Government of Tamil Nadu National Programme for Mid Day Meal Scheme.

Government of Tamil Nadu

National Programme for Mid Day Meal

Scheme

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01.07.1982 - PTMGR Nutritious Meal Programme

was launched in Primary Schools

for classes I - V and to Pre-School

Children of 2-5 years in Rural areas.

15.09.1982 – Further extended to Urban areas.

15.09.1984 - Extended to the Children of VI – X std.

National Programme on Mid Day Meal Scheme

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15.08.1995 - The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National

Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary

Education is implemented along with Puratchi

Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meal Programme

in Tamil Nadu.

It provides Nutritious meal to children studying

In classes I – VIII on all school working days

& subsequently extended to Upper Primary

students.

NP-MDMS

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Present Status

•Children in the age group of 5-9 and 10-15 yrs are

Provided with Nutritious Meal on all School Days

(220 Days).

• 11674 Children studying in National Child Labour

Project Special schools are also provided with

Nutritious Meal in 16 Districts of Tamil Nadu (312 days).

Mid Day Meal Scheme

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Objectives of Mid Day MealObjectives of Mid Day Meal

Primary Objective

Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger among children particularly economically disadvantaged so as to improve their nutritional & health status.

Other Objectives

Achieving universal primary education, motivation for further education, increasing enrolment, retention & reducing dropouts.

Reducing child mortality, morbidity & malnutrition.

Combating all diseases including those resulting due to deficiencies.

Reduce gender gap in education. To enhance social value & foster equity thus eroding caste

prejudices & class inequality.

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Joint Director (NMP)

Assistant Director (NMP) Personal Assistant to District Collector

Block Development

Officer

Dpty. B.D.O.

Director (SW & NMP Department)

Secretary (SW & NMP Department)

Hon’ble Minister (SW & Nutritious Meal Programme)

Accounts Officer (NP-MDMS)

Asst. Accounts Officer (NP-MDMS)

Section Supt. (4 sections)

Assistants (2 each sections)

Data Entry Operators (3 Nos.)

Record Clerk / Office Assistant & Sweeper

A.A.O., Assistant (2 Nos.), Typist, Data Entry Operator

Data Entry Operator

Cook

N.M. Organiser

Cook Assistant

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Programme Implementation (2012 - 13) (Upto Dec’12)

Category

PAB Approval Performance

No. of

Centres

No. of

Children

No. of

Working Days

No. of Meals to be

Served

No. of Centres

Average No. of

Children availed MDM

No. of Working

Days MDM

Served

Meals Served

Primary

Classes

I – V28014 26,00,000 220 572000000 27108 2663943 159 423566908

Upper Primary Classes

VI – VIII

15372 18,00,000 220 396000000 15043 2043301 159 324884859

NCLP401 12,871 312 4015752 339 11674 235

2743390

Total 43787 44,12,871 220/312 972015752 42490 4718918 159/235 751195157

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Class

Number of Noon Meal Centres

School Enrolment

Govt & LB

GA EGs / AIE / Mad

Total Govt & LB

GA EGs / AIE / Mad

Total

Primary 22167 4816 125 27108 2030122 996852 1062 3028036

Upper Primary

12147 2893 3 15043 1539769 814882 679 2355330

NCLP 339 0 0 339 11674 - - 11674

Total 34653 7709 128 42490 3581565 1811734 1741 5395040

(2012-13)

Nutritious Meal Centres, Student Enrolment

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S.No. Food Item Quantity (In Gms)

cost(in Rs.)

State GOI

1 2 3 4 51 Food grains (Rice) 100 100 0.56

2 Cooking Cost

i)Pulses 15 20 0.93

ii)Vegetables 50 50 0.32

iii)Oil Fat 3 5 0.13

iv) Salt & Condiments 1.9 1.9 0.14

v) Fuel 0.24 0 0.24

3 Egg (5 Eggs per week) 46 per egg 0 3.00

4 Banana 100 0 1.25

5 Bengal Gram (or) Green Gram (Tuesday only)

20 0 0.77 /1.15

6 Potato (Friday only) 20 0 0.16

NUTRITION AND FOOD NORMS AND COST OF MEAL PER DAY PER CHILD (PRIMARY - I to V Std.) (2012-13)

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S.No. Food Item Quantity (In Gms)

Cost (in Rs.)

State GOI

1 2 3 4 51 Food grains (Rice) 150 150 0.85

2 Cooking Cost

i)Pulses 15 30 0.93

ii)Vegetable 60 70 0.36

iii)Oil Fat 3 7.5 0.13

iv) Salt and Condiments 1.9 0 0.17

v) Fuel 0.24 0 0.27

3 Egg (5 Eggs per week) 46 per egg 0 2.56

4 Banana 100 0 1.25

5 Bengal Gram (or) Green Gram (Tuesday only)

20 0 0.77 / 1.15

6 Potato (Friday only) 20 0 0.16

NUTRITION AND FOOD NORMS AND COST OF MEAL PER DAY PER CHILD ( Upper Primary - VI to VIII Std) (2012-13)

Cost per child per day – Cost Sharing Sl.

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Ingredients

Primary

Cost

(Rs.)

Central Share

(2.33)

(Rs.)

State Share

(0.78)

(Rs.)

1 Meals served with egg only 4.76 2.33 2.43

2 Meals served with Bengal gram and Egg 5.92 2.33 3.59

3 With Green Gram and Egg 5.53 2.33 3.20

4 With banana and with green gram 3.78 2.33 1.45

5 With banana and with bengal gram 4.17 2.33 1.84

6 With potato and Egg 4.92 2.33 2.59

Upper Primary Central Share

(3.49)

(Rs.)

State Share

(1.16)

(Rs.)

1 Meals served with egg only 4.86 3.49 1.37

2 Meals served with Bengal gram and Egg 6.02 3.49 2.53

3 With Green Gram and Egg 5.63 3.49 2.14

4 With banana and with green gram 3.88 3.49 0.39

5 With banana and with bengal gram 4.27 3.49 0.78

6 With potato and Egg 5.02 3.49 1.53

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year

Total Allocation for the FY

2012-13

OpeningBalance

Lifted Total Utilized

2012-13(upto

12/2012)

117202.36 1813.439 72165.739 73979.178 91367.837

UTILISATION OF RICEPrimary, Upper Primary & NCLP

(In metric tonnes)

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Sl.No

YearAnnual

Allocation(In MTs.)

Foodgrains Lifted

(in MTs.)

Bills Submitted by FCI

Food grainsPayment Made to FCI

Quantity(MTs)

Amount Quantity(MTs)

Amount

1 2012-13(upto 12/12)

117202.36 72165.739 72397.984 4090.49 68792.288 3886.76

Foodgrains & Payment Made to FCI

Rs. In Lakhs

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YearAllocation

for 2012-13

Opening Balance

Central Assistance

Received upto Dec’ 12

Expenditure

2012-13(upto 12 /12)

879.02 291.59 587.43 542.98

TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT (PRIMARY & UPPER PRIMARY)

(Rs. in lakhs)

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Kitchen cum StoresYear No. of

Centres

Sanctioned

Grant Sanctioned

(Rs. in crore)

Rate per centre

(Rupees)

2006-07 457 2.74 60,000

2007-08 1034 6.21 60,000

2008-09 3804 22.82 60,000

2009-10 0 0 60,000

2010-11 9045 148.53 Plinth area I (20sqmt) - 2,00,000

Plinth area II (24samt) – 2,25,000

Plinth area III (28sqmt) – 2,50,000

Plinth areaIV(32 sqmt) – 2,75,000

2012-13 14130 269.78 Plinth area I (20sqmt) - 2,40,000

Plinth area II (24samt) – 2,50,000

Plinth area III (28sqmt) - 2,65,000

Plinth areaIV(32 sqmt) – 3,00,000

Plinth area V (36sqmt) – 3,35,000

Plinth area VI(40sqmt) – 3,80,000

Total 28470 450.08 -

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Kitchen-cum-Store

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Kitchen-cum-Store - Madurai

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Kitchen-cum-Store (Theni)

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Year Allocation by GOI

Opening Balance Released Expenditure

2012-13 791.46 51.60 739.86 637.02

MME COMPONENT (PRIMARY & UPPER PRIMARY)

(as on 12/2012)

(Rs. in lakhs)

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MDM Programme Expenditure for 2012-13(Primary, Upper Primary & NCLP) (upto 3rd Qtr)

S.

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Items Released by GOI upto Dec’12

Expenditure

1. Cost of Foodgrains

4415.11 4090.49

2. Cooking Cost 26921.00 21368.11

3. Honorarium 9547.88 6678.26

4. Transport Assistance

587.43 542.98

5. MME 739.86 637.02

Total 42211.28 33316.86

(Rs. in lakhs)

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Strengthening of MME

Current efforts to strengthen Monitoring & Management Systems

• Structured Monthly reporting system at Block, District & State level

• Provision of computer with staff at Block level for accurate, efficient &

quick reporting.

• Funds provided for preparation & display of hoardings in schools &

pamphlets, highlighting the quantity of ingredients provided in the mid

day meals, nutrient contents etc., which is to be distributed to

parents, teachers, students, VEC members etc.

• Display of chart, posters, display boards, containing salient features of

the scheme, cooking demonstrations etc., in the Trade Fair

conducted by the State.

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District Level Steering cum Monitoring Committees have

been constituted in most of the Districts.

Block / Village Committees to monitor the

implementation.

Parent Teacher’s Association / Village Education

Committee regularly involved in monitoring of Cooking &

Serving.

Regular inspection by District / State level officers as per

target fixed.

Review of performance of PA(NMP) on all

indicators in monthly meeting at the State level.

MONITORING MECHANISM

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Introduction of Variety Menu• Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu noted with concern that for the last 30 years from inception of the NMP scheme, same type of menu is being given to the children and thus directed the Officials concerned to bring in change of menu in accordance with present day needs and desires of children.

• In consultation with Chefs and Nutritional experts, Government had introduced variety meals (Order issued in G.O. (Ms) No.267, SW & NMP-1, dated 2.11.2012) for children in schools and Anganwadi.

• The new menu consisting of 13 varieties of food preparation was launched in one pilot block in each district on 20.03.2013 and will be gradually extended to the rest of the blocks in the District, based on the inputs received from the pilot blocks.

• In order to prepare the new menu and to carry out the task of preparing and serving the dishes diligently, the Noon Meal Employees had been provided with the training programme (TOTs) with the help of expert resource person consisting of expert chefs.

Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare & NMP Dept. Inaugurating the introduction of new menu of variety rice in MDM on 20.03.2013 at Corporation Girls High School, Nungambakkam, Chennai. The Chennai Mayor & Secretary, SW & NMP Dept, are also present.

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VARIETY MENU

1st and 3rd week Menu

Monday Vegetable Briyani + Pepper Egg

Tuesday Black Bengal gram pulav + Tomato Masala Egg

Wednesday Tomato Rice + Pepper Egg

Thursday Rice + Sambar+Boiled Egg

Friday Curry Leaf Rice (or) Keerai Sadham + Masala Egg & Chilly Fried Potato

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VARIETY MENU

2nd & 4th week Menu

Monday Bisibalabath + Onion Tomato Masala Egg

Tuesday Mixed Meal Maker & Vegetables Rice + Pepper Egg

Wednesday Tamarind Rice + Tomato Masala Egg

Thursday Lemon Rice + Sundal + Tomato Egg

Friday Rice + Sambar + Boiled Egg and Fried Potato

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District Collector 10 Centres

PA to Collector (NMP), 20 Centres

Chennai Corporation Commissioner 10 Centres

Commissioner of Municipalities 20 Centres

District Project Officer, ICDS 30 Centres

Block Development Officer 40 Centres

Assistant Educational Officer, Chennai Corporation 10 Centres

Other Corporation Commissioners 10 Centres

Child Development Project Officer 60 Centres

Mandatory Visits every month by District level Officers to Nutritious Meal Centres


(Per Month)

As per G.O. (MS) No. 151SW & NMP Dept., dt. 13.08.2004,

G.O. (MS) No. 153 SW & NMP (nmp-2) Dept., dt. 04.07.2005 & D.O. Letter No. 12926 / NMP – 2 /2011-1, dt. 29.10.2011, the following Officials have been allotted targets for NMP centres Inspection.

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State Level Steering cum Monitoring Committee:-Reconstituted as per G.O. (D) 236, SW&NMP (nmp-1) Dept.,

dt.19.12.2007.

Chief Secretary to Government is the Chairman of the Committee.

The following are the Ex-Officio members:-

1) Secretary, SW & NMP Department.

2) Secretary , Finance Dept.

3) Secretary, Planning Development & Special Initiative Dept.

4) Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Dept.

5) Secretary, Co-Operation, Food & Consumer Protection Dept.

6) Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept.

7) Secretary, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Dept.

8) Secretary, School Education Dept.

9) State Level Officer of Food Corporation of India

10) Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation

Director of Social Welfare – Member Secretary


Performance under Nutritious Meal Programme is monitored at different levels

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State Level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee Meeting

• Meeting held on 18.03.2013 under the Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary

and attended by Addl. Chief Secretary, PD & SI Dept., Prl. Secretaries

School Education, RD & PR, Secretaries of Health and Social Welfare &

NMP Departments & Depy. Secretary, Finance.

Decisions Taken:

• Steps to increase enrollment of children in schools & to ensure provision

of quality food.

• Health & Family Welfare Dept. to ensure that medical checkup for all

children are conducted at regular intervals.

• Kitchen-cum-Stores to be constructed in places away from the class

rooms to prevent children coming contact with hot utensils & avoid burn

injuries.

MONITORING MECHANISM Contd…

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• Construction of Kitchen-cum-Stores to be expedited in coordination with

RD & PR Depts.

• GOI to be requested to provide one gas connection every 25 children on

subsidized rate & corresponding increase in allocation for fuel

accordingly.

• GOI to be requested for provision of financial assistance for minimum of

2 sets of uniforms to children availing MDM.

• The Annual Work Plan & Budget 2013-14 presented by the Secretary, SW

& NMP was approved by the committee.


State Level Steering Cum Monitoring Committee Meeting (Contd.. )

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Other Committees:

District Level Steering cum Monitoring Committees have been constituted in all the Districts.

Block / Village Committees to monitor the implementation.

Parent Teacher’s Association / Village Education Committee involved in monitoring of Cooking & Serving.

Review :

Regular inspection by District / State level officers as per target fixed.

Review of performance of PA(NMP) on all

indicators in monthly meeting at the State level.


School Health Camp Programme

Objective:-

To provide comprehensive health care services to all students in Government, Government aided, 1 to 12th, for early detection, diagnosis & timely treatment.

Level of Implementation :- PHC and District Level.

All Thursdays are observed as “School Health Day”, all Saturday observed as “referral days”

Visit:-

First visit all students should be thoroughly examined.

Second & Third visit students identified as having health problem.

Health cards are maintained.

Drugs are supplied through TNMSC-to PHC, to school medical team, referral centres etc.

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School Health Camp Programme

Health Cards / Referral Slips Maintained for Students in Schools

School Health Programme cont…

IEC programmes are conducted

Health education session – hand wash, menstrual

hygiene, adolescent health, control of

communicable diseases & non communicable

diseases, immunization etc.

Specific focus – sore throat, rheumatic fever,

RHD & CHD, BMI, Micronutrient deficiency

(Vit.A, iodine, zinc, iron)

Heart Surgery Done to Students

No. of students heart surgery 1813

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SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME

Description Primary / Upper Primary

Total No. of Schools to be covered 6847

No. of Schools Covered 35643

Total No. of Students examined 4330273

Total No. of Students provided with Deworming tablets

474919

Distribution of Iron and Folic acid tablets 529291

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Health Check up Camps conducted in schools and Micro-nutrients and deworming medicines are suppied to the children

Medicines Supplied to School Children

Albendozole 400 mg Cetrimide Cream

Tab FST + Folicacid Absorbant Cotton

Tab Paracetamol Bandage Cloth

ORS Pocket 27.9 gms Anti histamine – CPM

Gentamycine Eye Drops

Anti emetic – Domperiodone – Metoclopromide

GBHC (lotion) Anti Spasmodic – Dicyclomine HCL

SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME

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Recording of Height & Weight of Children in Govt. School, Thiruvannamalai

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Gram Panchayat, Village Education Committee and School

Management are regularly involved on rotation basis to help the

school in ensuring efficient cooking, proper serving and keeping

the environment clean and neat

Mothers Groups are involved in helping the children to keep them

clean by washing their hands before & after taking meal

Mothers Groups involved in training the children clean the Plates

and Tumblers used by them

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Community Participation

◙ Support of the community members including mothers

groups, Panchayat Rural Institutions to ensure that ● Children wash their hands with soap before eating ● Use clean plates and tumblers ● Avoid littering and wastage of food and clean their plates

● Rinse their hands and mouth after eating

◙ Parents Teachers Association, State Level Monitoring Committee,Village Education Committee involved to draw varied and wholesome and nutritious meal and in monitoring the scheme in quality, quantity and proper distribution.

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Complaint Box at District & Block Level are provided in a conspicuous place for easy accessibility for public to put their complaints.

BSNL has been addressed to provide toll free numbers for Districts and the Directorate.

Namakal District has been provided with toll free Number (1800 4255 4444)

GRIEVANCES REDRESSAL MECHANISM

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Social accountability Mechanism in MDM TamilNaduQuality of Food Grains

FCI will ensure continuous supply of good quality food grains to the Districts as per

requirements.

Districts Collectors will ensure that food grains should be of good quality after joint inspection

by a team nominated by the Collector.

In Tamil Nadu TNCSC takes the responsibility of transportation of food grains to the School

Noon meal centre and no private agencies are involved. Thus timely and good quality food

grains are received by the NMCs.

Transparency in implementation

Weekly menu displayed on notice boards in every Schools.

Date of receipt of food grains, quantity, daily measurement etc., are displayed.

Ingredients are procured locally by organizers and proper vouchers are subjected to audit.

Department signed formats are made available to inspecting officers in which information is

gathered from centres and feed back generated thereafter for further necessary action.

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S.A.M. cont….

Improvements in basic infrastructure

• Kitchen cum stores are being built in a phased manner applying plinth area

norms (20 sq.mts. having children up to 100 & for every additional 100

children 4 sq.mts. plinth area to be added). Cost of construction shared

between Centre & State on 75:25 basis.

• Centres are provided with electricity and water facilities.

• LPG connections are being provided to centres in phased manner. Sofar

5384 centres have been provided with Gas connection.

• Kitchen devices at the cost of Rs.5000/- per School was provided for

replacement of utensils for cooking, serving & Storage of food grains.

• All the Noon Meal Centres are about to be provided with Mixies for grinding

purpose very shortly.

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Supply of Double Fortified Salt:-

In order to control and prevent Iron deficiency / Anaemia which is the

common nutritional disorder widely prevalent among children of 2 to 15 years of

age, Iodized salt was used in the preparation of meals instead of common salt

under this programme. At present, Iron and Iodine enriched salt (Double

Fortified Salt) is used in the Nutritious Meals in all districts. Supply of Five Boiled Eggs per week:-

Five eggs per week are provided to students availing MDM.each egg

should weigh minimum 46 gms. Eggs are supplied directly to the centres in

Chennai & to the BDOs office in Districts from where it is taken by the

Organisers as per their requirements .8 paise is paid for each egg as

transportation cost to the Organisers.

99% of Children eat eggs during the Mid Day Meals.

BEST PRACTICES FOLLOWED IN THE STATE

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Boiled Eggs Peeled & getting ready to be served to the Children, in Govt. School, Uthukuli, Erode District.

4848

Supply of Banana in place of Egg:-

Non egg eating children are provided one banana each day. Rs.1.25 is

provided for each banana.

School Health Programme:-

Health Check up Camps are conducted in schools regularly and

Micro-nutrients and deworming medicines are supplied to the children.

Students are treated for minor ailments and referred to taluk and other

Government hospitals for further treatment if necessary. Eye camps are also

conducted and spectacles are provided to students with defective vision. Supply of Black Bengal Gram / Green Gram & Potato:-

Students are provided with 20 gms. bengal gram or green gram on every

Tuesday along with Mid Day Meals. Potato is provided to students on every

Friday along with the Mid Day Meals.


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Kitchen with Gas Connection

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Modernization of Kitchen with Gas connection:-

The State Government provides Rs.22000/- for civil works, stoves & LPG

connection to each centre. Modernization of Kitchen is done in a phased

manner. 5384 centres have been sanctioned towards civil work, cost of stove

and deposit amount to oil companies. Time Scale of Pay to Noon Meal employees:-

Nutritious Meal Scheme employees are provided salary in the Special Time

Scale of Pay, which is a great motivating factor for effective implementation of

the programme.

Noon Meal Organiser : Rs.2500-5000+GP Rs. 500 (Special time scale of

pay) at a minimum of Rs.5260/-

Cook : Rs. 1300-3000+GP Rs. 300 (Special time scale of pay)

at a minimum pay of Rs.2852/-

Cook Assistant : Rs. 950-2000+GP Rs. 200/- at a minimum pay of

Rs.2078/-


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Introduction of Special Pension:-

Rs.700/- p.m. to Noon Meal Organiser, Rs.600/- p.m. to Cook & Rs.500/- p.m. to

Cook Assistant is provided as special pension as retirement benefit.

Provision of Lumpsum payment:-

Noon Meal Organiser is paid Rs.50,000/- & Cook & Cook Assistant is paid Rs.

20,000/- as lumpsum amount at the time of retirement.

Provision of Special Provident Fund:-

Rs.10,000/- is provided as special provident fund to the Noon Meal employees

at the time retirement.

Promotional Opportunities to Staff, like Office Assistant:-

Special test is conducted by Teachers Recruitment Board for qualified

NMOs & they are appointed as teachers in Schools


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General Provident Fund Scheme:-

All categories of NMP staff are enrolled in PF Scheme.

Allotment of account numbers by the Government Data centre

is in progress.

Appointment on Compassionate Grounds:-

The legal heir of the Noon Meal employee who dies while

in service is provided employment on compassionate grounds.


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Provision of Uniforms to Nutritious Meal Beneficiaries:-

• Scheme introduced from the academic year 1985-86.

• 4 sets of uniform is being provided to each student (both boys & girls)

from 2012-13 onwards.

• 80 Industrial Women Cooperative Societies are involved in stitching of

uniforms.

• 44831 Women members with poor economic background are involved in

stitching the uniforms.

• The scheme has been introduced to promote enrollment, equity &

improve educational status among children.• Boys of 6th to 8th std. are being provided with shirt & full pants

instead of half pants.• Girls of 6th to 8th std. are being given salwar kameez set instead of

pavadai & dhavani.

Component Primary Upper primary

NCLP Total

Cost of Foodgrain 3160.77 3601.93 30.87 6793.57

Cooking Cost 14041.64 15937.76 136.59 30115.99

Transportation Assistance

419.57 478.13 4.10 901.80

Honorarium to Cook-cum-Helper

5286.08 4323.68 0 9609.76

MME 412.35 438.15 3.09 853.59

Total23320.41 24779.65 174.65 48274.71

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Requirement for 2013-14

(Rs. in lakhs)

Sl.No

Stage No. of Children

1. Primary 2663943

2. Upper Primary 2043301

3. NCLP 11674

Total 4718918

Government of Tamil Nadu National Programme for Mid Day Meal Scheme.

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