Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, Shrirang Appa Barne, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, GAURAV GOGOI, BHAGWANTH KHUBA, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, C.S. PUTTARAJU, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## Mid Day Meal Scheme

## 163. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to convert Mid Day Meal Scheme(MDMS) from mere entitlement to rights of the children and if so, the details thereof along  with the time by which MDM Scheme is likely to be converted into the rights of the children;
- (b) the number of children presently availing MDMS facility in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the  number of reported cases of serving contaminated/sub-standard  food under MDMS across the  country  during    the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  State/UT-wise  and  the action taken by the Government therein;
- (d) the  details  of  the  mechanism  put  in  place  by  the  Government  to  check  the  nutritional value of the food served under the said scheme; and
- (e) whether the Government has received  any report that mid day  meals are  not served  in many schools as prescribed by the Government and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) The Ministry has notified Mid Day Meal Rules 2015 under Section 39 (1) of the National Food  Security  Act  2013.  These  Rules  mandate  that  hot  cooked  mid  day  meals  in  the schools  shall  be  provided  to  all  students  studying  in  classes  I  to  VIII  who  enroll  and attend  the  school  free  of  charge  every  day  except  on  school  holidays.  The  rules  also

provide for food security allowance to be paid to children in case of failure to provide meals for specified reasons.

- (b) The  State-wise  number  of  children  who  availed  mid  day  meals  during  2014-15  is  at Annexure-I .
- (c) Details  of  State/UT  wise  number  of  reported  cases  of  contaminated/sub-standard  food under MDMS during the last three years and the current year and the action taken by the Government are at Annexure-II .
- (d) Government of India  has  issued  updated  guidelines  on  quality,  safety  and  hygiene  for school level kitchens to all the States / UTs on 13 th February, 2015. These guidelines inter alia provide for instruction to schools to procure Agmark quality and branded items for preparation of mid day meals, tasting of meals by 2-3 adults members 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  on  a  monthly  basis  by  Government  recognized  laboratories  to ensure that the meals meet with nutritional standards and quality.
- (e) Details of State-wise and year-wise cases regarding sub-standard quality of meals served to the children and action taken thereon are at Annexure-II .

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  part  (b)  of  LokSabha  Unstarred  Question  No.163  for 30.11.2015  by  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE,  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB,  SHRI SHRIRANG  APPABARNE,  SHRI  JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA,  SHRI  GAURAV GOGOI,  SHRI  BHAGWANTH KHUBA,  SHRI  VENKATESH  BABU  T.G.,  SHRI  C.S. PUTTA RAJU, SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL, SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV AND SHRI KIRTI AZADregarding MID DAY MEAL SCHEME

## State-wise number of children presently availing MDMS facility in the country

| S.No   | States/ UTs       |   Primary |   Up. Pry |     Total |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |   1836648 |   1080953 |   2917601 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |    175512 |     69779 |    245291 |
| 3      | Assam             |   3045360 |   1429543 |   4474903 |
| 4      | Bihar             |   9457393 |   3693030 |  13150423 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |   1785175 |   1091863 |   2877038 |
| 6      | Goa               |     86136 |     59216 |    145351 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |   2661338 |   1599189 |   4260527 |
| 8      | Haryana           |   1191188 |    754036 |   1945224 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |    312671 |    230079 |    542750 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    |    482888 |    230103 |    712990 |
| 11     | Jharkhand         |   1852915 |    732227 |   2585142 |
| 12     | Karnataka         |   2974790 |   1792310 |   4767100 |
| 13     | Kerala            |   1525606 |    996718 |   2522323 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    |   4774525 |   2470066 |   7244591 |
| 15     | Maharashtra       |   5990562 |   3772288 |   9762850 |
| 16     | Manipur           |    149549 |     37047 |    186596 |
| 17     | Meghalaya         |    375456 |    135094 |    510550 |
| 18     | Mizoram           |     94950 |     42173 |    137123 |
| 19     | Nagaland          |    188455 |     46482 |    234936 |
| 20     | Orissa            |   3122746 |   1610806 |   4733551 |
| 21     | Punjab            |   1002012 |    651080 |   1653092 |
| 22     | Rajasthan         |   3232414 |   1713516 |   4945930 |
| 23     | Sikkim            |     43738 |     32382 |     76120 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        |   2699640 |   2110830 |   4810470 |
| 25     | Telangana         |   1249038 |    763291 |   2012329 |
| 26     | Tripura           |    235188 |    119968 |    355156 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     |   7334808 |   2991235 |  10326042 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       |    401996 |    265652 |    667647 |
| 29     | West Bengal       |   7542550 |   4556190 |  12098740 |
| 30     | A&N Islands       |     16447 |     11511 |     27958 |
| 31     | Chandigarh        |     28067 |     18712 |     46779 |
| 32     | D&N Haveli        |     19605 |     14716 |     34320 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        |      8318 |      5915 |     14232 |
| 34     | Delhi             |    717452 |    449132 |   1166583 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       |      4144 |      3024 |      7168 |
| 36     | Puducherry        |     27233 |     28241 |     55474 |
| Total  |                   |  66646510 |  35608394 | 102254904 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.163 for 30.11.2015 by SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE, SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA, SHRI GAURAV GOGOI, SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA, SHRI  VENKATESH  BABU  T.G.,  SHRI  C.S.  PUTTA  RAJU,  SHRI  ADHALRAO  PATIL SHIVAJIRAO, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL, SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV AND SHRI KIRTI AZAD regarding MID DAY MEAL SCHEME

- a) State/UT wise number of reported cases of serving contaminated/sub-standard food under MDMS across the country during the last three years and current year
- b) Action taken on the complaints regarding contaminated food served under MDMS received

| Sl. No.   | State/UT         | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |   Total |
|-----------|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |        |        | 2      |        |       2 |
| 2         | A& N Islands     |        |        | 1      |        |       1 |
| 3         | Bihar            | 1      | 5      | 8      | 6      |      20 |
| 4         | Chandigarh       |        |        |        | 1      |       1 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh     |        | 1      | 1      |        |       2 |
| 6         | Delhi            | 2      |        | 1      | 4      |       7 |
| 7         | Gujarat          |        |        | 1      | 1      |       2 |
| 8         | Goa              |        |        |        | 1      |       1 |
| 9         | Haryana          | 1      | 1      | 1      |        |       3 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh |        |        |        | 1      |       1 |
| 11        | Jharkhand        |        |        | 1      | 1      |       2 |
| 12        | Karnataka        | 1      |        | 3      |        |       4 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh   | 1      |        | 2      | 2      |       5 |
| 14        | Maharashtra      |        |        | 2      | 5      |       7 |
| 15        | Odisha           |        | 2      | 4      | 2      |       8 |
| 16        | Rajasthan        |        | 2      |        |        |       2 |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu       |        | 1      |        |        |       1 |
| 18        | Telangana        |        |        | 1      |        |       1 |
| 19        | Tripura          |        |        |        | 1      |       1 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh    | 1      | 1      | 3      | 12     |      17 |
| 21        | West Bengal      | 1      |        |        |        |       1 |
|           | Total            | 8      | 13     | 31     | 37     |      89 |

| Sl. No.   | Type of action                                                                                                                             | 2012   |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   Total |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1.        | Departmental action (including warning, transfer, suspension) and action against service providers/complaint substantiated, by State Govt. | 5      |      4 |      8 |     11 |      28 |
| 2.        | Under enquiry/investigationat state level                                                                                                  | -      |      3 |      5 |      2 |      10 |
| 3.        | General corrective action, including issue of instructions to concerned, by State Govt. /GOI.                                              | 2      |      3 |      2 |      2 |       9 |
| 4.        | Baseless, not proved, not related toMDM                                                                                                    | -      |      2 |      4 |      3 |       9 |
| 5.        | Reply awaited                                                                                                                              | 1      |      1 |     12 |     19 |      33 |
|           | Total                                                                                                                                      | 8      |     13 |     31 |     37 |      89 |