MID-DAY MEAL IN SIKKIM

1. Annual Work Plan & Budget 2013-14 • MID-DAY MEAL IN SIKKIM

2. Back ground Govt. of India: • Launched 0n 15th August 1995 for Class I to V (Raw rice) • Serving of cooked meal started from 28/11/2001 Sikkim: • Hot cooked Mid-Day Meal being served from Oct, 2002, covering all Primary School children. • Upper Primary are being provided hot cooked mid- day meal from 2008 academic session.

3. BROAD OBJECTIVES OF MDM • Providing nutritious food to the children in schools, avoid malnutrition. • Reduce dropouts. • Encourage the children of disadvantage sections • To create sense of socialization among children irrespective of caste, creed and religions. • Basic and compulsory education to 6-14 years age group children [I-VIII]

4. Role of the steering cum monitoring committee • As per Notification Ref. No: GOS/HRDD/MDM/115 Dated: 23.9.2009 • Provide policy advice. • Monitoring of effective execution of scheme. • To guide the department in its execution. • Monitor the implementation, assess its impacts, initiate corrective steps. • Effective coordination and convergence among the departments. • Mobilize community support and promote Public and private partnership. • To Receive and Redress complaints. • To examine the complaints, suggest remedial measures. • To support and assist the department in arranging State share.

5. [PRIMARY institutes]

6. [UPPER PRIMARY] institutes

7. REVISED FOOD NORMS

8. PAB approved number of children during : 2012-13.

9. Average number of children availed Mid-Day Meal during 2012-13 • Primary Stage : 52817 • Upper Primary : 32117

10. APPROVED COOKING COST DURING 2012-13

11. Release of Central Assistance for cooking cost during 2012-13 • Primary : Rs. 234.86 lakh. [60%] • Upper Primary: Rs. 174.23 lakh. [60%] EXPENDITURE from Feb, 12 to July, 2012

12. Allocation of food grains during 2012-13 • Primary : 1430.00 MTs. • Upper Pry : 1062.60 MTs. Total : 2492.60 MTs.

13. STATUS OF FOODGRAINS LIFTED DURING 2012 & PAYMENT

14. TRANSPORTATION COST APPROVED BY PAB AS PER PDS NORMS: 2012-13

15. ENTITLEMENT FOR HONORARIUM TO COOK cum HELPERS GUIDELINES: One cook for 25 Children. Additional one Cook for exceeding 26-100 children. One Additional Cook for every addition of 100 children Honorarium for Cooks/Helpers :@Rs.1000/-Primary & Upper Pry.

16. PAB APPROVED NO. OF CCH DURING -2012-13 • Nos. of cook cum helper approved by PAB: 1891. • Nos. of cook cum helper engaged [2012-13]: 1798

17. EXPENDITURE AS HONORARIUM TO COOK cum HELPER DURING 2012-13.

18. kitchen cum store sanctioned under MDM Scheme. GOI, sanctioned: • 245 units of kitchen @ Rs.60000/-=Rs.147.00 lakh for 2006-07. • 555 units of kitchen @ Rs.60000/-=Rs.333.00 lakh for 2007-08 • .59 units of kitchen @ Rs.60000/- =Rs.35.40 lakh for 2008-09. Total sanctioned unit is 859 amounting to Rs.515.40 lakh has been completed.

19. ACHIVEMENT REPORT OF KITCHEN CUM STORE.

20. ROLE OF SCHOOLS: • ENSURE RECEIPT AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF FOOD GRAINS. • ENSURE ACTUAL COOKED MDM AVAILING CHILDREN. • ENSURE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF BILLS. • ENSURE CERTIFICATION / VERIFICATION OF THE BILLS. • ENSURE BILLS ARE SUBMITTED BY COOKING AGENCIES AS PER THE ACTUAL ATTENDANCE. • ENSURE SAFETY, CLEANLINESS, HYGIENIC AND QUALITY FOOD. • ENSURE NO TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED IN COOKING PURPOSE AS PER THE GOI GUIDELINES. • ENSURE THAT MEMBERS OF SMC/SMDC ARE INVOLVED IN DAILY MONITORING.

21. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS: • Every School should maintain:- : Separate MDM Attendance / Complaint Register. : Stock/Issue Register of food-grains. : Accounts Entry Register/Bill copies /Cash book. : Inspection register. : Display of Menu. : Heads of the Institutions are accountable for Implementation of MDM at the school level.

22. Status of Kitchen devices under MDM Released by GOI:- • 2006-07: GOI released Rs.22.32 lakh • 2007-08: GOI released Rs.16.80 lakh. • 2012-13: GOI released Rs. 4.85 lakh EXPENDITURE:- • 446 schools were provided LPG. • 336 UPS schools were provided utensils. • 97 schools were provided utensils. • TOTAL: 879 units.

23. Kitchen Shed under MDM

24. Preparation of mid-day meal

25. Children having Mid-Day Meal

26. After Mid-Day Meal.

27. Stock of firewood:

28. Number of schools provided LPG [Gas] during 2008. • 446 schools have been provided with LPG [Gas]. • With the financial support provided by GOI under Kitchen Device.

29. Children having MDM

30. Queue for meal

31. Achievement during 2012-13 • Sensitization Program at the district level. • Sensitization of web portal in block level. • Appointment of MIS coordinator at district level. • Engagement of Cooking Agencies. • Preparation of Transportation Cost under PDS rate. • Billing procedures by cooking agencies. • Compilation of Guidelines and Circulars. • En-bloc sanction being accorded. • District wise release and payment of bills. • Payment of Food- grains /Transportation cost through Districts. • Exclusive Assignment of In-charge ship. (Districts). • Active involvement of BAC level Officials.

32. Grievance REDRESSAL mechanism UNDER MDM. • Complaint Redressal Committees have been constituted headed by District Collector in the District Level. • Complaint Record Registers are maintained by schools. • Turn wise regular supervision by SMCs and SMDCs is regulated. • Maintenance of Complaint Box in each Schools is made compulsory. • Maintenance of wide publicity through local media. • complaints are invited through net sikkimmdm@gmail.com or in writing

33. SENSITIZATION OF WEB PORTAL AT BLOCK LEVEL

34. WEB PORTAL SENSITIZATION TO STAKE HOLDERS

35. PARTICIPATION OF SCHOOLS HEADS & NGOs IN MDM PROGRAMME

36. AWARENESS & PUBLICITY. • THROUGH SENSITIZATION PROGRAMS. • THROUGH LOCAL NEWS PAPERS. • THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA [ Nayuma & AIR] • THROUGH DOORDARSHAN. • THROUGH PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES, CIRCULARS etc.

37. MONITORING OF MDM • NORTH BENGAL UNIVERISTY AS EXTERNAL AGENCY. • CONSTITUTED GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL FORUM AT THE STATE AND DISTRICT LEVEL. • MONITORING THROUGH LOCAL NGOs AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. • MONITORING BY SMDC/SMC etc. • MONITORING BY FIELD OFFICERS.

38. BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2013-14

39. WORKING DAYS APPROVED BY GOVT. OF SIKKIM : 2013-14 • PRIMARY : 222 • UPPER PRIMARY : 222

40. REVISED COOKING COST FROM APRIL, 2013-14

41. Requirement of Cooking CostPRIMARY: @Rs.3.65/child/day

42. Requirement of Cooking costUPPER PRY: Rs.5/Child/Day

43. REQUIREMENT OF FOODGRAINS & ITS COST

44. REQUIREMENT OF FOODGRAINS & ITS COST

45. CENTRAL ASSISTANCE FOR HONORARIUM TO COOK cum HELPER

46. TRANSPORTATION COST ON PDS NORMS: 2013-14

47. REQUIREMENT OF LPG REFILLING DURING 2013-14

48. REQUIREMENT OF KITCHEN DEVICES.

49. Reconstruction of kitchen shed

50. PROBMLEMS & ISSUES • Lengthy State financial procedures. • Unavailability of internet, banking system and mobile connectivity in few blocks. • Irregular supply of lpg gas to schools. • Lack of awareness in remote schools about web portal. • Non availability of local shg/wo in remote areas. • Less enrolment discourages the shg/wo to take up the cooking assignment. • variation In academic session. • Limited road network restricts the NGO/ SHGs to take-up more number of Schools.