The Mid Day Meal Scheme in schools is the world’s largest school feeding Programme. The Scheme now covers nearly 14 crore children in our country.In Purba Medinipur District 725256 children are taking mid day meal covering 3252 in Primary, 1497 in SSK, 23 in NCLP, 668 in Upper primary, 153 in MSK schools under Mid day meal programme.

Coverage of Schools

  • 100% Coverage of Primary School is to be done
  • In respect of Upper Primary School the present coverage is 98%. Coverage needs to be done 100%.
  • Municipality Coverage and Rural Coverage are to be Shown Separately.

History

In 1925 a Mid-Day-Meal Programme was introduced for disadvantaged children in Madras Municipal Corporation. By the Mid 1980s three states viz. Gujrat, Kerala & Tamil Nadu and U.P. of Pondicherry had Universalized a Cooked Mid-Day-Meal Programme with own resources for children studying at primary stage. It is an incontrovertible fact that school meal programmes exert a positive influence on enrollment an attendance in schools. A hungry child is less likely to attend schools regularly. Malnutrition adversely affects Universalization of Elementary Education. Even if a Malnourished child does attend schools, she finds difficult to concentrate on and participate in the teaching learning activities in school. Unable to cope, she would drop out.

Central Government’s Commitment to a Universal Cooked Meal Programme found reflection in the budget speech of the Union Finance Minister in July, 2004, which stated “the poor want basic education for their children : we shall provide it… we shall also make sure that the child is not hungry while she or he is at school…” the budget speech further promised “the whole of the among collected as cess will be earmarked for education, which will naturally include providing a nutritious cooked mid day meal. If primary education and the nutritious cooked mid day meal scheme can work hand in hand, I believe there will be a new dawn for the poor children in India.”

 

ACTIVITIES
Calender for the year 2011-2012
Sl No
Month
Total No of Days in the month
No of Days sanctioned for Mid Day Meal
NCLP
Primary School (Class I – V)
Upper primary Schools (Class VI – VIII)
1
April, 2011
30
22
22
26
2
May, 2011
31
12
10
26
3
June, 2011
30
20
15
26
4
July, 2011
31
24
26
26
5
August, 2011
31
20
22
26
6
September, 2011
30
22
23
26
7
October, 2011
31
3
2
25
8
November, 2011
30
21
22
26
9
December, 2011
31
22
24
27
10
January, 2012
31
22
22
26
11
February, 2012
29
20
20
25
12
March, 2012
31
22
22
27
Total
366
230
230
312
Food Norms
Sl. No.
Items
Quantity per Day per Child
Primary
Upper Primary
1
Foodgrains (Rice)
100 gms
150 gms
2
Pulses
20 gms
30 gms
3
Vegetables(Leafy also)
50 gms
75 gms
4
Oil & Fat
5 gms
7.5 gms
5
Salt & Condiments
As per need
As per need

CONSTRUCTION OF KITCHEN CUM STORES

New Plinth area norms are to be applied only for schools where fund @ Rs 60,000/- are not allotted
Each and every school where fund is not allotted will get minimum 2 Lakh for 20 sq. mt Plinth Area. For every addition of 100 students there will be additional 4 sq. mt plinth area.
Model Plan and Estimate done by Chief Engineer Advisor , SSA is to be followed
 
CONTACTS

Name of the Officer :
Smt. Sunita Mitra Deb, WBCS (Exe.), Additional District Magistrate (LR.), Purba Medinipur
Phone No. (Mobile) :
9434048500
Phone No. (Office) :
03228 - 263070
Phone No. (Fax) :
03228 - 263070
Name of the Officer in Charge :
Sri Debanjan Roy, WBCS (Exe),OC,MDM, Purba Medinipur
Phone No. (Mobile) :
9434347478
Office Address :
Office of the District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur, 1st Floor, Development & Planning Section, PO & PS-Tamluk, Dist.-Purba Medinipur, Pin-721636
Office Phone No. :
03228 – 263139
Office Fax No. :
03228 – 263016
Office e-mail address :
mdmsection@gmail.com


 

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