Lok Sabha Question No. 235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Jharkhand
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-235

ANSWERED ON- 05.02.2024

## Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Jharkhand

## †235. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features and objectives of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS);
- (b) the details of the amount of funds released to Jharkhand for this scheme during the last two years, district-wise;
- (c) whether the State Government also contributes in the Scheme;
- (d) if so, the contribution provided by it during the last two years;
- (e) whether there is any menu fixed for food prepared under the Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the amount of funds provided per student for the Scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a):   PM POSHAN Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented in partnership with the States and UTs. The Salient features of the Scheme are as under:
- (i) Inclusion of Balvatika: The provision of hot cooked meal to children of pre-schools or  Balvatika  (before  class  I)  in  primary  schools  also,  in  addition  to  children  of classes I to VIII studying in Government and Government-aided schools.
- (ii) Tithi  Bhojan:  Tithi  Bhojan  is  a  community  participation  programme  in  which people provide special food to children on special occasions/festivals in addition to regular meal.
- (iii) School Nutrition Gardens: Under the Scheme, development of School Nutrition Gardens in schools is being promoted, to give children first hand experience with nature and gardening.
- (iv) Social Audit: Social Audit in all districts is made mandatory under the Scheme. Social Audit is collective monitoring of a scheme by people's active involvement covering issues of equity, equality and expenditure management.
- (v) Vocal for local: Under 'Vocal for local' States and Union Territory Administrations are encouraged to decide menu suitable to the local conditions within the prescribed nutrition  and  food  norms  and  to  procure  locally  grown  food  items  like  millets, vegetables, condiments etc. from Farmers' Producers Organizations, Federation of Women's Self-Help Groups etc. so as to promote local employment generation and economic development while simultaneously improving the nutrition standards.
- (vi) Special  Focus:  Adequate  provision  for  supplementary  nutrition  in  aspirational districts / tribal districts / districts with identified high cases of malnutrition etc.
- (vii) Disaster Management: Provision of hot cooked meal or Food Security Allowance to  children  when  schools  are  closed  due  to  a  disaster  impacting  the  State/Union Territory,  part  of  State/Union  Territory,  some  States/Union  Territory  or  whole country  as  maybe  declared  by  the  State/Central  Government  under  its  powers  as Disaster Management Authority.
- (b) to (d): PM POSHAN Scheme is implemented in partnership with the States and Union Territory Administrations. The existing cost sharing ratio between the Centre and States & UTs with Legislature is 60:40, for North-Eastern Regions (NER)/Himalayan States including J&K is 90:10 and in Union Territories without legislature is 100%. The districtwise  details  of  the  release  of  Central  Assistance  for  the  last  two  years  to  the  State Government  of  Jharkhand  and  matching  State  share  under  the  scheme  are  given  at Annexure.

For the year 2023-24, an amount of Rs. 24517.40 lakh as Central Assistance has been released and 80549.77 MTs of foodgrains has been allocated to the State of Jharkhand under the Scheme.

(e) : PM POSHAN Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented in partnership with the States and UTs. The overall responsibilities for providing cooked and nutritious mid-day meal to the eligible children lies with the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations in accordance with the Guidelines laid down by the Central Government.  The States and UTs fix their menu according to their local needs, in order to meet the following nutritional content as prescribed in the scheme Guidelines.

| Components   | Primary   | Upper Primary   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------------|
| Calories     | 450       | 700             |
| Proteins     | 12 gms    | 20 gms          |

(f):   Under the Scheme, the material cost per day per child for Bal Vatika and Primary classes as well as Upper Primary classes is Rs. 5.45 and Rs. 8.17 respectively. In addition to above, the  Central  Government  provides  100%  funding  for  foodgrains,  transport  assistance,  and Management/Monitoring Expenses. Including the cost of foodgrains current cost per student for  PM POSHAN Scheme is Rs. 11.38 and Rs. 16.25 respectively for primary and upper primary level.

## Annexure

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  235  for 05.02.2024 raised by Shri Sanjay Seth, Hon'ble MP regarding Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Jharkhand.

## The details of the amount of funds released to Jharkhand for PM POSHAN (erstwhile Mid-Day Meal) Scheme in the last two years district-wise

(Rs. In lakh)

|       |                | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   |
|-------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No. | Dist.          | Central   | State     | Total     | Central   | State     | Total     |
| 1     | Ranchi         | 2023.69   | 1109.63   | 3133.32   | 2265.41   | 1198.50   | 3463.92   |
| 2     | Khunti         | 667.28    | 370.56    | 1037.85   | 725.56    | 372.27    | 1097.83   |
| 3     | Lohardaga      | 560.46    | 302.81    | 863.28    | 629.08    | 331.08    | 960.16    |
| 4     | Gumla          | 1407.02   | 769.13    | 2176.15   | 1439.54   | 761.68    | 2201.22   |
| 5     | Simdega        | 837.41    | 458.56    | 1295.97   | 834.07    | 415.49    | 1249.56   |
| 6     | East Singhbhum | 1484.04   | 796.56    | 2280.60   | 1590.54   | 819.00    | 2409.55   |
| 7     | S -Kharsawan   | 1059.38   | 589.64    | 1649.02   | 1154.08   | 598.65    | 1752.74   |
| 8     | W. Singhbhum   | 2033.98   | 1148.95   | 3182.93   | 2280.57   | 1185.58   | 3466.16   |
| 9     | Palamu         | 2886.08   | 1609.79   | 4495.86   | 3111.38   | 1669.50   | 4780.88   |
| 10    | Latehar        | 1130.17   | 625.14    | 1755.31   | 1184.77   | 621.94    | 1806.71   |
| 11    | Garhwa         | 1767.41   | 986.61    | 2754.02   | 1944.63   | 1021.22   | 2965.85   |
| 12    | Hazaribagh     | 1569.58   | 831.84    | 2401.42   | 1864.07   | 974.66    | 2838.73   |
| 13    | Ramgarh        | 656.12    | 387.82    | 1043.93   | 769.52    | 396.82    | 1166.35   |
| 14    | Koderma        | 779.41    | 416.69    | 1196.10   | 870.01    | 457.97    | 1327.99   |
| 15    | Chartra        | 1637.33   | 920.42    | 2557.75   | 1804.66   | 935.97    | 2740.63   |
| 16    | Giridih        | 3063.73   | 1701.64   | 4765.37   | 3412.70   | 1797.69   | 5210.39   |
| 17    | Dhanbad        | 1724.95   | 927.24    | 2652.19   | 1894.54   | 1033.92   | 2928.45   |
| 18    | Bokaro         | 1535.50   | 850.77    | 2386.27   | 1614.68   | 838.19    | 2452.87   |
| 19    | Dumka          | 1786.10   | 983.90    | 2770.00   | 1961.04   | 1008.78   | 2969.82   |
| 20    | Jamtara        | 983.92    | 576.91    | 1560.83   | 1087.49   | 574.54    | 1662.03   |
| 21    | Sahebganj      | 1675.24   | 926.77    | 2602.01   | 1855.94   | 1004.74   | 2860.68   |
| 22    | Pakur          | 1102.47   | 594.44    | 1696.91   | 1244.42   | 671.67    | 1916.09   |
| 23    | Godda          | 1769.28   | 974.52    | 2743.80   | 1937.49   | 1018.44   | 2955.94   |
| 24    | Deoghar        | 2028.86   | 1154.87   | 3183.74   | 2137.21   | 1165.32   | 3302.53   |
| Total | Total          | 36169.43  | 20015.21  | 56184.64  | 39613.42  | 20873.62  | 60487.05  |