Chhattisgarh: State Profile

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Chhattisgarh State Profile

• 16 Districts
• 93 Tehsils
• 146 Blocks
• 85 Tribal development blocks
• CD blocks
• 16 Districts Panchayats
• Janpad Panchayats
• Village Panchayats
• Municipal Corporations
• Municipal Councils
• 40 Nagar Panchayats

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Comparative figures Chhattisgarh vs. India

• Sl.No. Particulars
  Chhattisgarh India
• 1. Per capita Income
  15,073 23,222 
• Population in lakh
  208 10286
• 3. Sex Ratio
  989 933
• 4. of Urban Population
  20.08 27.78
• Decadal growth rate
• of population (1991-2001) 18.06
  21.34

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Comparative figures Chhattisgarh vs. India

• Sl.No. Particulars
  Chhattisgarh India
• 6. Density 154
  324 
• 7. Birth rate per 1000 25
  25
• 8. Death rate per 1000
  8.7 8.1
• 9. Infant Mortality rate 73
  63
• Population below poverty
• line
• Rural- 45.09 27.09
• Urban-
  36.27 23.62

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Mid Day Meal Scheme A brief Introduction

• started on 2nd October 1995 in the undivided
  State of Madhya Pradesh.
• In the beginning in Community Development blocks
  food grain _at_ 100 gm/day for 20 days in a month
  was given through fair price shops.
• Chhattisgarh started serving hot cooked meal in
  all Govt. primary schools from 1st April 2002.
  Conversion cost was kept at 75 paise.
• Conversion cost was increased to Re
  1/beneficiery/day on 23rd February 2004.

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Highlights of State norms, Expenditure norms etc.

• Food Grains are given at the rate of 100 gm per
  child per day.
• Conversion cost is given at the rate of Rs 2 per
  child per day.
• In addition to this the State Government gives Rs
  15 per cook per day for the wages of part time
  cooks and helpers.
• This is in addition to the conversion cost of Rs
  2.50 per child per day.
• The food must have at least 300 calories, and 8
  to 12 gms of protein.
• There are instructions that green vegetables and
  dal must be given every day.
• Fruit and eggs are to be given whenever
  possible. Only Iodized salt is to be used for
  cooking.
• Vitamin A and de-worming tablets are given once
  in six months, and iron folic acid tablets are
  given daily with the help of health department.

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Management Structure for Implementation

• Mid-Day-Meal Scheme is implemented in schools
  with the help of Village Panchayats.
• The Nodal Department at the State level is School
  Education Department.
• Money is provided in the budget of School
  Education and Tribal Development Department.
• The budget control officers of the two
  departments give allotment to the Zila
  Panchayats.
• The Chief Executive Officers of Zila Panchayats
  withdraw money from the treasury, and send it to
  Janpad (Block) Panchayats in their bank accounts.

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Management Structure for Implementation

• Janpad Panchayats then pass on the money to
  Village Panchayats in their bank accounts.
• The scheme is implemented at the school level by
  village panchayats.
• Village Panchayats make arrangements for cook in
  schools, and procure all the material necessary
  for cooking of food.
• The programme is supervised by Village Panchayats
  at the school level.
• The School Jan Bhagidari Samiti (VEC) is also
  involved in the monitoring and supervision of the
  programme.
• State Government has issued an order to request
  the mothers of students to monitor the programme.
  In urban areas, urban local bodies implement the
  programme.

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Food Grain flow chart
Food Grains FCI Nagrik Apurti Nigam
(NAN) Fair price shop Village
panchayats Schools
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Fund flow chart

• State Government (School Education and Tribal
  Development Department)
• Director Public Instructions Commission Tribal
  Welfare
• CEO Zila Panchayat
• CEO Janpad Panchayat
• Village Panchayat

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Implementation model at School level

• Village Panchayats
• make arrangements for cook in schools
• procure all the material necessary
  for cooking of food
• supervision of the whole MDM
• The School Jan Bhagidari Samiti (JVS)
• involved in the monitoring and supervision of
  the programme
• Mothers of school going children
• monitor the programme
• Urban local bodies
• implement the programme in urban areas
• Teachers
• supervise cooking and distribution of food
• Government officers
• During their tour visit school at the time
  when MDM is served, and supervise and taste
  the food

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Weekly menu its nutritional assessment

• rice, dal, vegetables, papad, and achar every
  day
• sweet or khir should be given at least twice a
  weak
• as far as possible seasonal fruits should be
  given
• Iodised salt should be used for cooking of food
• iron folic acid tablets, and vitamin A should be
  given with the help of health department
• at least one medical check up in a year
• wherever parents agree egg may also be given and
  innovation in recipe should be encouraged.
• In the current year it is proposed that the State
  Government will communicate calorie and protein
  content and nutritional value of common food
  items to all the schools, and also indicate some
  suitable recipes, so that schools can assess the
  nutritional value of the food being served.

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Costing Sheet

• The cost of food grains
• Supplied by GoI free of Cost
• Conversion cost including the cost of oil,
  pulses, condiments, fuel etc.
• _at_ Rs 2.50 per child per day to the
  village panchayats.
• All procurement except food grains is done
  locally by village panchayats. State Government
  does not interfere in this. In addition to this
  cost State Government gives Rs 15 per day per
  cook/helper, as wages of part time cook/helpers
  to panchayats.

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MDM Coverage and Beneficiaries
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Budget allocation MDM
For 2005-06 (i) Component of Central
assistance received Rs 8668.74 Lakh
(ii) State Component Rs
7375 Lakh The entire expenditure is done for
conversion of food grains into meal For
2006-07 Central Assistance is of 98.67 Lakh
utilizations of fund in the norms are under
process .
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• Status of Kitchen Shed
• Funds released through various programs like
  SGRY, BRGF
• Data is being collected through CEO-Zila
  Panchayats
• Status of procurement of Kitchen Devices
• Rs. 800/- per school as one time grant to 12500
  schools of School Education Department
• Funds for purchase of gas stove and gas
  connections

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• Capacity Building
• Training given to concerned persons
• Health hygiene related book for children,
  teachers, cook, VEC members being printed through
  UNICEF assistance
• Management Information System
• Data collection compilation through VEC, BEO,
  DEO, DPO
• Departments website to be launched soon
• Transparency
• Display of weekly menu on school wall
• Openness in procurement, selection of cook,
  construction of kitchen shed etc.

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• Good practices in MDM
• Old age personas covered under the Annapurna
  scheme can give 3 Kgs rice to the school out of
  the allotment of rice for them, and in turn can
  have their meals in the school when Mid-day Meal
  is served along with students.
• Cooking of food through Women's self help groups
• Medical checkup, giving of iron folic acid,and
  Vitamin A, and de-worming medicine.
• Supervision by mothers.
• Display of menu on the wall prominently.
• Giving eggs in some districts as per choice of
  the parents.
• Giving green vegetables and seasonal fruits.

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Information on lifting and utilization of food
grains allocated 2007-08
Information on cooking assistance released and
utilized during 2006-07(Classes I to V)
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Information on no of children of classes VI to
VIII who are likely to avail MDM during 2007-08
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Kitchen Shed Construction Status
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