Lok Sabha Question No. 851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Codes under Mid-Day-Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018

## Codes under Mid-Day-Meal Scheme

## 851.  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that in many States across the country, the students-to-cook ratio is very high, as per the Mid-Day-Meal guidelines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether  in  Kerala,  the  ratio  is  extremely  high  at  183  students  per  cook-cum-helper, which is beyond any justification and if so, the details thereof along with action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether  Kerala  and  Puducherry  give  to  cook-cum-helper  an  additional  amount  as honorarium above the minimum mandatory amount and if so, the details thereof along with the justification; and
- (e) whether Government has proposed to give an additional amount as honorarium above the minimum mandatory amount at par Puducherry in the state of Madhya Pradesh, if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a) to (c): Mid-Day Meal Guidelines envisage engagement of one cook-cum-helper (CCH) in  a  school  with  up  to  25  students,  two  cooks-cum-helpers  in  a  school  with  26  to  100 students  and  one  additional  cook-cum-helper  for  every  addition  of  up  to  100  students. However, the scheme is implemented in partnership with the States and UTs. The overall responsibilities for providing cooked and nutritious mid day meal   to the eligible children lie  with  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations.  The  cook-cumhelpers  (CCHs)  are  engaged  by  respective  States and  UTs. The  State  Government  of Kerala  has  framed  its  own  guidelines  for  engagement  of  cook-cum-helpers.  As  per information provided by the State Government the students-to cook ratio in Kerala is 175. The  State  and  UT-wise  details  of  students-to  cook  ratio  including  Madhya  Pradesh  is given at Annexure.
- (d) & (e): CCHs engaged under the Scheme, are honorary workers who have come forward for  rendering  social  services  and  preparing  and  serving  mid-day  meals  at  schools.  In recognition  of  their  services,  the  CCHs  are  paid  Rs.1000  per  month  for  10  months  as honorarium.  Some  States  and  UTs  including  Kerala  and  Puducherry  supplement  the honorarium by providing additional funds from their own resources. Kerala is paying an amount of Rs. 9000/-  per  month  to  its  cook-cum-helpers  and  Puducherry  is  providing amounts ranging from Rs. 4458/- to Rs 19000/- per month.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 851 for 23.07.2018 raised by Shri Ganesh Singh regarding Codes under Mid-Day-Meal Scheme

## State and UT-wise details of students-to cook ratio

| S.No   | States/UTs        |   Average number of children availedMDM |   No. of Cooks- cum-Helpers Engaged |   Students-to- Cook Ratio |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 2630979 |                               88296 |                        30 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                  170742 |                                6525 |                        26 |
| 3      | Assam             |                                 4025641 |                              118998 |                        34 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                                11790731 |                              238765 |                        49 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                                 2716267 |                               89347 |                        30 |
| 6      | Goa               |                                  145456 |                                2706 |                        54 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                                 4426369 |                               96329 |                        46 |
| 8      | Haryana           |                                 1548973 |                               30193 |                        51 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  481982 |                               21913 |                        22 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                  564303 |                               30941 |                        18 |
| 11     | Jharkhand         |                                 3208732 |                               80288 |                        40 |
| 12     | Karnataka         |                                 4363377 |                              118130 |                        37 |
| 13     | Kerala            |                                 2512499 |                               14373 |                       175 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 5289475 |                              222753 |                        24 |
| 15     | Maharashtra       |                                 9398073 |                              171131 |                        55 |
| 16     | Manipur           |                                  152541 |                                6545 |                        23 |
| 17     | Meghalaya         |                                  521346 |                               17800 |                        29 |
| 18     | Mizoram           |                                  133450 |                                4998 |                        27 |
| 19     | Nagaland          |                                  163920 |                                4647 |                        35 |
| 20     | Orissa            |                                 4259642 |                              119951 |                        36 |
| 21     | Punjab            |                                 1481696 |                               42545 |                        35 |
| 22     | Rajasthan         |                                 4532538 |                              109922 |                        41 |
| 23     | Sikkim            |                                   59300 |                                1846 |                        32 |
| 24     | Tamilnadu         |                                 4549442 |                              128130 |                        36 |
| 25     | Telangana         |                                 1762638 |                               52961 |                        33 |
| 26     | Tripura           |                                  357360 |                               11019 |                        32 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                11078419 |                              395704 |                        28 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       |                                  625553 |                               27375 |                        23 |
| 29     | West Bengal       |                                10434013 |                              235165 |                        44 |
| 30     | A&N islands       |                                   25999 |                                 721 |                        36 |
| 31     | Chandigarh        |                                   49312 |                                 793 |                        62 |
| 32     | D&N Haveli        |                                   33472 |                                 925 |                        36 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        |                                   15180 |                                 320 |                        47 |
| 33     | Delhi             |                                 1050455 |                               18843 |                        56 |
| 34     | Lakshadweep       |                                    6459 |                                 110 |                        59 |
| 35     | Puducherry        |                                   45466 |                                1031 |                        44 |
|        | Total             |                                94611800 |                             2512039 |                        38 |