. of NGO working |   No. of Children covered |   No. of institutions covered |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                                             5 |                    4 |                    173880 |                          1281 |
| 2        | Assam          |                                             2 |                    1 |                     47249 |                           606 |
| 3        | Bihar          |                                            12 |                    6 |                    822485 |                          2771 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh   |                                             5 |                    4 |                    106296 |                           678 |
| 5        | Gujarat        |                                             7 |                    3 |                    496859 |                          3264 |
| 6        | Haryana        |                                             4 |                    1 |                    258636 |                          1984 |
| 7        | Jharkhand      |                                             2 |                    1 |                     54316 |                           415 |
| 8        | Karnataka      |                                            14 |                   54 |                    804951 |                          5398 |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh |                                            14 |                   10 |                    309962 |                          3031 |
| 10       | Maharashtra    |                                             5 |                    2 |                    248748 |                          1571 |
| 11       | Odisha         |                                             9 |                    3 |                    264525 |                          2603 |
| 12       | Punjab         |                                             8 |                    2 |                    179434 |                          1506 |
| 13       | Rajasthan      |                                             5 |                    4 |                    298172 |                          3838 |
| 14       | Telangana      |                                             4 |                    2 |                    168948 |                          1435 |
| 15       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                            22 |                  112 |                   1086423 |                          8356 |
| 16       | West Bengal    |                                             4 |                   79 |                    248165 |                           973 |
| 17       | Delhi          |                                             9 |                   44 |                   1701357 |                          2992 |
|          | Total          |                                           131 |                  332 |                   7270406 |                         42702 |

## Annexure