Lok Sabha Question No. 45 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Allocation to MDMS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.45 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Allocation to MDMS

## 45. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the details of budgetary allocation for Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) in   the 12th Five Year Plan, the share of fund allocated/released by Government so far, out of the total outlay under the 12th  Five Year Plan for MDMS, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the details of the targets set/achieved under different years on 12th Five Year Plan for MDMS,year-wise;
- (c) whether  the  budgetary  allocation  for  the  said  scheme  has  declined,  if  so,the  details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken  note that the decline in allocation is likely to make difficulties in the implementation of the said schemes due to inflation; and
- (e) if so, steps taken by the Government to fill-up these gaps and to protect the entitlements of children mid-day meal scheme?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): The erstwhile Planning Commission had allocated an outlay of Rs. 90155 crore in the 12 th Five  Year  Plan  for  Mid  Day  Meal  Scheme.  The  State-wise  and  year-wise  funds released to the States / UTs is given at Annexure-I .
- (b): The  year-wise  number  of  children  approved  and  benefitted  under  Mid  Day  Meal Scheme is as under:

(figures in Crore)

| Year    |   Number of children approved by Programme Approval Board |   Number of children benefitted |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                                                     10.97 |                           10.68 |
| 2013-14 |                                                     11.08 |                           10.8  |
| 2014-15 |                                                     10.81 |                           10.22 |
| 2015-16 |                                                     10.56 |                           10.2  |

- (c): The year-wise Budget Estimates (BE), fund released & expenditure by States for Mid Day Meal Scheme during the 12 th Plan is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |      BE |   Fund Released | Expenditure   |
|---------|---------|-----------------|---------------|
| 2012-13 | 11937   |        10867.9  | 10196.98      |
| 2013-14 | 13215   |        10927.2  | 10873.75      |
| 2014-15 | 13215   |        10527    | 11316.28      |
| 2015-16 |  9236.4 |         9151.55 | 5961.44*      |
| 2016-17 |  9700   |         2215    |               |

*till 30 th September, 2015

The funding pattern between Central and States changed from 75:25 to 60:40 from 1.4.2015 for States other than the NER States and 3 Hilly States.

- (d) & (e): Under the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) foodgrain at the rate of 100 gram per child for primary school and 150 gram per child for upper primary schools is  provided  by  the  Central  Government  to  States  /  UTs.  In  addition,  cooking cost  is  provided  for  eligible  schools  /  implementing  agencies  for  meeting  the cost  of  pulses,  vegetables,  oil  /  fats,  salt  &  condiments  and  fuel.  In  order  to cover the impact of price rise in the items of consumption in the MDM basket, the  cooking  cost  has  been  revised  upward  annually  since  2010  @  7.5%.  The present  cooking  cost  is  Rs.  3.86  per  child  per  day  for  primary  stage  and  Rs. 5.78 per child per day for upper primary stage.

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## Annexure referred to in reply part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 45 for 25.04.2016 by SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL regarding Allocation to MDMS

## State-wise and year-wise funds released to the States / UTs

| S. No.           | States/UTs        | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   | Central Assistance Released   |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No.           | States/UTs        | 2012-13                       | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17*                      | Total                         |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh    | 61232.52                      | 44374.15                      | 31556.76                      | 29064.76                      | 6491.76                       | 172719.95                     |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh | 3133.42                       | 4028.60                       | 3351.71                       | 3273.34                       | 700.77                        | 14487.84                      |
| 3                | Assam             | 47451.53                      | 45710.81                      | 47985.16                      | 55376.49                      | 11776.90                      | 208300.89                     |
| 4                | Bihar             | 99889.68                      | 117682.53                     | 136532.10                     | 120013.29                     | 27343.43                      | 501461.03                     |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh      | 40486.19                      | 34264.11                      | 31564.09                      | 26991.77                      | 6452.79                       | 139758.95                     |
| 6                | Goa               | 1365.00                       | 1404.07                       | 1403.61                       | 1297.20                       | 269.60                        | 5739.48                       |
| 7                | Gujarat           | 39609.53                      | 49903.26                      | 44783.33                      | 38053.30                      | 8866.02                       | 181215.44                     |
| 8                | Haryana           | 17852.49                      | 19719.92                      | 16398.99                      | 12382.80                      | 3502.14                       | 69856.34                      |
| 9                | Himachal Pradesh  | 7932.04                       | 7909.36                       | 7460.91                       | 8141.23                       | 1842.44                       | 33285.98                      |
| 10               | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6660.10                       | 8454.62                       | 6203.30                       | 8366.30                       | 2269.86                       | 31954.18                      |
| 11               | Jharkhand         | 25035.45                      | 35017.20                      | 21508.92                      | 24518.16                      | 6680.63                       | 112760.36                     |
| 12               | Karnataka         | 73785.12                      | 73323.24                      | 56610.57                      | 41939.61                      | 9686.14                       | 255344.68                     |
| 13               | Kerala            | 19740.25                      | 19201.38                      | 22575.34                      | 17120.97                      | 4136.82                       | 82774.76                      |
| 14               | Madhya Pradesh    | 79048.11                      | 81863.87                      | 79567.82                      | 60698.68                      | 14098.82                      | 315277.30                     |
| 15               | Maharashtra       | 105629.60                     | 98376.59                      | 95059.83                      | 103072.93                     | 19825.98                      | 421964.93                     |
| 16               | Manipur           | 1192.88                       | 1444.64                       | 3281.86                       | 2452.83                       | 578.63                        | 8950.84                       |
| 17               | Meghalaya         | 5884.47                       | 6333.20                       | 6247.18                       | 7024.57                       | 1449.65                       | 26939.07                      |
| 18               | Mizoram           | 1948.06                       | 1999.56                       | 2049.78                       | 2060.99                       | 432.66                        | 8491.05                       |
| 19               | Nagaland          | 2818.23                       | 1754.48                       | 4226.96                       | 1073.68                       | 535.28                        | 10408.63                      |
| 20               | Orissa            | 49162.77                      | 61429.29                      | 49303.55                      | 39731.89                      | 10293.62                      | 209921.12                     |
| 21               | Punjab            | 18916.89                      | 21402.83                      | 13500.81                      | 16650.04                      | 3893.73                       | 74364.30                      |
| 22               | Rajasthan         | 49727.50                      | 44905.67                      | 41757.13                      | 41934.63                      | 9804.45                       | 188129.38                     |
| 23               | Sikkim            | 1077.87                       | 1226.31                       | 1040.14                       | 1001.38                       | 211.44                        | 4557.14                       |
| 24               | Tamil Nadu        | 70054.38                      | 49354.83                      | 63991.10                      | 44253.83                      | 9783.77                       | 237437.91                     |
| 25               | Telangana         |                               |                               | 20114.42                      | 17435.58                      | 4062.31                       | 41612.31                      |
| 26               | Tripura           | 5235.75                       | 5073.29                       | 4827.01                       | 5129.42                       | 1063.58                       | 21329.05                      |
| 27               | Uttarakhand       | 15759.24                      | 9525.47                       | 8931.74                       | 10419.33                      | 2524.47                       | 47160.25                      |
| 28               | Uttar Pradesh     | 132113.69                     | 120750.57                     | 105142.49                     | 86192.86                      | 24954.65                      | 469154.26                     |
| 29               | West Bengal       | 91666.15                      | 111333.22                     | 109189.56                     | 75582.33                      | 24134.16                      | 411905.42                     |
| 30               | A&N Islands       | 1328.79                       | 1119.15                       | 322.20                        | 281.46                        | 87.13                         | 3138.73                       |
| 31               | Chandigarh        | 501.68                        | 933.17                        | 810.48                        | 756.43                        | 150.93                        | 3152.69                       |
| 32               | D&N Haveli        | 349.10                        | 480.64                        | 409.77                        | 569.38                        | 116.96                        | 1925.86                       |
| 33               | Daman &Diu        | 120.93                        | 270.22                        | 213.31                        | 272.37                        | 59.63                         | 936.46                        |
| 34               | Delhi             | 8524.26                       | 9948.48                       | 7892.30                       | 9449.23                       | 3226.52                       | 39040.79                      |
| 35               | Lakshadweep       | 76.45                         | 115.06                        | 108.81                        | 127.04                        | 27.10                         | 454.46                        |
|                  | Puducherry        | 506.17                        | 401.52                        | 597.70                        | 520.77                        | 165.20                        | 2191.36                       |
| 36               |                   |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| Total (In Crore) | Total (In Crore)  | 10858.16                      | 10910.35                      | 10465.21                      | 9132.31                       | 2215.00                       | 43581.03                      |

(Rs. in lakh)