Lok Sabha Question No. 1020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Budget for MDMS
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1020 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## Budget for MDMS

## 1020.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Mid Day Meal disbursed since 2018-19 State-wise, year-wise, urban/ruralwise ;
- (b) the total budget spent on Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) in each State for 2018-19, 201920 and 2020-21;
- (c) the details of total (MDMS) budget, percentage of unutilized funds since 2018-19, Statewise, year-wise details, urban-rural wise;
- (d) the details of total funds spent and number of beneficiaries who received the amount out of Rs. 1200 crs allocated for DBT of Rs. 100 to 1.18 crore students under mid-day meal scheme, State- wise;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  number  of  beneficiaries  eligible,  percentage  of  beneficiaries  actually availing MDM scheme in Andhra Pradesh since 2018-19, district-wise, year-wise, urban and rural- wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a):  Mid-Day  Meal  Scheme  (MDMS),  is  an  on-going  Centrally-Sponsored  Scheme  which covers  all  school  children  studying  in  Classes  I-VIII  of  Government,  Government-Aided Schools, Special Training Centres including Madarsas and Maqtabs supported under Samagra Shiksha across the country covering all the urban and rural areas.  The state-wise and year-wise number  of  children  to  whom  mid  day  meal  has  been  disbursed  during  the  last  three  years (2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21) under the scheme are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): The details of state-wise funds released and percentage of unutilized funds during the last three years (2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21) under the scheme are given at Annexure-II.
- (d):  The  States  and  UTs  have  been  advised  to  provide  monetary  assistance  through  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of cooking cost component of Mid-Day Meal to all eligible 11.8 crore children as per MDM norms for summer vacation period of 2021 only as a one time special welfare  measure.  Provision  has  been  made  for  an  amount  of  Rs.  1200  crore  from  Central Government and minimum mandatory contribution of States and UTs amounting to Rs. 800 crore for this purpose.
- (e): The details of district-wise beneficiaries, percentage of beneficiaries actually  availed mid day meal in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years (2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21) under the Scheme are given at Annexure-III.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1020 for 26.07.2021 raised by Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Hon'ble MP regarding Budget for MDMS

State-wise details of number of children to whom Mid-Day Meal has been disbursed under Mid-Day Meal Scheme

| S No   | States/ UTs       | Number of Children   | Number of Children   | Number of Children   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S No   | States/ UTs       | 2018-19              | 2019-20              | 2020-21              |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 3003654              | 2961814              | 2961814              |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 167565               | 160977               | 160977               |
| 3      | Assam             | 4263752              | 4320767              | 4320767              |
| 4      | Bihar             | 18095158             | 17239412             | 17239412             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 3041123              | 2909916              | 3396887              |
| 6      | Goa               | 161693               | 161495               | 181376               |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 5488319              | 5172288              | 5172288              |
| 8      | Haryana           | 1491169              | 1447990              | 1447990              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 509804               | 497774               | 497774               |
| 10     | Jharkhand         | 4402797              | 4180954              | 4180954              |
| 11     | Karnataka         | 4632909              | 4511680              | 4511680              |
| 12     | Kerala            | 2728751              | 2785523              | 2785523              |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    | 6809497              | 6664246              | 6664246              |
| 14     | Maharashtra       | 10788967             | 10692617             | 10692617             |
| 15     | Manipur           | 171169               | 169803               | 169803               |
| 16     | Meghalaya         | 716078               | 592325               | 592325               |
| 17     | Mizoram           | 136951               | 131849               | 131876               |
| 18     | Nagaland          | 168338               | 159710               | 159710               |
| 19     | Orissa            | 4641593              | 4513758              | 4513758              |
| 20     | Punjab            | 1574441              | 1574443              | 1574443              |
| 21     | Rajasthan         | 6265346              | 6267136              | 6267136              |
| 22     | Sikkim            | 60691                | 55905                | 55905                |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu        | 5010783              | 4900596              | 4900596              |
| 24     | Telangana         | 1913868              | 1795956              | 1795956              |
| 25     | Tripura           | 446226               | 432279               | 432279               |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     | 18019846             | 18193664             | 18193664             |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 716910               | 689306               | 689307               |
| 28     | West Bengal       | 11579246             | 11562465             | 11562465             |
| 29     | A&N Islands       | 32337                | 31115                | 31115                |
| 30     | Chandigarh        | 95334                | 93762                | 93762                |
| 31     | D&NH &Daman &Diu  | 61694                | 63274                | 74293                |
| 32     | Delhi             | 1626379              | 1604505              | 1604505              |
| 33     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                      | 887033               | 887033               |
| 34     | Ladakh            | 941554               | 16577                | 16577                |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 7481                 | 7290                 | 7290                 |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 56516                | 48427                | 48427                |
|        | Total             | 119827939            | 117498631            | 118016530            |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1020 for  26.07.2021  raised  by  Shri  Ram  Mohan  Naidu  Kinjarapu,  Hon'ble  MP  regarding

Budget for MDMS State-wise details of Funds Released and percentage of Unutilized funds under Mid-Day

## Meal Scheme

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| S.No.   | States/UTs            | 2018-19          | 2018-19           | 2018-19               | 2019-20          | 2019-20           | 2019-20               | 2020-21           |
|---------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs            | Funds Released   | Unutilized Funds* | %of Unutilize d Funds | Funds Released   | Unutilized Funds* | %of Unutilize d Funds | Funds Released    |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh        | 25748.17         | 1396.37           | 5.42                  | 28563.77         | 189.18            | 0.66                  | 37510.17          |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh     | 2506.03          | 43.17             | 1.72                  | 2367.90          | 41.38             | 1.75                  | 2917.87           |
| 3.      | Assam                 | 51982.21         | 2022.13           | 3.89                  | 55325.82         | 1323.95           | 2.39                  | 75703.77          |
| 4.      | Bihar                 | 112448.94        | 4413.11           | 3.92                  | 109313.34        | 466.55            | 0.43                  | 139248.01         |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh          | 32085.98         | 5809.06           | 18.10                 | 25489.23         | 3642.21           | 14.29                 | 38080.87          |
| 6.      | Goa                   | 1309.07          | 82.68             | 6.32                  | 1276.05          | 197.7             | 15.49                 | 1709.34           |
| 7.      | Gujarat               | 42351.63         | 8816.18           | 20.82                 | 39287.11         | 10141.23          | 25.81                 | 52871.83          |
| 8.      | Haryana               | 13218.95         | 3688.19           | 27.90                 | 10889.91         | 1262.65           | 11.59                 | 15572.73          |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh      | 8021.30          | 818.38            | 10.20                 | 7557.54          | 585.41            | 7.75                  | 10500.11          |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir       | 10665.80         | 3319.73           | 31.13                 | 2788.80          | 65.43             | 2.35                  | 15960.26          |
| 11.     | Jharkhand             | 33242.99         | 5686.53           | 17.11                 | 32310.90         | 5321.12           | 16.47                 | 35203.74          |
| 12.     | Karnataka             | 40707.67         | 1958.28           | 4.81                  | 52056.79         | 4248.03           | 8.16                  | 51553.53          |
| 13.     | Kerala                | 19856.63         | 1747.05           | 8.80                  | 19962.41         | 1403.96           | 7.03                  | 27688.82          |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh        | 56191.95         | 7531.90           | 13.40                 | 50407.62         | 6349.27           | 12.60                 | 82754.74          |
| 15.     | Maharashtra           | 98185.46         | 11840.77          | 12.06                 | 99468.82         | 16628.81          | 16.72                 | 100250.03         |
| 16.     | Manipur               | 2050.81          | 262.17            | 12.78                 | 2192.30          | 157.01            | 7.16                  | 3900.45           |
| 17.     | Meghalaya             | 7734.39          | 76.25             | 0.99                  | 7835.83          | 68.88             | 0.88                  | 8733.94           |
| 18.     | Mizoram               | 1889.23          | 86.74             | 4.59                  | 2047.93          | 38.01             | 1.86                  | 2313.45           |
| 19.     | Nagaland              | 2861.95          | 71.22             | 2.49                  | 2279.38          | 15.15             | 0.66                  | 2744.38           |
| 20.     | Odisha                | 39556.93         | 8033.12           | 20.31                 | 40358.68         | 8692.12           | 21.54                 | 58301.22          |
| 21.     | Punjab                | 15249.99         | 2350.28           | 15.41                 | 13855.77         | 164.52            | 1.19                  | 21769.15          |
| 22.     | Rajasthan             | 42043.30         | 3160.07           | 7.52                  | 47252.76         | 6125.31           | 12.96                 | 71100.05          |
| 23.     | Sikkim                | 881.15           | 53.28             | 6.05                  | 817.45           | 108.42            | 13.26                 | 840.58            |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu            | 42054.58         | 2373.27           | 5.64                  | 43121.49         | 3495.19           | 8.11                  | 49221.67          |
| 25.     | Telangana             | 15757.34         | 623.67            | 3.96                  | 18821.14         | 1795.3            | 9.54                  | 4524.22           |
| 26.     | Tripura               | 5339.03          | 473.68            | 8.87                  | 5598.51          | 251.23            | 4.49                  | 6220.56           |
| 27.     | Uttarakhand           | 9478.27          | 1677.45           | 17.70                 | 10273.31         | 1078.01           | 10.49                 | 13024.30          |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh         | 112771.60        | 6381.01           | 5.66                  | 118201.96        | 13865.28          | 11.73                 | 207166.14         |
| 29.     | West Bengal           | 91710.01         | 4947.80           | 5.40                  | 107102.66        | 3394.53           | 3.17                  | 134330.72         |
| 30.     | A&N Island            | 584.78           | 0                 | 0.00                  | 754.85           | 0.00              | 0.00                  | 648.71            |
| 31.     | Chandigarh            | 1062.83          | 0                 | 0.00                  | 884.26           | 0.00              | 0.00                  | 1338.56           |
| 32.     | D&N Haveli Daman &Diu | 933.22 304.07    | 0 0               | 0.00 0.00             | 572.89 258.31    | 0.00 0.00         | 0.00 0.00             | 1307.94           |
| 34.     | Delhi                 |                  | 0                 | 0.00                  |                  |                   | 118.01                |                   |
|         | Lakshadweep           |                  |                   |                       | 98.93            |                   |                       |                   |
|         |                       |                  | 0                 | 0.00                  |                  | 0.00              | 0.00                  | 555.79            |
| 33.     |                       | 9808.38          | 486.53            | 4.96                  | 10319.99         | 3783.63           | 36.66                 | 11297.29          |
|         |                       | 124.63           |                   |                       |                  | 116.75            |                       | 32.62             |
| 35.     | Ladakh                |                  |                   |                       |                  |                   |                       |                   |
| 36.     | Puducherry TOTAL      | 515.51 951234.77 | 139.69 90369.76   | 27.10 9.50            | 290.01 970004.42 | 32.61 95048.83    | 11.24 9.80            | 503.45 1287401.01 |

* The unutilized fund is adjusted in next year release of funds.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1020 for  26.07.2021  raised  by  Shri  Ram  Mohan  Naidu Kinjarapu, Hon'ble MP  regarding Budget for MDMS. Districts-wise details of beneficiaries and  percentage of beneficiaries  actually availed

Mid-Day Meal in Andhra Pradesh under Mid-Day Meal Scheme

| S.No.   |               | 2018-19   | 2018-19                             | 2018-19    | 2019-20   | 2019-20                             | 2019-20    | 2020-21   | 2020-21                             | 2020-21    |
|---------|---------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------|
| S.No.   | Districts     | Enrolment | Average no. of children availed MDM | % Coverage | Enrolment | Average no. of children availed MDM | % Coverage | Enrolment | Average no. of children availed MDM | % Coverage |
| 1       | Srikakulam    | 173135    | 161287                              | 93%        | 173909    | 150266                              | 86%        | 197946    | 183731                              | 93%        |
| 2       | Vizianagaram  | 146390    | 118616                              | 81%        | 140807    | 123426                              | 88%        | 155747    | 145943                              | 94%        |
| 3       | Visakhapatnam | 209542    | 163686                              | 78%        | 208354    | 190813                              | 92%        | 249007    | 227178                              | 91%        |
| 4       | East Godavari | 380064    | 259514                              | 68%        | 303059    | 278953                              | 92%        | 347116    | 321495                              | 93%        |
| 5       | West Godavari | 223254    | 186724                              | 84%        | 198419    | 176720                              | 89%        | 250374    | 229100                              | 92%        |
| 6       | Krishna       | 181681    | 177988                              | 98%        | 200881    | 174551                              | 87%        | 216478    | 214003                              | 99%        |
| 7       | Guntur        | 260548    | 245076                              | 94%        | 286326    | 240637                              | 84%        | 321008    | 291236                              | 91%        |
| 8       | Prakasam      | 228225    | 170770                              | 75%        | 231281    | 183460                              | 79%        | 262485    | 241286                              | 92%        |
| 9       | Nellore       | 152709    | 143757                              | 94%        | 177705    | 151230                              | 85%        | 206150    | 188013                              | 91%        |
| 10      | Chittoor      | 253251    | 210788                              | 83%        | 261639    | 221070                              | 84%        | 283829    | 261916                              | 92%        |
| 11      | Kadapa        | 216783    | 171784                              | 79%        | 176734    | 171568                              | 97%        | 203318    | 185800                              | 91%        |
| 12      | Ananthapur    | 260425    | 199019                              | 76%        | 269800    | 248215                              | 92%        | 301945    | 279033                              | 92%        |
| 13      | Kurnool       | 317647    | 254645                              | 80%        | 332900    | 275748                              | 83%        | 348542    | 321720                              | 92%        |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL         | 3003654   | 2463654                             | 82%        | 2961814   | 2586657                             | 87%        | 3343945   | 3090454                             | 92%        |