MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): Yes, Sir. The implementation of Mid Day Meal
(MDM) Scheme was reviewed with State/UT Secretaries on
16th September, 2010. In addition during 2010-11, the
Review Mission on Mid Day Meal Scheme reviewed the Scheme
in two States viz. Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat and 15
States were reviewed by selected Institutions of Social
Science Research.
(b): The States/UTs were requested to cover all
children as per approved number of working days, to speed
up the construction of kitchen sheds which are a vital
component of the programme for safe and hygienic cooking,
to cover all National Child Labour Project Schools, to
ensure effective monitoring mechanisms at State, District,
Block & village levels and hold regular stakeholders
meetings to review the MDM work and take corrective action
wherever required.
(c): The Mid Day Meal Scheme at present (2010-11) is
implemented in 12,63,256 institutions and covers
11,36,05,412 children. The State-wise details of
schools/institutions, children covered during the last
three years, 2007-10, are given in Annexure.
(d) & (e):As the entire cost of the foodgrains is borne by
the Central Government, there is no burden on States/UTs.
The cooking cost of Mid Day Meal (which includes cost of
pulses, vegetables, oils, condiments and fuel) was
enhanced from Rs.2.50 per child per day to Rs.2.69 at
primary stage and from Rs. 3.75 to Rs. 4.03 at upper
primary stage with effect from 1.4.2010, to counter
inflation.
(f): The Government has issued detailed guidelines for
effective implementation, supervision and monitoring of
the Scheme at all levels to ensure that children at
primary stage get an energy content of 450 calories and
protein content of 12 grams and students at upper primary
stage get an energy content of 700 calories and protein
content of 20 grams.
