Lok Sabha Question No. 1318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Funds for MDMS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## Funds for MDMS

## 1318.  SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  ongoing  projects  in  the  country  under  the 'Mid-Day Meal' scheme in the country;
- (b) if so, the State/UT-wise details of the funds allocated and spent by the Government for the Mid-Day Meal scheme in the country including Jharkhand during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the total number of cases of distributing worm infested food and serving harmful food under  the  'Mid-Day  Meal'  scheme  that  have  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise  including  the persons punished or acquitted in each of the above said cases;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  prescribed  amount  for  food  under Mid-Day Meal and also change the current system; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is implemented in partnership with States/UTs. The  Government  reviews  the  Scheme  regularly  through  Programme  Approval  Board, Regional Workshops and Joint Review Missions (JRMs).
- (b): The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  funds,  released  and  spent  by  the  Government  for MDMS in the country including Jharkhand during the last 3 years and current year are given at Annexure-I.
- (c): A total of 121 complaints with regard to poor quality of the  meals under the Scheme have been reported across the country during the last 3 years and current year. The Statewise  and  year-wise  details  of  such  cases  and  action  taken  thereon  are  given  at Annexure-II.
- (d)  &(e):The cooking cost which includes the cost of vegetables, pulses, oil, condiments and fuel  is  being  upwardly  revised  annually  by  7.5%  since  01.04.2010.  The  present cooking  cost  has  been  increased  by  7%  w.e.f.  01.07.2016  and  it  now  stands  at Rs.4.13 and Rs.6.18  per  child  per  day  for  primary  and  upper  primary  children respectively.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1318 for 25.07.2016 raised by Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey regarding Funds for MDMS.

## State/UT-wise details of the Central Assistance and Expenditure during the last 3 years and current year

Rs. in Lakhs

| S. No.           | States/UTs        | Funds released   | Expenditure   | Funds released   | Expenditure   | Funds released   | Expenditure   | release of funds as on 20.7.2016   |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|
|                  |                   | 2013-14          | 2013-14       | 2014-15          | 2014-15       | 2015-16          | 2015-16       | 2016-17                            |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh    | 44374.15         | 46542.99      | 31556.76         | 31090.81      | 29064.76         | 31090.81      | 14588.39                           |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh | 4028.6           | 3310.84       | 3351.71          | 3283.49       | 3273.34          | -             | 700.77                             |
| 3                | Assam             | 45710.81         | 46676.39      | 47985.16         | 53411.93      | 55376.49         | 56189.58      | 21830.02                           |
| 4                | Bihar             | 117682.53        | 125451.67     | 136532.1         | 140647.23     | 120013.29        | 116326.26     | 61462.85                           |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh      | 34264.11         | 32567.6       | 31564.09         | 35760.45      | 26991.77         | 30997.98      | 18462.61                           |
| 6                | Goa               | 1404.07          | 1325.22       | 1403.61          | 1578.86       | 1297.2           | 1259.22       | 697.04                             |
| 7                | Gujarat           | 49903.26         | 42193.85      | 44783.33         | 45366.71      | 38053.3          | 41360.83      | 23219.89                           |
| 8                | Haryana           | 19719.92         | 16476.79      | 16398.99         | 15358.13      | 12382.8          | 13660.58      | 4719.57                            |
| 9                | Himachal Pradesh  | 7909.36          | 8122.88       | 7460.91          | 7544.43       | 8141.23          | 8013.43       | 4399.64                            |
| 10               | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8454.62          | 7869.779      | 6203.3           | 7650.404      | 8366.30          | -             | 2586.47                            |
| 11               | Jharkhand         | 35017.2          | 44391.74      | 21508.92         | 36332.05      | 24518.16         | 31050.97      | 20276.39                           |
| 12               | Karnataka         | 73323.24         | 72454.84      | 56610.57         | 59165.6       | 41939.61         | 53949.29      | 27198.97                           |
| 13               | Kerala            | 19201.38         | 19807.04      | 22575.34         | 22623.77      | 17120.97         | -             | 4136.82                            |
| 14               | Madhya Pradesh    | 81863.87         | 78207.72      | 79567.82         | 76947.5       | 60698.68         | -             | 24868.56                           |
| 15               | Maharashtra       | 98376.59         | 101736.42     | 95059.83         | 116062.05     | 103072.93        | 88776.04      | 38384.66                           |
| 16               | Manipur           | 1444.64          | 2255.55       | 3281.86          | 2286.05       | 2452.83          | -             | 578.63                             |
| 17               | Meghalaya         | 6333.2           | 6251.17       | 6247.18          | 6211.95       | 7024.6           | 6932.29       | 3690.01                            |
| 18               | Mizoram           | 1999.56          | 2047.46       | 2049.78          | 1859.55       | 2060.99          | 1894.88       | 1111.08                            |
| 19               | Nagaland          | 1754.48          | 3310.84       | 4226.96          | 2679.41       | 1073.68          | -             | 535.28                             |
| 20               | Orissa            | 61429.29         | 54917.66      | 49303.55         | 51824.23      | 39731.89         | 45522.01      | 28548.40                           |
| 21               | Punjab            | 21402.83         | 18287.71      | 13500.81         | 19084.34      | 16650.04         | 15673.96      | 7265.90                            |
| 22               | Rajasthan         | 44905.67         | 49575.17      | 41757.13         | 49361.93      | 41934.63         | 43288.83      | 29055.18                           |
| 23               | Sikkim            | 1226.31          | 1043.07       | 1040.14          | 1203.99       | 1001.38          | 969.09        | 482.22                             |
| 24               | Tamil Nadu        | 49354.83         | 48470.17      | 63991.1          | 63061.73      | 44253.83         | 43730.98      | 23400.91                           |
| 25               | Telangana         |                  |               | 20114.42         | 21567.02      | 17435.58         | 18616.27      | 11525.35                           |
| 26               | Tripura           | 5073.29          | 5460.93       | 4827.01          | 5085.171      | 5129.42          | 5154.14       | 3018.48                            |
| 27               | Uttarakhand       | 9525.47          | 10373.19      | 8931.74          | 8678.57       | 10419.33         | 10162.62      | 5332.40                            |
| 28               | Uttar Pradesh     | 120750.57        | 115316.06     | 105142.49        | 117628.94     | 86192.86         | 103567.54     | 67514.77                           |
| 29               | West Bengal       | 111333.22        | 112240.77     | 109189.56        | 113916.42     | 75582.33         | 109107.37     | 60074.04                           |
| 30               | A&NIslands        | 1119.15          | 979.47        | 322.2            | 276.27        | 281.46           | 183.42        | 238.02                             |
| 31               | Chandigarh        | 933.17           | 496.35        | 810.479          | 486.57        | 756.43           | 694.19        | 411.83                             |
| 32               | D&NHaveli         | 480.64           | 403.29        | 409.772          | 425.63        | 569.38           | 521.01        | 314.15                             |
| 33               | Daman &Diu        | 270.22           | 220.12        | 213.31           | 183.8         | 272.37           | 263.06        | 164.47                             |
| 34               | Delhi             | 9948.48          | 7997.85       | 7892.3           | 12308.585     | 9449.23          | 7903.88       | 8304.40                            |
| 35               | Lakshadweep       | 115.06           | 63.61         | 108.81           | 87.09         | 127.04           | 85.18         | 73.77                              |
| 36               | Puducherry        |                  | 528.5         |                  |               |                  |               |                                    |
|                  |                   | 401.52           |               | 597.7            | 587.29        | 520.77           | 673.73        | 377.27                             |
| TOTAL (In Lakhs) | TOTAL (In Lakhs)  | 1091035          | 1087375       | 1046521          | 1131628       | 913230.9         | 887619.44     | 519549.21                          |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1318 for 25.07.2016 raised by Shri Ravindra Kumar Pandey regarding Funds for MDMS.

## Number of complaints regarding poor quality of meals under MDMS received since 2013 (as on 19.07.2016)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT         | Poor Quality   | Poor Quality   | Poor Quality   | Poor Quality   | Total   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT         | 2013           | 2014           | 2015           | 2016           | Total   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                | 2              |                | 1              | 3       |
| 3         | A&NIslands       |                | 1              |                |                | 1       |
| 4         | Assam            |                |                | 1              |                | 1       |
| 5         | Bihar            | 5              | 9              | 7              | 2              | 23      |
| 6         | Chandigarh       |                |                | 1              |                | 1       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh     | 1              | 3              | 1              |                | 5       |
| 8         | Delhi            | 1              | 2              | 6              |                | 9       |
| 9         | Gujarat          |                | 1              | 1              |                | 2       |
| 10        | Goa              |                |                | 1              |                | 1       |
| 11        | Haryana          | 1              | 1              |                | 1              | 3       |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh |                |                | 1              |                | 1       |
| 13        | J&K              |                |                |                | 1              | 1       |
| 13        | Jharkhand        | 1              | 3              | 2              | 2              | 8       |
| 14        | Karnataka        | 1              | 3              |                |                | 4       |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh   |                | 3              | 3              |                | 6       |
| 17        | Maharashtra      |                | 2              | 5              | 2              | 9       |
| 18        | Odisha           | 3              | 4              | 3              | 1              | 11      |
| 20        | Rajasthan        | 2              |                |                |                | 2       |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu       | 1              |                |                |                | 1       |
| 22        | Telangana        | -              | 1              |                |                | 1       |
| 23        | Tripura          |                |                | 1              |                | 1       |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh    | 1              | 6              | 14             | 3              | 24      |
| 26        | West Bengal      | 1              |                | 1              | 1              | 3       |
|           | Total            | 18             | 41             | 48             | 14             | 121     |

## Abstract of various types of action taken on complaints regarding poor quality of meals under MDMS since 2013 (as on 19.07.2016)

|   Sl. No. | Type of action                                                                                                                             |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 | 2016   |   Total |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|         1 | Departmental action (including warning, transfer, suspension) and action against service providers/complaint substantiated, by State Govt. |      6 |     12 |     19 | 5      |      42 |
|         2 | General corrective action, including issue of instructions to concerned, by State Govt. /GOI.                                              |      5 |      5 |      4 |        |      14 |
|         3 | Baseless, not proved, not related to MDM                                                                                                   |      3 |      7 |      5 |        |      15 |
|         4 | Under enquiry/investigation at state level                                                                                                 |      3 |      4 |      2 |        |       9 |
|         5 | Reply awaited                                                                                                                              |      1 |     13 |     18 | 9      |      41 |
|         6 | Total                                                                                                                                      |     18 |     41 |     48 | 14     |     121 |