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Monitoring Report of MDM for the State of Chhattisgarh

Districts Monitored :

1. Kawarda, 2. Mahasamund, 3. Janjgir, and4. Korba

Period of the Report :

1st April 2011 to 30th October 2011

No. of Schools Monitored (Primary & Upper Primary ) :

40 elementary schools in each of 3 districts and 38 elementary schools in one district.

MI: REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, BHOPAL

Table Showing the Delivery of Food Grains

Sl.No Item of observation yes No Remarks1 Regularity in Receiving food grains by

implementing Agency121 37

2 Maintenance of One month buffer stock 119 38

3 Parity between marked weight and actual supply

127 29

4 Food grain supplied at schools 124 32

Table showing Quality of Food Grains received

Sl.No Item of observation Poor Average Good

1 Quality of Food Grains 26 110 22

Sl.No Item Observation Yes No1 Regularity in Delivering Cooking Cost 87 69

Table Showing Regularity in Delivering Cooking Cost at School Level

This is, indeed, a major problem noticed by the monitoring team.

Table Showing the Mode of Payment to Cooks

Sl.No Item Of Observation Through Bank Through Cash

1 Mode of Payment 146 12

Table Showing the Quantity of the Food

Sl.No Item Of Observation Adequate In adequate

1 Quantity of Food 144 14

Delays in payment is severe problem. This is found to be major problem: needs immediate attention and rectification

Table Showing the Quality of the Food

Sl.No Item Of Observation Poor Average Good

1 Quality of Food 23 86 48

Table Showing the Status of Maintenance of Health Cards

Sl.No Item Of Observation Maintained Not Maintained

1 Maintenance of Health Cards

83 75

Table Showing the Frequency of Health Checkups

Sl.No Item Of Observation

Monthly Quarterly Half-Yearly Yearly No Check Ups

1 Frequency of Health

Checkups

13 7 7 101 29

Table Showing the Provision of Micro-NutrientsSl.No Item Of Observation Provided Not Provided

1 Micro-Nutrients 84 73

Table Showing the Administering Agency

Sl. No Item Of Observation PHC* School Not Provided1 Administering Agency 114 0 43

Table Showing the Cooking Agency

Sl. No Item Of Observation

Dept. VEC/SMC PRI SHG NGO

1 Cooking Agency 16 19 2 99 20

Table Showing the Regularity in Payment

Sl.No Item Of Observation Regular Irregular

1 Regularity in Payment 120 38

Table Showing the Social Class of Cooks

Sl.No Item Of Observation

ST&SC OBC Minority Others

1 Social Class of Cooks

74 62 1 21

Table Showing the Availability of Infrastructure

Sl. No Item Of Observation Available Not Available

1 Kitchen Shed 113 44

Table Showing the Availability of Potable Water in the School

Sl.No Item Of Observation Available Not Available

1 Potable Water 137 10

Table Showing the Adequacy of Availability of Cooking Utensils

Sl.No Item Of Observation Adequate Inadequate

1 Cooking Utensils 135 22

Table Showing the Kind of Fuel for CookingSl.N

oItem Of Observation Firewood Gas

1 Kind of Fuel 134 13

Tables Showing Awareness about: Quantity of MDM per child

Sl.No Item of Observation Poor Satisfactory Good Very Good

Excellent

1 Quantity of MDM per child

28 81 44 4 0

Entitlement of Quantity and Nutrients in MDM per child

Sl.No Item of Observation Poor Satisfactory

Good Very Good Excellent

1 Entitlement of Quantity and

Nutrients in MDM per child

142 12 3 0 0

Tables Showing Source of Awareness

Sl. No Source of Awareness No of Respondents1 Villagers/Community 1372 School 1303 Teacher 1384 News Paper 65 Radio 006 Television 007 Website 008 Any other 00

Presentation by: Nodal Officer: Dr. B. Ramesh Babu, Department of Education,

Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Shyamla Hills, Bhopal - 462013, Madhya Pradesh

Mobile No: 9826323468Email ID : bramesh1962@yahoo.co.in, burrancert@yahoo.com