PRESENTED BY PROF. RAJENDER SINGH YADAV CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,

1. MONITORING REPORT OF KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY, KURUKSHETRA (MONITORING INSTITUTION) ON MDM FOR THE STATE OF HARYANA PRESENTED BY PROF. RAJENDER SINGH YADAV CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY, KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA & NODAL OFFICER, MONITORING WORK OF SSA & MDM (OF GOVT. OF INDIA) FOR HARYANA STATE

3. 1. Regularity in Serving Meal • In all schools except 05 schools of Sonipat district hot cooked meal was served daily during MI field Visit (10th May, 2011 to 31st May,2011. • Prior to MI field visit, it was found that in 10 schools(i.e. Bhiwani-06 & Kaithal-04) where MDM was not cooked for a period of 15 days to 03 Months due to non availability of food grain with the school.

4. 2. Regularity in Delivering Food Grains to School Level • 89% schools were receiving food grain regularly during MI field visit.

5. 3. Regularity in delivering cooking cost at school level • 87% schools had received cooking cost in advance regularly. • Heads of the schools were managing out of their salary in case of delay. • In 35% Schools cooking cost paid in cash and in 65% schools cooking cost paid by banking channel.

6. 4.Social Equity • During MI field visit, it was found that all children irrespective of their caste, religion and gender variations were being served MDM together and were allowed to eat together. • The MDM was also being cooked at one place for all of them. Discrimination of any kind was not noticed.

7. 5. Variety of Menu • There is a fixed menu for all the six days of a week

8. 6. Quality & Quantity of Meal • In all schools, quality of meals was good as reported by children. • In all schools quantity of meals was adequate as per norms

9. 7. Supplementary • Iron tablets were given in 66% schools, folic acid were given in 43% schools, vitamin – A dosages were given in 27.5% schools and de-worming Tablets were given in 29.5% schools.

10. 8. Status of Cooks • In 66.28% schools, Cooks/Helpers were serving the meal, in 31.39% schools SHG and in 2.32% schools, Yovya Mandal was serving the meal. • In 81.39 % schools, number of cooks and helpers was adequate to meet the requirement of the school. • 36% cooks belonged to SC, 36.20% were from OBC and 26.16% cooks belonged to other category.

11. 9. Infrastructure • In 8.5% schools, pucca kitchen shed-cum-store had been constructed and was not in use, in 6.5% schools, pucca kitchen shed-cum-store had been constructed but not in use, in 53% schools pucca kitchen shed-cum-store was not sanctioned & not available; in 14% schools it was under construction; in 18% schools it had been sanctioned, but not constructed/not started. • In 47% schools, food was cooked in classroom, in 39% schools food was cooked in open area and in 14% schools food was cooked at other places.

12. 10. Safety & Hygiene • Environment, Safety and Hygiene of cooking place was good in all schools. • In all schools, children were encouraged to wash hands before and after eating MDM.

13. 11.Community Participation: • In all schools, it was found that Parents/ VECs were participating to some extent in daily supervision and monitoring of MDM, but their visits were casual and off and on. • All the parents/community members were of the view that school and teachers are the main source of awareness regarding MDM, whereas majority of them were of the view that Newspapers, village native/friends and TV were also the source of generating awareness about MDM.

14. 12. Inspection & Supervision • Till 31/05/2011, none of the state level official of MDM had visited the schools for inspection. • Whereas at district level about 70% schools were visited by DEEO/DEO once in a year and in 6 months.

15. 13. Impact • About 75% teachers and VEC members opined that MDM contributes towards improvement of enrollment and about 85% opined that attendance of children was improved and all teachers and VEC members believed that MDM also improves the health of children.

16. Thanks