Meghalaya Mid Day Meal

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MeghalayaMid Day Meal

• 2007-08

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Background

• Demographic Profile
• Total area - 22429 sq. Km.
• Total population - 2318822
• Number of Districts - 7
• Number of Sub-divisions - 15
• Number of BRCs - 39
• Number of URCs - 8
• Number of CRCs - 437
• Number of VECs - 4701
• Literacy Rate - 62.6
• IMR 49 per thousand
• MMR 450 per lakh

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Nutritional Status

• Data on malnutrition
• The mal nutrition data is classified as under
• Percentage of children under 3 who are stunted
  - 41.7
• Percentage of children under 3 who are wasted
  - 28.2
• Percentage of children under 3 who are
  underweight - 46.3
• Anemia
• Percentage of children 6-35 months who are
  anaemic - 68.7
• Vitamin A deficiency
• percentage of children who received Vitamin A in
  last 6 months is 19.9
• Other deficiency

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School Data

• Number of schools (LPS/EGS)
• Primary Schools
• Government - 2545
• Government Aided - 3883
• EGS Centers - 1464
• Total - 7892

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• Enrolment by category and gender
• Primary Enrolment
• Boys - 333189
• Girls - 318373
• EGS - 67514
• Total - 719076

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• Drop out category and gender(2005-06)
• GER (Lower Primary) - 96.80
• GER (Upper Primary) - 93.69
• GER (Elementary) - 95.81
• NER (Lower Primary) - 84.29
• NER (Upper Primary) - 77.70
• NER (Elementary) - 82.24
• Transition Rate - 80.00
• Drop-out Rate(LP) - 30.50

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INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR FOOD TRANSPORTATION

• The Deputy Commissioner (Supply) makes allotment
  to the Subdivision levels. SDO appoints nominees
  for lifting the rice from FCI
• The DI of Schools after getting the allotment
  gives allotment to the schools. Managing
  committees lifts the rice from the wholesale
  point.
• On experimental basis the Fair Price Shop is
  being tried out as the lifting point for the
  schools.

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Cont

• In the earlier cases the SMC had to arrange for
  the transportation from the lifting point to the
  school.
• To relieve the SMCs of the problem FP shop
  outlets are being tried in some districts
• The Transportation cost is paid through DRDA. The
  Wholesalers submit the transportation bills to
  the PD DRDA who makes the payments

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• There had been problems earlier when the
  allotment was late. But in the past year these
  problems have been avoided.
• The topography of the state is not very friendly.
  There are areas which are remote and inaccessible
  by any type of transportation. Some locations
  needs head carriage for kilometers together. The
  head carriage cost is not borne by the
  wholesellers.

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INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONVERSION

• Mechanism for budget releases The DEME releases
  the amount to the Deputy Commissioners who in
  turn release it to the Deputy Inspector of
  schools . The DI releases the amount to the
  School Managing committee. The conversion cost is
  released to the School managing committee through
  crossed cheques on half yearly basis. Proper
  guidelines are issued to the SMCs on the
  utilization of the same.

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Cont

• The releases are made in advance. Whenever there
  is delay the managing committees are requested to
  manage with their own resources which are
  reimbursed later on.
• The implementation of MDM has been entrusted with
  the SMC /Community. Wherever there are SHGs
  especially of the women groups, the
  responsibility of cooking and serving has been
  given to them. The districts have identified
  these groups and notified.

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GUIDELINES ON CONVERSION

• Trainings have been organized for SMCs and
  Community leaders on MDM. The Teachers are also
  provided training on MDM. A module on MDM has
  been included in the Training module for Teachers
  training for 20 days under SSA.
• DIETs have developed a hand book on MDM
• The State had meetings with the National
  Nutrition Board to work out illustrative menus
  for providing nutritional meal containing the
  prescribed calories and protein contents. The
  same has been printed in the Front inside cover
  of the Free exercise books that has been
  distributed to the children in primary schools

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Implementation arrangements and reviews

• Regular Reviews are held by the Education
  Secretary in the State Level in the Monthly
  Meetings
• District Level Coordination Committees have been
  notified which meet regularly on monthly basis to
  review the implementation of MDM.
• Each Supervisory officer in the Department is
  required to inspect certain number of schools in
  a month. The same is reported in the review
  meetings. Besides the BDOs and EACs have also
  been asked to visit schools on their visits to
  the areas under their jurisdiction and share the
  findings with the department in the review
  meetings.

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• Inspections are also done during the routine
  visits by the BRCs and CRCs
• There are deficiencies in the system and efforts
  are made to take up corrective measures.
• The State being a six schedule area the PRI
  institutions are not present.
• The State has entrusted the SRC of NEHU with the
  Third Party Evaluation of the MDM

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Out Come Monitoring

• The Third party Evaluation is expected to bring
  out many details which currently have not been
  brought to the notice of the State Govt.
• The Nutrition Profile/ Regular Health Check ups
  are on the cards.
• The Impact Assessment Study will be undertaken by
  the State in the end of the Year.

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Para wise reply to the PAB on MDM

• Para 4.1 The schools which are receiving
  assistance from Tribal Welfare did not receive
  MDM from DEME. MDM is not issued to RKM schools.
• Para 4.2 All the Tables have been rectified
• Para 4.3 The grant was released with advance from
  CF prior to receipt of first installment of fund
  from GoI. District wise releases are shown in
  Annexure 1.
• Para 4.4 Same as above
• Para 4.5 ATR on Monitoring Institution report has
  been sent to GoI

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TABLES
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GLIMPSES
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