Lok Sabha Question No. 2655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Linking Aadhaar Card with Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: George Baker, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, ANIL SHIROLE, Richard Hay

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Linking Aadhaar Card with Schools

## 2655.   SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE: PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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

- (a) the details of the number of schools linked with Aadhaar so far with regard to MidDay Meal served in their schools across the country, State/UT-wise including West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala and Gujarat;
- (b) the  details  of  the  number  of  schools  not  linked  with  Aadhaar  so  far  across  the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  some  cases  of  pilferage  of  this  scheme  in some of the schools across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise and the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  issue  guidelines  on  Aadhaar  IDs  for  all school going children across the country including the above mentioned States and if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor and the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (e) the other precautionary action taken by the Government to put a check on cases of pilferages of the scheme?

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

- (a) & (b):  Mid-Day  Meal  scheme  (MDMS) is covered under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. The schools are not linked to Aadhaar.  A notification has been published in the Gazette of  India  (Extraordinary)  dated  28 th February,  2017  which  came  into  effect  in  all States  and  Union  Territories  except  in  the  States  of  Assam,  Meghalaya  and  the State of Jammu & Kashmir.  As per the notification, the beneficiaries are required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication  and  if  not  enrolled  for  Aadhaar,  shall  have  to  apply  for  Aadhaar enrolment by 31 st March, 2018 provided that till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual,  he/she  shall  be  entitled  for  benefit  subject  to  the  production  of  the prescribed identification documents.
- (c): A  total  number  of  40  complaints  regarding  misappropriation,  poor  quality  and irregularities have been received during the calendar year 2017.  The State and UTwise  details  of  these  complaints  are  given  at  Annexure.    These  complaints  have been forwarded to the concerned States and UTs for taking appropriate action. State Governments and UT Administrations take actions such as departmental disciplinary  proceedings,  transfer,  suspension,  initiating  criminal  proceedings  etc. against the erring persons / institutions.
- (d): A Gazette Notification has been published regarding Aadhaar IDs for school going children. No separate guidelines have been issued.
- (e): The Government has adopted an elaborate monitoring mechanism at Central, State and District levels to ensure quality food is served to children under the Scheme. At national level, an Empowered Committee, headed by Minister of Human Resource Development  and  also  a  National  level  Steering-cum-Monitoring  Committee (NSMC) as well as Programme Approval Board (PAB) monitor the scheme and

suggest measures for its smooth and effective implementation. At the State level, a State level Steering-cum-Monitoring  Committee  headed  by  the  State Chief Secretary  and,  at  the  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) 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. Moreover, Automated Monitoring System (AMS) has been put in place for real time monitoring of MDMS  using different communication modes like SMS, IVRS, Mobile Apps, Online web applications. 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 and UTs for taking suitable action on the findings.

Annexure

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2655  for 12.03.2018  raised  by Shri  George  Baker,  Shri  Parbhubhai  Nagarbhai  Vasava,  Shri  Anil Shirole, and Prof. Richard Hay regarding Linking Aadhaar Card with Schools.

## State and UT-wise details of complaints regarding Misappropriation, Poor Quality and Irregularities under MDMS during 2017

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | Misappropriati on   | Poor Quality   | Irregularities   |   Total |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|---------|
| 1         | Assam          | 1                   |                |                  |       1 |
| 2         | Bihar          | 2                   |                | 3                |       5 |
| 3         | Delhi          | 2                   | 1              | 1                |       4 |
| 4         | Gujarat        |                     | 1              |                  |       1 |
| 5         | Haryana        |                     | 1              |                  |       1 |
| 6         | Jharkhand      | 1                   |                |                  |       1 |
| 7         | Kerala         |                     |                | 1                |       1 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh |                     |                | 1                |       1 |
| 9         | Maharashtra    | 1                   |                |                  |       1 |
| 10        | Odisha         | 1                   |                | 1                |       2 |
| 11        | Punjab         |                     | 1              | 1                |       2 |
| 12        | Rajasthan      | 2                   |                |                  |       2 |
| 13        | Tamil Nadu     |                     | 1              |                  |       1 |
| 14        | Tripura        | 1                   |                |                  |       1 |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh  | 7                   | 1              | 4                |      12 |
| 16        | West Bengal    | 3                   |                | 1                |       4 |
|           | Total          | 21                  | 6              | 13               |      40 |