Lok Sabha Question No. 1272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Grant of Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Grant of Mid Day Meal Scheme

## 1272 . SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) the details of the  amount that  has been utilised out of the demand for grants  for Mid Day Meal Scheme and the details  of  amount that  has  been  utilized for  the same;
- (b) whether it is a fact that in spite of Mid Day  Meal Scheme, the nutrition level of children is not at desired level and if so, the gaps identified in the implementation process; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/to  be  taken  to  improve  the  implementation  of  the  MDMS  at grassroot   level in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): Under Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) during the year 2018-19, an amount of Rs.  9518.08  crore  has  been  utilized  as  against  budget  provision  of  Rs.  9947.74 crore.  The State and UT-wise details of fund utilized is given at Annexure.
- (b) & (c):  As per the provisions of National Food Security Act, 2013, children upto class VIII or within the age group of 6-14 years are entitled to one mid day meal free  of  charge,  every  day  except  on  school  holidays,  in  all  schools  run  by  local bodies,  Government  and  Government  aided  schools  so  as  to  meet  nutritional standards  specified  in  the  Act.  The  Mid-Day  Meal  Guidelines  prescribe  the following  nutritional  and  food  norms  under  the  Mid-Day  Meal  Scheme  for improving the quality of mid-day meal.

| Items                                        | For children of Primary classes              | For children of Upper Primary classes        |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| A) Nutritional Norms (Per child per day)     | A) Nutritional Norms (Per child per day)     | A) Nutritional Norms (Per child per day)     |
| Calorie                                      | 450                                          | 700                                          |
| Protein                                      | 12 gms                                       | 20 gms                                       |
| B) Quantum of Food Norms (Per child per day) | B) Quantum of Food Norms (Per child per day) | B) Quantum of Food Norms (Per child per day) |
| Food-grains                                  | 100 gms                                      | 150 gms                                      |
| Pulses                                       | 20 gms                                       | 30 gms                                       |
| Vegetables                                   | 50 gms                                       | 75 gms                                       |
| Oil &fat                                     | 5 gms                                        | 7.5 gms                                      |
| Salt& condiments                             | As per need                                  | As per need                                  |

The Government of India has issued guidelines on quality, safety and hygiene in  school  level  kitchens  to  all the  States  and  UTs.  These  guidelines  inter-alia provide for instructions to schools to procure Agmark quality and branded items for  preparation  of  mid  day  meals,  tasting  of  meals  by  2-3  adult  members  of School Management Committee including at least one teacher before serving to children and to put in place a system of testing of food samples by accredited laboratories.  Further,  the  MDM Rules,  2015 provide  for  mandatory  testing  of food samples by Government recognized laboratories to ensure that the meals meet nutritional  standards and  quality.    The  Government  has  also  adopted  an elaborate monitoring mechanism at Central, State and District levels to ensure quality  food is served to  children  under  the  Scheme.    In  addition  to directing States and UTs to carry out Social Audit, 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.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1272  for 25.11.2019  raised  by  Shrimati  Meenakashi Lekhi  regarding Grant of Mid Day Meal Scheme

Fund Utilized during 2018-19 under Mid-Day Meal Scheme

| S. No.   | States and UTs     |   Fund Utilized (Rs. in Lakh) |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     |                      25748.2  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh  |                       2506.03 |
| 3        | Assam              |                      51982.2  |
| 4        | Bihar              |                     112449    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh       |                      32086    |
| 6        | Goa                |                       1309.07 |
| 7        | Gujarat            |                      42351.6  |
| 8        | Haryana            |                      13219    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh   |                       8021.3  |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir     |                      10665.8  |
| 11       | Jharkhand          |                      33243    |
| 12       | Karnataka          |                      40707.7  |
| 13       | Kerala             |                      19856.6  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh     |                      56191.9  |
| 15       | Maharashtra        |                      98185.5  |
| 16       | Manipur            |                       2050.81 |
| 17       | Meghalaya          |                       7734.39 |
| 18       | Mizoram            |                       1889.23 |
| 19       | Nagaland           |                       2861.95 |
| 20       | Orissa             |                      39556.9  |
| 21       | Punjab             |                      15250    |
| 22       | Rajasthan          |                      42043.3  |
| 23       | Sikkim             |                        881.15 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu         |                      42054.6  |
| 25       | Telangana          |                      15757.3  |
| 26       | Tripura            |                       5339.03 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand        |                       9478.27 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh      |                     112772    |
| 29       | West Bengal        |                      91710    |
| 30       | A&N Islands        |                        584.78 |
| 31       | Chandigarh         |                       1062.83 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli         |                        933.22 |
| 33       | Daman &Diu         |                        304.07 |
| 34       | Delhi              |                       9808.38 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep        |                        124.63 |
| 36       | Puducherry         |                        515.51 |
|          | National Component |                        573.2  |
| TOTAL    |                    |                     951808    |