Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: Review of MDMS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, NITYANAND RAI, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 384**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2015**

**Review of MDMS**

**384. 	SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:**

**SHRIMAT BHAVANA PUNDALIK GAWALI PATIL:**

**SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:**

**SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:**

**SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:**

**SHRI NITYANAND RAI:**

**SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:**

**SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:**

**ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:**

**DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:**

**SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:**

**DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:**

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

1. whether an expert committee was set up to review Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) and if so, the details thereof;

1. whether the Government has received complaints about alleged irregularities including sub-standard meal being served to students and if so, the number of complaints received during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

1. the details of number of cases of adulterated/poisonous food supplied to children under the said scheme during the said period, State-wise and the action taken against those found responsible;

1. the total amount sanctioned and expenditure incurred under the scheme during the said period, State-wise; and

1. whether the Government proposes to extend the scheme upto higher secondary level and if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

1. An expert committee under the chairpersonship of Director, Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi was constituted to examine the current norms for quantity and quality of food, to assess the nutritional adequacy of the menu, and to examine current guidelines of food safety, etc. under Mid Day Meal Scheme. In the light of recommendations of the committee, the guidelines on Food Safety and Hygiene for school level kitchens under Mid Day Meal Scheme was issued on 13 th February, 2015 with an aim to help the States and the UTs to focus more intensively on the safety aspects of procurement, storage, preparation, serving, waste disposal of food items as well as issues of personal hygiene of students and those involved in cooking and serving of food.

1. Yes, Madam. The details of State-wise complaints received regarding poor quality and irregularities during the last three years and the current year are at ***Annexure-I*** .

1. Out of 91 complaints of poor quality, 67 pertained to adulterated food. The details of 67 complaints and action taken thereon are given at ***Annexure-II*** .

1. Year-wise and State-wise release of funds and expenditure during the last three years and current year is given at ***Annexure-III*** .

1. No, Madam. However, State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are providing mid day meals to the children of classes IX and X from their own resources.

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***Annexure-I***

**Annexure referred to in reply part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.384 for 22.07.2015 by SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN, SHRIMAT BHAVANA PUNDALIK GAWALI PATIL, SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE, SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, SHRI NITYANAND RAI, SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER, ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA, DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI, SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA and DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE regarding Review of MDMS.**

**State-wise complaints received during the last three years and the current year**

| **Sl. No.**   | **State/UT**      | **Poor Quality**   |          |          |          | **Irregularities**   |          |          |          | **Total**   |
|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|               |                   | **2012**           | **2013** | **2014** | **2015** | **2012**             | **2013** | **2014** | **2015** |             |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh    |                    |          | 2        |          |                      |          |          | 2        | 4           |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh |                    |          |          |          |                      |          |          |          | 0           |
| 3             | A& N Islands      |                    |          | 1        |          |                      |          |          |          | 1           |
| 4             | Assam             |                    |          |          | 1        |                      | 1        | 3        | 2        | 7           |
| 5             | Bihar             | 2                  | 5        | 9        | 6        | 2                    | 2        | 1        | 1        | 28          |
| 6             | Chhattisgarh      |                    | 1        | 3        |          |                      |          |          |          | 4           |
| 7             | Delhi             | 2                  | 1        | 2        | 1        |                      |          |          |          | 6           |
| 8             | Gujarat           |                    |          | 1        |          |                      |          |          |          | 1           |
| 9             | Goa               |                    |          |          | 1        |                      | 1        |          |          | 2           |
| 10            | Haryana           | 1                  | 1        | 1        |          |                      | 1        | 2        |          | 6           |
| 11            | Himachal Pradesh  |                    |          |          | 1        |                      |          |          |          | 1           |
| 12            | Jharkhand         |                    | 1        | 3        |          | 2                    |          |          | 3        | 9           |
| 13            | Karnataka         | 1                  | 1        | 3        |          | 1                    |          |          |          | 6           |
| 14            | Kerala            |                    |          |          |          |                      |          | 1        |          | 1           |
| 15            | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                  |          | 3        |          | 1                    | 1        |          |          | 7           |
| 16            | Maharashtra       | 1                  |          | 2        | 4        |                      | 3        |          |          | 10          |
| 17            | Odisha            |                    | 3        | 4        | 1        | 1                    |          |          |          | 9           |
| 18            | Punjab            |                    |          |          |          | 1                    |          | 1        |          | 2           |
| 19            | Rajasthan         |                    | 2        |          |          | 1                    |          |          | 1        | 4           |
| 20            | Tamil Nadu        |                    | 1        |          |          |                      |          |          |          | 1           |
| 21            | Tripura           |                    |          |          | 1        |                      |          |          |          | 1           |
| 22            | Uttarakhand       |                    |          |          |          | 2                    |          | 1        |          | 3           |
| 23            | Uttar Pradesh     | 3                  | 1        | 6        | 2        | 2                    | 5        | 4        | 2        | 25          |
| 24            | West Bengal       | 2                  | 1        |          |          | 2                    | 2        |          |          | 7           |
| 25            | Telangana         | -                  | -        | 1        |          |                      |          |          |          | 1           |
|               | **Total**         | 14                 | 18       | 41       | 18       | 15                   | 16       | 13       | 11       | 146         |

***Annexure-II***

**Annexure referred to in reply part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.384 for 22.07.2015 by SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN, SHRIMAT BHAVANA PUNDALIK GAWALI PATIL, SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE, SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, SHRI NITYANAND RAI, SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER, ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA, DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI, SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA and DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE regarding Review of MDMS.**

1. State and year wise details of complaints regarding adulterated food served

| **Sl. No.**   | **State/UT**     | **Poor Quality**   |          |          |          | **Total**   |
|---------------|------------------|--------------------|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|               |                  | **2012**           | **2013** | **2014** | **2015** |             |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh   |                    |          | 2        |          | **2**       |
| 2             | A& N Islands     |                    |          | 1        |          | **1**       |
| 3             | Bihar            | 1                  | 5        | 8        | 5        | **19**      |
| 4             | Chhattisgarh     |                    | 1        | 1        |          | **2**       |
| 5             | Delhi            | 2                  |          | 1        | 1        | **4**       |
| 6             | Gujarat          |                    |          | 1        |          | **1**       |
| 7             | Goa              |                    |          |          | 1        | **1**       |
| 8             | Haryana          | 1                  | 1        | 1        |          | **3**       |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh |                    |          |          | 1        | **1**       |
| 10            | Jharkhand        |                    |          | 1        |          | **1**       |
| 11            | Karnataka        | 1                  |          | 3        |          | **4**       |
| 12            | Madhya Pradesh   | 1                  |          | 2        |          | **3**       |
| 13            | Maharashtra      |                    |          | 2        | 4        | **6**       |
| 14            | Odisha           |                    | 2        | 4        | 1        | **7**       |
| 15            | Rajasthan        |                    | 2        |          |          | **2**       |
| 16            | Tamil Nadu       |                    | 1        |          |          | **1**       |
| 17            | Telangana        |                    |          | 1        |          | **1**       |
| 18            | Tripura          |                    |          |          | 1        | **1**       |
| 19            | Uttar Pradesh    | 1                  | 1        | 3        | 1        | **6**       |
| 20            | West Bengal      | 1                  |          |          |          | **1**       |
|               | **Total**        | **8**              | **13**   | **31**   | **15**   | **67**      |

1. Action Taken on complaints regarding adulterated food served

| **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**      | **3**      | **6**      | **4**      | **18**      |
| **2**         | **General corrective action, including issue of instructions to concerned, by State Govt. /GOI.**                                              | **2**      | **3**      | **2**      | **1**      | **8**       |
| **3**         | **Under enquiry/investigation at state level**                                                                                                 | **-**      | **4**      | **6**      |            | **10**      |
| **4**         | **Reply awaited**                                                                                                                              | **1**      | **1**      | **13**     | **8**      | **23**      |
| **5**         | **Baseless, not proved, not related to MDM**                                                                                                   | **-**      | **2**      | **4**      | **2**      | **8**       |
|               | **Total**                                                                                                                                      | **8**      | **13**     | **31**     | **15**     | **67**      |

***Annexure-III***

**Annexure referred to in reply part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.384 for 22.07.2015 by SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN, SHRIMAT BHAVANA PUNDALIK GAWALI PATIL, SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE, SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, SHRI NITYANAND RAI, SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER, ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA, DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI, SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA and DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE regarding Review of MDMS.**

**Year-wise and State-wise release of funds and expenditure during the last three years and the current year**

***(Rs.in lakhs)***

| **S. No.**             | **States/UTs**    | **Central Assistance Released**   | **Expenditure**   | **Central Assistance Released**   | **Expenditure**   | **Central Assistance Released**   | **Expenditure as on 31st December, 2014**   | **Central Assistance Released till date**   |
|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|                        |                   | **2012-13**                       |                   | **2013-14**                       |                   | **2014-15**                       |                                             | **2015-16**                                 |
| 1                      | Andhra Pradesh    | 61232.52                          | 53780.14          | 44374.15                          | 46542.99          | 31556.76                          | 28427.39                                    | 7073.15                                     |
| 2                      | Arunachal Pradesh | 3133.42                           | 3175.5            | 4028.6                            | 3310.84           | 3351.71                           | 2002.19                                     | 673.46                                      |
| 3                      | Assam             | 47451.53                          | 45500.28          | 45710.81                          | 46676.39          | 47985.16                          | 18866.55                                    | 11484.48                                    |
| 4                      | Bihar             | 99889.68                          | 84250.41          | 117682.53                         | 125451.67         | 136532.1                          | 122354.94                                   | 30684.05                                    |
| 5                      | Chhattisgarh      | 40486.19                          | 41132.31          | 34264.11                          | 32567.6           | 31564.09                          | 26446.13                                    | 7505.7                                      |
| 6                      | Goa               | 1365.00                           | 1389.72           | 1404.07                           | 1325.22           | 1403.61                           | 639.22                                      | 307.72                                      |
| 7                      | Gujarat           | 39609.53                          | 37640.09          | 49903.26                          | 42193.85          | 44783.33                          | 24628.53                                    | 9660.26                                     |
| 8                      | Haryana           | 17852.49                          | 18764.26          | 19719.92                          | 16476.79          | 16398.99                          | 10248.35                                    | 4351.29                                     |
| 9                      | Himachal Pradesh  | 7932.04                           | 7568.26           | 7909.36                           | 8122.88           | 7460.91                           | 5313.63                                     | 1605.95                                     |
| 10                     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6660.1                            | 8868.51           | 8454.62                           | 7869.779          | 6203.3                            | 6370.32                                     | 2240.87                                     |
| 11                     | Jharkhand         | 25035.45                          | 27781.23          | 35017.2                           | 44391.74          | 21508.92                          | 26461.58                                    | 7110.35                                     |
| 12                     | Karnataka         | 73785.12                          | 77818.49          | 73323.24                          | 72454.84          | 56610.57                          | 43587.56                                    | 11065                                       |
| 13                     | Kerala            | 19740.25                          | 19110.76          | 19201.38                          | 19807.04          | 22575.34                          | 16290.65                                    | 4653.18                                     |
| 14                     | Madhya Pradesh    | 79048.11                          | 78054.38          | 81863.87                          | 78207.72          | 79567.82                          | 64027.5                                     | 17879.15                                    |
| 15                     | Maharashtra       | 105629.6                          | 94253.12          | 98376.59                          | 101736.42         | 95059.83                          | 76246.55                                    | 22266.36                                    |
| 16                     | Manipur           | 1192.88                           | 1969.99           | 1444.64                           | 2255.55           | 3281.86                           | 1788.07                                     | 544.31                                      |
| 17                     | Meghalaya         | 5884.47                           | 15166.39          | 6333.2                            | 6251.17           | 6247.18                           | 3575.84                                     | 1363.96                                     |
| 18                     | Mizoram           | 1948.06                           | 3676.96           | 1999.56                           | 2047.46           | 2049.78                           | 914.23                                      | 393.92                                      |
| 19                     | Nagaland          | 2818.23                           | 2818.23           | 1754.48                           | 3310.84           | 4226.96                           | 1572.78                                     | 502.87                                      |
| 20                     | Orissa            | 49162.77                          | 50094.47          | 61429.29                          | 54917.66          | 49303.55                          | 43991.24                                    | 11644.65                                    |
| 21                     | Punjab            | 18916.89                          | 17008.16          | 21402.83                          | 18287.71          | 13500.81                          | 13974.19                                    | 4403.79                                     |
| 22                     | Rajasthan         | 49727.5                           | 45040.18          | 44905.67                          | 49575.17          | 41757.13                          | 37370.9                                     | 11099.09                                    |
| 23                     | Sikkim            | 1077.87                           | 1034.35           | 1226.31                           | 1043.07           | 1040.14                           | 584.69                                      | 211.64                                      |
| 24                     | Tamil Nadu        | 70054.38                          | 45269.07          | 49354.83                          | 48470.17          | 63991.1                           | 44131.76                                    | 11054.42                                    |
| 25                     | Telangana         | --                                | --                | --                                | --                | 20114.42                          | 14219.19                                    | 4817.76                                     |
| 26                     | Tripura           | 5235.75                           | 5572.17           | 5073.29                           | 5460.93           | 4827.01                           | 3851.08                                     | 999.53                                      |
| 27                     | Uttarakhand       | 15759.24                          | 12353.8           | 9525.47                           | 10373.19          | 8931.74                           | 6718.98                                     | 2031.31                                     |
| 28                     | Uttar Pradesh     | 132113.69                         | 110536.65         | 120750.57                         | 115316.06         | 105142.49                         | 83425.31                                    | 28383.47                                    |
| 29                     | West Bengal       | 91666.15                          | 100591.5          | 111333.22                         | 112240.77         | 109189.56                         | 82996.04                                    | 27161.43                                    |
| 30                     | A&N Islands       | 1328.79                           | 257.95            | 1119.15                           | 979.47            | 322.2                             | 134.55                                      | 66.52                                       |
| 31                     | Chandigarh        | 501.68                            | 441.93            | 933.17                            | 496.35            | 810.479                           | 375.26                                      | 130.36                                      |
| 32                     | D&N Haveli        | 349.1                             | 306.25            | 480.64                            | 403.29            | 409.772                           | 325.1                                       | 94.3                                        |
| 33                     | Daman & Diu       | 120.93                            | 38.87             | 270.22                            | 220.12            | 213.31                            | 109.48                                      | 45.4                                        |
| 34                     | Delhi             | 8524.26                           | 7868.24           | 9948.48                           | 7997.85           | 7892.3                            | 8495.09                                     | 2345.85                                     |
| 35                     | Lakshadweep       | 76.45                             | 59.18             | 115.06                            | 63.61             | 108.81                            | 53.74                                       | 22.41                                       |
| 36                     | Puducherry        | 506.17                            | 506.17            | 401.52                            | 528.5             | 597.7                             | 397.36                                      | 140.78                                      |
| **TOTAL (in Lakhs)**   |                   | **1085816**                       | **1019698**       | **1091035**                       | **1087375**       | **1046521**                       | **820916**                                  | **246019**                                  |
| ***TOTAL (in Crore)*** |                   | ***10858.16***                    | ***10196.98***    | ***10910.35***                    | ***10873.75***    | ***10465.21***                    | ***8209.16***                               | ***2460.19***                               |