Mid Day Meal Scheme,

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Wel - Come
A.W.P. 2008-09
Mid - Day Meal Scheme, Gujarat State
Education Department, Commissioner, M.D.M.
Schools, Gujarat State
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1 MDM Introduction

• M.D.M. Scheme launched in November,1984.
• About 32577 Govt./Govt. aided primary schools
  included, covering classes I to VII.
• Hot cooked meal to 42.00 lakh Primary school
  children will be serve. .2008-09
• 180 gms of foodgrains/pulse/vegetable/oil etc.
  per day child giving more than 450 calorie
  12-15 gm. Of proteins.2008-09
• Expr. per child per day Rs. 4.71 for including
  Std. I to V 5.21 for std VI to VII. .2008-09
• State Govt.s overall budget Rs.269.38 lakhs for
  2007-08, likely expenditure upto March- 08 will
  be Rs. 269.38 Lakhs.)
• Weekly Menu has been enforced with enough
  flexibilities according to local taste and
  resources.

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2 M.D.M. Administrative Structure
  Edu. Dept. / Commissioner   Deputy
Commissioner   Astt.Commi.(Admn.)
Astt.Commi.(Impl.)   District Collector ( Dist. /
Corporation )
Dy.D.P.E.O / Dy.Mam (Adm.) Dy.Mam
(Insp)/Dy.Mam (Act.)  
Mamlatdar ( Taluka )
Dy.Mam(Admn) Dy.Mam
(Act.)   Organiser
( School )

 

 
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3 COVERAGE COMPARISON
Out lay for year 2008-09 is Rs. 31865.00 lakhs
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4 COST PER CHILD PER DAY2008-09
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5 Demographic Profile of Gujarat
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6 School Beneficiaries Data

• Std. I to V (2008-09) ( In lakhs )

( In lakhs )
2. Std. VI to VII.
In Gujarat Primary Education
comprising from std. I to VII.
   
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7 School Data Consolidated

• No. of schools/ AIE.s 37134
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  2007-08 2008-09
• No. of beneficiaries Std. I to V 30.94
  32.63 Lakh
• Std. VI VII
  8.56 8.85 Lakh
• 2) Dropout Rate

   
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8 Procurement Supply Food grains /
Cooking Materials 
The Gujarat State Civil Supply Corporation an
apex agency for supply of Foodgrains as also
procurement of food commodities i.e. Edible
oil, pulses (dal) and foodgrains for std. VI
VII. Lifting of foodgrains from FCI Godown to
District Godown, distributed to taluka
Godowns. Supply of Food commodities at District
Godown distributed to taluka Godowns.   Six
monthly indent based on daily food component sent
to GSCSC Periodical release through F.P.S.
system upto the centre level ensuring regular
supply.   Monthly review of supply being done at
State level.
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9 Commodity Flow of MDM
Gujarat State Civil Supply Corporation 4
Purchasing Zonal Offices District
Godowns Taluka Godowns F.P.S. MDM Centre /
Organiser
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10 Arrangement of Conversion Cost
Per child per day cost is Rs. 2.64 for Std. I to
V Rs. 3.14 for std. VI VII. State Govt.
releases the entire grant on quarterly basis or
even in advance according to requirement. C.A.
received from GOI is adjusted against the
expenditure already made / being made. Mode of
expenditure a. To GSCSC, on purchase of
commodity. b. To organize,r as advance to meet
the cooking expenditure like spices, fuel,
vegetables, grinding etc. _at_ 0.70 ps. per child
per day. System well established well tested.
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11 Implementation Review

• (i) State level / Dist. Level /Taluka level
  committees working since 1984.
• (ii) Monitoring by periodically returns
  regular targeted inspections of MDM centres.
• (iii,iv) Routine school visits also covers
  inspections short comings noticed are given due
  follow ups / remedies.
• (v) Panchayats are fully involved in form of VECs
  and MTA/PTAs.
• (vi) MDM organizer manages the entire function at
  MDM centre.
• (vii) Accountant General conducts regular audits
  of State District level offices.
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12. Construction of Kitchen Sheds

• Details of construction of kitchen sheds
  carried out under various schemes-

6318 kitchen sheds constriction has started and
shall be over in.
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13. Utensils

• Cooking equipments Kitchen devices of
  Rs. 1119.95 lakhs will be purchased during the
  year 2008-09.
• The State Government is in complete
• compliance with the Hon. Supreme Courts
• directions, as the scheme will be implemented for
  
• more than 200 days during the year. Hon.Supreme
• Court has directed to provide hot cooked meal
  with
• 450 calories and 8 to 12 gms. protein value while
• the State Government provides this meal with 450
• calories and 15 gms. protein value.

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14. N.G.O. Participation

• The State Government has initiated participation
  of NGO in MDM as a pilot project in the eastern
  part of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and three
  talukas of Valsad District and entrusted the work
  to Stri Shakti in June 2006.
• From June-2007 the work of this scheme in the
  western part of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
  and Gandhinagar taluka has been given to the
  Akshay Patra Foundation.

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15. Tithi Bhojan

• Government of Gujarat has initiated the
  concept of
• public participation in the scheme through
  the concept of Tithi Bhojan . The
  villagers sponsor the food with sweets for
  children on various occasions and provide
  utensils for MDM centres.

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16. Involvement of Teachers Mothers.

• Formation of MTAs and arrangement for their
  regular meetings with Head Masters teachers in
  school.
• Arrangement of regular visit at MDM centre by
  mothers in rotational basis for the purpose of
  supervision of the process of cooking and serving
  food in a disciplinary and hygienic manners.
• During Mothers Sammelan mothers were provided
  information on the aspects of supervision of MDM
  centre in order to further improvement and
  popularity of the scheme.

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