Management
of Mid-day-Meal in Odisha
Dear friends
Mid-day-Meal
is one of the food security programme under which each children of Primary and
Upper Primary schools are entitled to
get a hot cooked noon-meal in the
school. The objective of the scheme is
to provide nutritious food to the school-going children, check school drop-out
and increase attendance of the students. Presently, food under this scheme has
been guaranteed under National Food
Security Act, 2013.
In view of
allegation of State Govt. about budgetary reduction for MDM by Central Govt.
which has affected MDM in Odisha, RTI Application was filed to the PIO, Dept. of School and
Mass Education, Govt. of Odisha seeking information about details of budgetary
allocation and expenditure from both Central and State share and utilisation of fund under different
heads. On 10.11.17, the PIO has
provided the information which is as follows.
Though there is substantial reduction of fund
amounting few crores by Central Govt. for MDM
in Odisha, but the
Govt. has not been able to utilise the allotted fund for same.
In an average, every year, Rs.
100 crore remained unspent balance. It means though fund is available, it could
not be spent by State Govt. due to reasons best known to
them.
It is fact
that quality of food can be ensured, if there will be goof environment and
storage facility in each school. In 2013-14 ,
the State Govt. allotted Rs.
94.20 crore for construction of building
for kitchen-cum-store room ( Rs. 60,000.00 per kitchen room). After that not a single pie has been allotted
for Kitchen room. That’s why thousands
of schools are devoid of Kitchen-cum-store room because of non-allocation of fund
by State Govt. Quality food under MDM is
denied to the children.
In 2014-15, The State Govt. made a big advertisement that LPG will be provided to all schools. Within 4 years, a sum of only
3.5 crore has been allotted for LPG gas connection. It shows how the State Govt. has
been neglecting MDM and as well as children in Odisha. That’s why MDM is mess
in Odisha.
(
Rs. In Lakh)
|
Year
|
Fund Sanctioned
|
Expenditure
|
||||
|
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
Total
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
Total
|
|
2013-14
|
63935.89
|
39824.75
|
103,760.64
|
54917.66
|
29489.80
|
84407.46
|
|
2014-15
|
58450.84
|
24195.55
|
82646.39
|
51824.23
|
20017.47
|
71841.70
|
|
2015-16
|
48373.55
|
27513.21
|
75886.76
|
45522.01
|
25652.42
|
71174.43
|
|
2016-17
|
46692.62
|
33356.73
|
80049.35
|
42267.63
|
29719.00
|
71986.63
|
|
2017-18 ( upto Sept.)
6 months
|
27811.43
|
20063.60
|
47875.03
|
22453.45
|
16105.17
|
38558.62
|
(
Rs.in Lakh)
|
Sl.No
|
Component
|
Expenditure incurred
|
|||||
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
|||||
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
||
|
1
|
Cost of foodgrain
|
7709.07
|
0.00
|
7067.36
|
0.00
|
6995.16
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
Cooking Cost
|
32681.62
|
16763.27
|
32903.97
|
16489.81
|
28365.23
|
21308.83
|
|
3
|
Hon. To Cook-cum-Helper
|
9927.81
|
3306.53
|
9525.31
|
3175.10
|
8417.38
|
4343.59
|
|
4
|
Transportation Cost
|
993.97
|
0.00
|
806.54
|
0.00
|
912.84
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
MME
|
893.79
|
0.00
|
972.20
|
0.00
|
831.40
|
0.00
|
|
6.
|
Kitchen devices
|
2711.40
|
0.00
|
548.85
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
7
|
Kitchen-cum-Store
|
0.00
|
9420.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
8
|
LPG
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
352.56
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
54917.66
|
29489.80
|
51824.23
|
20017.47
|
45522.01
|
25652.42
|
|
Sl.No
|
Component
|
Expenditure incurred
|
|||
|
2016-17
|
2017-18
|
||||
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
Central Share
|
State Share
|
||
|
1
|
Cost of foodgrain
|
3570.45
|
0.00
|
1627.33
|
0.00
|
|
2
|
Cooking Cost
|
28635.49
|
24198.64
|
17046.68
|
14172.03
|
|
3
|
Hon. To Cook-cum-Helper
|
8280.54
|
5520.36
|
2899.72
|
1933.14
|
|
4
|
Transportation Cost
|
824.01
|
0.00
|
366.31
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
MME
|
823.24
|
0.00
|
513.41
|
0.00
|
|
6.
|
Kitchen devices
|
133.90
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
7
|
Kitchen-cum-Store
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
8
|
LPG
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
|
Total
|
42267.63
|
29719.00
|
22453.45
|
16105.17
|
|
Year
|
No. of School
|
No. of Cook-cum-Helpers engaged
|
|
2013-14
|
63531
|
133349
|
|
2014-15
|
62640
|
128461
|
|
2015-16
|
62784
|
128817
|
|
2016-17
|
62708
|
128429
|
|
2017-18
|
58301
|
122500
|
Total children studying in Primary and Upper Primary schools in
Odisha is 51 lakh children.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date-29.4.17
