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Major findings of Monitoring Institute on implementation of
the
MID DAY MEAL SCHEME in CHANDIGARH (U.T.)
Name of the Monitoring Institution : Panjab University, Chandigarh
Period of the report : 1st April 2012 to 31st October, 2012
District’s
Covered
Month and
date of Visit
No of Schools visited in each
district (Primary and Upper
Primary Schools)
Primary Upper
section Primary
Schools section
Schools
1. Chandigarh
U.T.
20.08.2012 to
05.10. 2012
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others
STC= 13
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1. Regularity in Serving Meals
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• The hot cooked meal is served by the • In winter, Parathas,
Cooked
four centralized kitchens run by four Rice.
institutes and these provide cooked food vegetables not remain
to all the schools of Chandigarh on hot during transportation
to schools. Reheating is
rotation basis of three day turn by turn.
• Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel done but that does not
serve the purpose.
Management, Sec-42, Chandigarh.
• Chandigarh
Institute
of
Hotel
Management, Sec-42, Chandigarh.
• Chandigarh
Industrial
&
Tourism
Development Corporation (CITCO), Sec17, Chandigarh.
• Rajiv Associate set-up base kitchen at
GMSSS-47, Chandigarh.
• One school kitchen i.e. in GMSSSSector-10
is made functional for the
school.
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2. Trends
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• 4.37% students have
not opted for MDM in
schools at all in the
visited schools.
• On the day of visit
76.14% students were
having MDM as per
head count (full meal).
• From
centralised
kitchen food is sent for
the ¾ in the schools
of the total students
who are having MDM
in overall scenario.
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Trends Conti…..
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• In all schools the food is • It is noticed on the day of visit 76.14%
sent from the kitchen for students of the total present were having
the ¾ of the total having MDM actually. Moreover, in Chandigarh, in
MDM and the quantity of the schools of inner skirts of the city, about
food is enough for all.
22-25% students were regularly bringing
• About 10-12% students their lunch from home also, however majority
(vary from school to of them have opted for MDMS; in the outskirts
school)
take
only schools of the city, and in villages about 10vegetables
on
some 12% students were bringing lunch from home
specific menu day like regularly and they take food only when food is
Karhi pakora, Rajmah.
of their choice.
• There was no evidence of • Students in the evening shift primary schools
any
major
surplus are served only rice based menu for all the
cooking or wastage of six days and chapattis are not served at all to
cooked food on the basis them which is not liked by the students.
of daily estimation.
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3. Social Equity
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• All the children take meals • In
over
crowded
together at the same time in schools of the outer
their
classrooms.
No sectors , its very difficult
discrimination at all was to
serve
food
in
observed in serving or seating classrooms
and
arrangements.
students are having
• MDM is served in the food wherever they get
classrooms of the school. and the space.
the teacher are monitoring to
wash their tiffins, hand and dine
without wasting the food.
• The teacher are assigned to
monitor the distribution with the
help of aayas.
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. Variety of Menu
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• All schools have displayed • In menu, however variety is there, but
its weekly menu, and green and seasonal vegetables are
centralized
kitchens. only on 1-2 day a week. These to be
GMSSS-10 also adhere to included in the menu more than one
the
displayed
menu time like to make the diet more
displayed and here Puri nutritious. Acc. to responses of parents
based menu is very liked and students- Fruits to be distributed
by students.
one-two times in a week; Chapattis
• For all six days different
should be included in place of parathas.
menu is there but rice
Chapatis/Parathas should be given
based menu is served on
more times in a week.
more days which is not
liked by the students on • In the evening shift schools i.e. primary
schools only rice are served for the
routine.
whole week. No wheat based menu is
there.
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MENU served
. Transportation of Food
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• The cooked meals are • Hot Cases should be used in
transported
from
the winter for transporting the
centralized
kitchen
to food.
schools by trucks. The
route is changed daily so
that one particular school is
not the privileged first
school to get the food early.
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. Quality & Quantity of Food:
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• Quality of food is quite • On more days wheat
satisfactory. The quantity of based menu should be
food is in adequate amount.
provided, it’s the major
• The food supplied by different demand only.
institutions
is
quite
appreciable. The cooking
areas are neat and clean.
• As per the statements of the
school children and of the
parents the MI came to know
that all the children in the
visited schools were happy
with the quantity and quality
of food served.
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. Cook cum helpers
Major Achievements
•
•
Cook cum helpers (Ayas) has been engaged in
schools for serving the meals and washing the
utensils. Rs. 2622/- pm is paid. Remuneration is paid
regularly.
Majority of Ayas belong to SC/ST/OBC/ minority
communities.
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. Infrastructure
Major Achievements
•
•
•
Critical Points
The four supplying institutes have their • All Kitchen sheds to be
own kitchen cum storage areas.
completed very soon and
Kitchen sheds have been constructed in be operationalised for
7 different Government schools with food
cooking
and
facilities of storage for dry and wet ration serving, so that more
etc. One kitchen shed located in nutritious,
hot
and
GMSSS-10, on trial basis has been varietal food can be
started to serve food to the students provided to the students.
cooked in school premises. Remaining 6
kitchen sheds have been used for serving
MDM to the students.
Students in GMSSS-10; are getting good
food; a rice based and puri based menu.
Infrastructure is good of the kitchen shed.
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. Safety & Hygiene
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• Clean environment of cooking area. • But
cleanliness
of
Schools are engaged only in classrooms required after
distribution of food. In almost all the meals in the schools
schools, students take meal in orderly are over especially in the
manner in their classrooms; as schools of outskirts and
serving areas are the classrooms and villages. In schools of
no common shed is there. Students Khuda Ali sher, Sectorbring their own empty tiffins to have 12 (primary and high
food.
school), Makhan Majra
• Ayas serve the food and class and Daddu Majra more
teachers supervise and help to serve cleaning is required in the
the food.
classrooms
after
the
• Cooking process and storage of fuel is meals.
totally safe at all the four centralized
kitchen centers. Cooking gas (LPG) is
used for cooking the food.
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. Potable Water
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• Potable water available in all
• Due to high density of
schools for drinking purpose.
students population in the
Water coolers with water filters
schools of outskirts of
are installed in all the schools.
city, more water tanks to
Cleaning of over head water
be constructed/ installed
tanks is done once a year by
to
there and regular
the Municipal Committee of the cleaning i.e. minimum
city.
thrice a year is required.
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. Supplementary
Major Achievements
• The Health Department of UT Administration is taking
care of health checkups of all the students twice a year.
• The Deworming tablets and other nutrition supplements
etc. are also distributed among students according to
their age and requirements with the help of teachers.
• School Health card of all students are maintained.
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. Inspection & Supervision
Major Achievements
• Cooking at the four institutes is supervised by the
Principals/Heads of the schools from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. &
8: 00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. (Principals/ Heads) in rotation.
• Retired
personnel
have
been
engaged
as
Inspectors/Supervisors to monitor the cooking and
distribution of cooked meal in the schools.
• Before serving the cooked food Principals/ Heads/
incharges of Mid Day Meal used to check and taste the
food in the school.
• In GMSSS-10; the kitchen is in a good shape
(infrastructure very good) and cleanliness is very good.
Head and MDM incharge taking care of every thing.
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. Community Participation and Awareness
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• Almost in all the visited schools by • No
record
is
the MI it was found that the SMC maintained by any of
members are used to visit the school regarding
occasionally, to monitor and supervision
by
participate in the MDM activities.
parents/SMC.
• As reported by heads and • No roaster is being
teachers, in 09 (22.5 %) schools prepared
for
parents/ MTA/ SMC members monitoring by parents.
participated in supervision and
monitoring of MDM once a week.
In 31 (77.5%)
schools MTA
members/ parents monitor and
supervise MDM fortnightly.
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. Impact of MDMS
Major Achievements & Critical Points
• MDM has improved the attendance to some extent and
general wellbeing of the children but no major effect on
enrolment due to MDM as reported by heads & teachers.
• As per the inputs received from 12.5% (5) of the
headmasters and teachers of the sampled schools, the
introduction of MDM has improved somewhat the
attendance of students in the school;
• in 20% (8) of the schools, headmasters and teachers of the
sample schools reported that the introduction of MDM has
improved the attendance of students after recess;
• while as many as in 25% (10) schools, teachers and heads
reported an improvement in the nutritional status of the
children due to timely intake of food and medicines to the
poor students.
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Presentation by:
Name
Dr. Jatinder Grover
Official Designation and Nodal
Officer
Assistant Professor
(Education)
Name & Address of the Monitoring Panjab University,
Institute
Chandigarh.
Office phone No
0172-2534301
Mobile No
09855425672; 08427297000
Email ID :
[email protected]
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THANX
2. Trends (3rd Quarter Report)
Major Achievements
Critical Points
• 7.93% students have
not opted for MDM in
schools at all in the
visited schools.
• On the day of visit
68.43% students were
having MDM as per
head count.
• From
centralised
kitchen food is sent for
the ¾ of the total
students
who
are
having MDM.
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