Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## Mid Day Meal Scheme

## 220.     SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of children who were given cooked meals under the Mid Day Meal scheme  either  in  school  or  at  their  place  of  residence  between  March  and August 2020, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number of children who were given ration kits under the Mid Day Meal scheme during the same period, State-wise; and
- (c) the number of children who were provided food security allowances in place of meals and kits under the said scheme during the same period, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) to  (c):  Mid-Day  Meal  is  the  entitlement  of  a  child,  guaranteed  under  the National Food Security Act, 2013 and extent per child per day norms of hot cooked meal under MDMS are as under:

| Stage         | Foodgrain   | Cooking Cost   | Cooking Cost                                                           |
|---------------|-------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Stage         | Foodgrain   | Amount         | Items                                                                  |
| Primary       | 100 gms     | Rs. 4.97       | 20 gms pulse, 50 gms vegetables, 5 gm oil other condiments and fuel.   |
| Upper Primary | 150 gms     | Rs. 7.45       | 30 gms pulse, 75 gms vegetables, 7.5 gm oil other condiments and fuel. |

Since,  it  is  not  possible  to  provide  hot  cooked  meal  under  the  prevailing circumstances (COVID-19),  State  Government  and  UT  Administrations  are advised  to  provide  Food  Security  Allowance  (FSA)  comprising  of  foodgrains, pulses,  oil  etc  (equivalent  to  cooking  cost)  to  all  eligible  children  till  such  time their schools are closed due to aforesaid pandemic. The modalities for this purpose may  be  decided  by  the  respective  States  and  UTs,  suitable  to  the  prevailing circumstances. The ad-hoc grant released and foodgrains already allocated may be utilized for this purpose. States and  UTs  are  further advised that all the precautionary  measures  to  face  the  situation  arising  out  of  Novel  COVID-19 (Corona)  virus,  as  advised  by  the  Central  and  State  Governments  should  be followed.  As  per  the  information  received  from  States  and  UTs,  the  State  wise details  of  number  of  children  provided  Food  Security  Allowance  (FSA)  during March - August 2020 are given at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 220 for 14.09.2020 raised by Shri Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Hon'ble MP regarding Mid-Day Meal Scheme

Number  of  children  provided  Food  Security  Allowance  (FSA)  during  March  to August, 2020

| S. No.   | State/UT          | No. of children   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 2961814           |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 159282            |
| 3.       | Assam             | 4280044           |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 10800000          |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 2824394           |
| 6.       | Goa*              | -                 |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 5020464           |
| 8.       | Haryana           | 1138910           |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 480168            |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         | 3129548           |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 4508167           |
| 12.      | Kerala            | 2720198           |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 6664246           |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       | 8743512           |
| 15.      | Manipur           | 161822            |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         | 569650            |
| 17.      | Mizoram           | 131924            |
| 18.      | Nagaland          | 148982            |
| 19.      | Odisha            | 4513758           |
| 20.      | Punjab            | 1630187           |
| 21.      | Rajasthan**       | 4822866           |
| 22.      | Sikkim            | 52419             |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu        | 3437316           |
| 24.      | Telangana***      | -                 |
| 25.      | Tripura           | 432279            |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 11330208          |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand       | 599509            |
| 28.      | West Bengal       | 11271833          |
| 29.      | A&N Islands       | 31115             |
| 30.      | Chandigarh        | 92396             |
| 31.      | Delhi             | 1604783           |
| 32.      | DNH&DD            | 61443             |
| 33.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 831731            |
| 34.      | Ladakh            | 16319             |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep       | 7354              |
| 36.      | Puducherry        | 45528             |
| Total    |                   | 95224169          |

Food Security Allowance (FSA) to students ** As per the information received from State Government, Rajasthan is providing Food Grains only. *** As per the information received from State Government, Telangana is providing food kits of 12 kg rice per person and Rs. 1500   per family to BPL families.