I

MPACTOFMI
D-DAY MEALSCHEME
ONSCHOOLENROLLMENT

Adi
sser
tat
ionr
epor
tsubmi
tt
edt
othecent
ral
uni
ver
sit
yofKar
nat
aka

I
npar
ti
alf
ulf
il
mentoft
her
equi
rementf
ort
heawar
doft
hedegr
eeof

Mast
erofar
ts

I
n

Economi
cs

By

Reshmas.
k

Rol
lno.
M:EC15

Undert
hegui
danceof

MDMoshi
nkhan

Assi
stantpr
off
esserofeconomi
cs

Cent
ral
Uni
ver
sit
yofkadaganchi

Depar
tementofEcnomi
cst
udi
esandpl
anni
ng

Cent
ral
uni
ver
sit
yofkadaganchi

[
Kar
nat
aka]

1
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Iwoul
dli
ket
oexpr
essmyspeci
alt
hanksofgr
ati
tudet
omyt
eacher
sMD.
Moshi
nkhan
whogav
emet
hegol
denoppor
tuni
tyt
odot
hiswonder
ful
proj
ectont
het
opi
cimpactof
mi
d-daymeal
schemeonschool
enr
olment
,whi
chal
sohel
pedmei
ndoi
ngal
otof
r
esear
chandi
camet
oknowaboutsomanynewt
hings.

Iam r
eal
l
ythankf
ult
othem,

Secondl
yiwoul
dal
sol
i
ket
othankschool
leader
steacher
scommuni
tymember
s,sms
member
s,par
ent
s,andabov
eal
lchi
l
drenwhopr
ovi
dev
aluesuggest
ionsandi
nput
es
f
ort
hispr
ojectar
ereal
cont
ri
but
orsoft
hisst
udyt
opr
oducei
tini
tspr
esentshape.

Iam t
rul
yindebt
edt
othei
rsuppor
tandcont
ri
but
ion.

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hel
eastourr
esear
chconst
it
anceandqual
i
typar
ti
cipat
iont
oor
gani
zet
his
st
udyev
endur
ingt
het
imeofgener
all
yacompi
shedt
hisofmostr
esponsi
bil
i
tydi
rect
andi
ndi
rectt
osuccessf
ulcompl
eti
onoft
hisst
udy
.andal
soi
ncr
easemyknowl
edge

ThanksAgai
nToAl
lWhoHel
pedme.

2
 ABSTRACT
Themi
ddaymeal
isapopul
arschool
lunchorschool
meal
progr
am .
thi
spr
ogr
am i
s
al
soknownas“
noon-
meal
progr
am”
.Ast
hehomei
ndi
cat
es,
thechi
l
drenat
tendi
ng
el
ement
arusect
ionsofschool
aret
hechi
efbeni
fi
cial
ri
es.suppl
yofonesuppl
ement
ary
meal
ist
hemai
npur
poseoft
het
hispr
ogr
am .t
her
easonewhyt
hemi
d-daymeal
schemWasst
art
edwast
hatt
hehomedi
etsoft
hischi
l
drenar
eof
teni
ndi
cat
efr
om t
he
nut
ri
ti
onal
poi
ntofv
iew.
manychi
l
drenespeci
all
yinr
ural
areas,
comet
oschool
par
ty
hungr
yandsomeev
enanempt
y st
omach,
trekki
ngl
ongdi
stance.t
heywi
l
l
t
her
efor
e,har
dly
beabl
etoconcent
rat
eont
hest
udi
esandbeni
fi
tsf
romet
heeducat
ion.
whi
chi
sbei
ngpr
ovi
dedatgr
eatcostt
otheexchequer
.Undernut
ri
ti
ondur
ingpr
ovi
deof
chi
l
dren,
evenf
orr
elat
ivel
yshor
tter
m epesodes,
canhav
enegat
iveef
fect
sont
he
congni
ti
vedev
elopmtt
husl
eadst
opoorschool
per
for
manceamongchi
l
dren.
School
meal
sar
eagoodwayt
ochannel
vit
alnout
ri
snmentt
opoorchi
l
drenandhav
ingaf
ull
st
omachal
sohel
pthem t
oconcent
rat
ebet
teront
hei
rlessons.
Int
roduct
ionf
ocuseson
t
heconceptofschool
chi
l
dren,
bri
efhi
stor
yofmi
ddaymeal
andi
tspr
esentscenar
io,
t
heconceptchi
l
dren,
bri
efhi
stor
yofnut
ri
ti
onst
atusandi
tsdet
ermi
nant
sal
ongwi
tht
he
aacademi
cachi
evementofschool
chi
l
dreni
ndet
ail
.Thesecondchapt
er‘
Rev
iewof
l
i
ter
atur
e’descr
ibest
hev
ari
ousst
udi
esdonei
nthef
indofmi
ddaymeal
scheme
Nut
ri
ti
onal
stat
usandacademi
cachi
evementofschool
chi
l
dreni
nIndi
a.t
hest
udi
es
r
elat
edt
othei
mpactofmi
dmeal
onnut
ri
ti
onal
stat
usandacademi
cachi
evementof
school
chi
l
drenwer
eal
soi
ncl
udedi
nthi
schapt
er.t
hei
ndept
hknowl
edgeaboutt
he
f
indi
ngsont
her
elat
edi
ssuesf
ormst
hedat
abasef
oranal
yzi
ngi
nthel
aterchapt
erof
t
her
esear
chdocument
ati
on.

Thet
hir
dchapt
erof“
met
hodol
ogy
”pr
ovi
desdet
ail
sofv
ari
oust
echni
quesadopt
edf
or
car
ryi
ngoutt
her
esear
ch,
det
ali
nfor
mat
ionofSt
udyl
ocal
eschool
,st
ateoft
he
Kar
nat
akacomponent
s–pr
imar
yschoolcal
ore450kcal
andpr
otei
nis12kcal
,upper
pr
imar
ycal
ore-
700kcal
,
prot
eini
s-20g.
andcov
erageofmi
d–daymeal
inI
ndi
a.Tot
al
enr
oll
edchi
l
drenpr
imar
yandupperpr
imar
yschool
11.
98cr
ore.

3
No.
ofchi
l
drenwhoav
ail
edt
hemi
d-daymeal
or%chi
l
drencov
ered76.
56%cr
ore

CONTENTS

1I
INTRODUCTI
ON (
PAGE5-
8)

2PROFI
LEOFTHESTUDYAREA (
PAGE-
9)

3REVI
EW OFLI
TERATURE (
PAGE10-
14)

4METHODOLOGY (
PAGE15)

a)
sour
ceofdat
a

b)
met
hodsofcol
l
ect
ingdat
a

c)
sampl
esi
ze,
areaet
c

5OBJECTI
VE (
PAGE-
16)

6DATAANALYSI
S (
PAGE-
17)

7FI
NDI
NGSANRECOMMENDATI
ON (
PAGE-
18)

8 CONCLUSI
ON (
PAGE-
19)

9REFERENCES (
PAGE-
20)

10QUESTI
ONNAI
RE (
PAGE-
21-
40)

4
 1)I
NTRODUCTI
ON

Mi
ddaymeal
isapopul
arschemel
aunchedbyt
hegov
ernmentofI
ndi
aon15Agust
1995.Thepur
poseoft
hisschemei
stopr
ovi
deel
ement
aryeducat
iont
oal
lchi
l
drenand
att
hesamet
imet
oensur
enut
ri
ti
onf
ort
hechi
l
drenoft
hedi
sadv
ant
agedgr
oups.Tami
l
Naduwat
hef
ir
stst
atet
oimpl
ementt
heschemei
nahi
stor
icor
derhat
ed28Nov
ember
2001.Thesupr
emecour
tdi
rect
edal
lthest
ategov
ernmentt
oimpl
ementt
hecooked
mi
ddaymeal
schemewi
thi
nthenext,
si
xmont
hs.
Apar
tfr
om somer
egi
onedv
ari
ati
ons,
t
heachi
evement
soft
hemi
ddaymeal
schemear
eimpr
essi
vet
heschemehasl
edt
oa
si
ngni
fi
cantr
isei
nthenumberofgi
rl
est
udent
sandt
heenr
olementofanumberof
poorchi
l
dren.chi
l
drenwhof
ail
edt
oat
tendcl
assesear
li
erar
emor
eregul
arnow.

Accor
dingt
o,TheNat
ional
foodsecur
it
yact,
2013.

Themi
ddaymeal
schemei
scov
eredv
ari
ousf
oodact
sofI
ndi
aincl
udi
ng
t
he(
NFSa)
,Her
ear
eaf
ewi
mpor
tantpoi
ntsaboutt
hemi
d-daymeal
s:t
hemot
iveoft
he
mi
d-daymeal
wast
opr
ovi
deadensenut
ri
ti
onl
uncht
oal
lthest
udent
sst
udy
ingi
n
gov
ernementschool
s.

Adol
escentgi
rl
s,now12-
17,
whogotmeal
sundert
hemi
d-daymeal
schemei
n2004
wer
etal
l
er,
theyf
ound.

Theef
fect
sonheal
thwer
emul
tigener
ati
onal
;chi
l
drenbor
ntoy
oungmomentwhohad
r
ecei
vedschool
meal
sin2004wer
elessl
i
kel
ytobest
udent
.

5
Sar
vaShi
kshaAbhi
yaanandmi
d-daymeal
.TheSar
vaShi
kshAbhi
yaanai
mst
oschi
ve
uni
ver
sal
element
aryeducat
ionofsat
isf
act
oryqual
i
tyby2010.

TheMDM Suppor
esi
tbywayofechanci
ngat
tendanceatofchi
l
drenand
si
mul
taneousl
yimpr
ovi
ngt
hei
rnut
ri
ti
onal
sat
us.UnderSar
vaShi
kshAbhi
yaant
her
ehas
beenani
mpr
ovementi
naccessofupt
o98%atpr
imar
ylev
el.

Akshay
aPat
ra,
Theyr
educeenr
olmenti
nschool
s,hamperper
for
mancel
evel
sand
i
ncr
easedr
opoutr
atesespeci
all
yamonggi
rl
s.Hungeri
mpai
rsachi
l
d’sper
for
mance
ev
eni
ftheydoat
tendschool
.

“
Wewi
l
lspar
enoef
for
ttof
reeourf
ell
owmen,

Womenandchi
l
drenf
rom t
heabj
ectand

Dehumar
izi
ngcondi
ti
onsofext
remepov
ert
..
..
..
..
”

Saxena,
R.R.andMi
tt
al,
S.CAccor
dingt
o,“
impactofmi
d-daymeal
progr
ammeon
enr
olmentandr
etent
ionatt
hepr
imar
yst
age.
”

6
Mi
d-DayMeal
Mai
npr
obl
em i
s.

 Onl
y64%oft
heenr
oll
edchi
l
drenhav
ebeencov
eredunderMDM.60%chi
l
dren
wer
enotsat
isf
iedwi
tht
hequant
it
yofmeal
.

 Honor
ari
um t
ocook-
cum-
hel
per
sisbei
ngpai
dincash.Lesserengagementof
cook-
cum-
hel
per
sbyMDM suppl
i
ersatschool
lev
elf
orser
vingofmeal
s.

 Del
ayi
nther
elaseoff
unds.Mostofschool
s(77%)r
ecei
ver
iceont
ime.

Pr
ogr
essofMDM .
..
.

 I
ncr
easeawar
enessamongst
akehol
der
s

 Encour
agecommuni
typar
ti
cipat
ion

 I
mpr
ovei
nfr
ast
ruct
uret
ost
oreandcookf
ood

 I
ncr
easebudgetf
ormealperchi
l
dtoi
mpr
ovenut
ri
ti
onal
val
ueand
accountf
ori
ninf
lat
ion.I
ntr
oducebet
terr
ecor
dkeepi
ngoft
henumberof
meal
sser
vedperday
,it
emsser
vedandnut
ri
ti
onal
val
ue.

I
ntr
oduci
ngMi
d-Day
-Meal
schemei
nIndi
aisj
ustt
wodecodeol
dbuti
tsconcepti
s
cent
uryol
d.Cookedf
oodwer
epr
ovi
dedf
reeofcostt
otheschool
chi
l
drent
ori
set
he
st
andar
dofnut
ri
ti
onbutt
heI
ndi
angov
ernmentev
erychi
l
dwhogoespr
imar
yschool
is
ent
il
edt
oanut
ri
ti
onscookedmi
d-day
-meal
.

7
8
Thi
sisani
mpor
tantst
epmaj
ori
tyt
owor
dst
he“
Rightt
ofood”andt
he“
Rightt
o
educat
ion”
.Thepr
imar
yobj
ect
iveoft
hemi
d-day
-meal
ist
odev
elopt
henut
ri
ti
onal
gr
adeofchi
l
drenenr
oll
edi
ncl
assesi
nGov
ernement
,local
body
,Gov
ernmentAi
ded
school
s.

I
tai
mst
omot
ivat
echi
l
drenbel
ongi
ngt
odi
sadv
ant
agedsect
ionsoft
hesoci
etyt
o
at
tendpr
imar
yschool
sregul
arl
yandhel
pthem t
oconcent
rat
eonschool
andcl
assr
oom
act
ivi
ti
esmeal
sinKar
nat
aka,
mor
ethan8.
7lackst
udent
satov
er,
5,
500school
l
sar
e
suppl
i
edmi
d-daymeal
sby68NGOS,
andf
oodgr
ain1319-
>9,
andut
il
isat
ioni
s-90,
508,
69%.

Mi
d-daymeal
probl
emst
her
epeat
edr
evi
sionsi
nthegui
del
i
nespoi
ntt
olackofcl
ari
ty
ont
heobej
ect
ivesoft
hepr
ogr
ammet
hrough2006.

i
rr
egul
ari
ti
esi
ndr
awi
ngandut
il
isat
ionoff
oodgai
ns.
del
ayi
npay
mentofcooki
ngcast
t
hisal
li
mpr
ovet
hegov
ernment.
Budget
orypr
ovi
sionf
orMDM schemei
n2019-
20i
s-
11,
000cr
ore.

9
2) PROFI
LEOFSTUDYAREA

1SOCI
ALECNOMI
CCONDI
TION

2 LI
TERACY

3I
NFRASTRUCTER

4 SCHOOL EDUCATI
ON

10
3) REVI
EW OFLI
TERATURE

1.Si
ddeshwarshukt
a(f
rb,
15,
2015)
Int
hisar
ti
clecl
ear
lyment
ionedt
hati
sMDM
schemei
sthequal
i
tyoft
hef
oodi
nter
msofi
tsi
s

Nut
ri
ti
onv
alue.Andt
ofi
l
lahungr
yst
omach.
gov
ernmentai
dedpr
imar
yandupper
pr
imar
yschool
.i
n2012-
13,
mor
ethan104mi
l
ionst
udent
swer
ecov
eredundert
he
MDS.

Thenat
ional
progr
ammeofnut
ri
ti
onal
suppor
ttopr
imar
yeducat
ion(
NP-
NSPE)
in
2006.
itsay
s.”
theMDMSdoesnotmer
elyai
mtopr
ovi
dea.
cookedmeal
,
butone
sat
ist
yingpr
escr
ibednut
ri
ti
onal
nor
ms.
”

Themi
nist
ryofhumanr
esour
cedev
elopment[
MDRD]i
n2009t
oensur
ethatt
he
meal
metpr
escr
ibednut
ri
ti
onal
standar
d.

2.Mani
shaandsankar(
jul
y27,
2013)i
nthest
udyent
it
led.
MDM schemei
nthe
soci
alst
ruct
ureensur
ethatbeni
fi
tsofsoci
aldev
elopmentar
edi
str
ibut
ed
i
nequl
i
tycensus2001,
l
iter
acyr
atesf
ort
heschedul
edcast
es(
Scc)and
schedul
edt
ri
bes(
Sts)
are54.
69%and47.
1%r
espect
ivel
yas.Compar
edt
o68.
8%
f
orhi
ghercast
s(goi
2007)
.t
hepr
evel
anceofunder
wei
nghtt
ogener
alcat
agar
y
chi
l
dreni
s33.
7%

Wher
asf
orscandstchi
l
dreni
tishi
gherat47.
9%an54.
5%r
espect
it
y
t
hus,
progr
ammesf
orsoci
aldev
elopmental
way
sanupi
nbenef
it
ingpr
ivi
l
eged

11
 sect
ionsoft
hesoci
ety
.

3.
Ani
maRani
andnar
esh(
jun27,
2008)obser
vedi
nthi
sst
udi
est
hepr
ocessof
her
/hi
seducat
ionAchi
l
dwi
thanf
oodr
ather
thanl
ear
ning.
soaschemet
o
ov
ermet
hecl
assr
oom hungeri
sexpect
ednotonl
ytoenchancet
henut
ri
ti
onal
st
atusofchi
l
dren(
whi
chi
sdesi
rabl
eit
sel
f)butal
sot
oimpr
ovet
hel
arni
ng
pr
ocessl
ear
ningpr
ocess.

TheMDM meal
schemei
siv
ercommi
ngcl
assr
oom hunger
,theMDM schemei
s
expect
edt
oreducecl
assi
nequal
i
tiesandt
oov
ercomet
hecastandgender
baseddi
ff
erencesi
naccesst
opr
imar
yeducat
ion.

4.
Jeandr
ezeandapar
aji
ta(
nov7,
2003)i
nthear
ti
clehapoi
ntedoutt
hir
einv
est
igat
ion
t
hatt
hisi
nit
iat
ivecoul
dhav
eamaj
orei
mpactonchi
l
dnut
ri
ti
on.school
att
endancean
soci
alequi
ty.
MDM schemewoul
dbeasi
gni
fi
cantst
ept
owar
dst
her
eal
i
sat
ionoft
he
r
ightt
ofood.

TheMDM schemeexpect
edt
oenchancepupi
lat
tendanceonadai
l
ybasi
sschool
also
l
ear
ningachi
evement
.Insof
arascl
assr
oom hunger,
thei
rlear
ningski
l
ls.Fi
nal
l
y.Awel
l
-
or
gani
sedschool
meal
theMDM schemecont
ri
but
ionofMDM t
osoci
alequal
i
tyal
so
hasav
ari
tyofaccept
s.

5.Far
zanaAf
ri
di(
Apr
-15-
2005)
ident
if
iesi
nhi
sinv
est
igat
iont
hatt
heschemei
s

12
i
mpr
ovi
ngatv
eryl
owperpul
i
lper
daycastcov
ary
ingbet
weenRs0.
50andRs.
5,
dependi
ngont
hequal
i
tyoft
hecookedmeal
thepr
ogr
ammei
ncr
easest
hebeni
fi
tof
school
i
ng.Wi
th98mi
l
li
onpot
ent
ial
benef
ici
ari
esoft
hepr
ogr
amme,
itmaywel
lbeone
oft
hel
argestnut
ri
ti
onsuppor
tschemei
nthewor
d.

Thenat
ionaf
ami
l
yheal
thsur
veofI
ndi
a,35mi
l
li
onchi
l
dreni
ntheagegr
oupof6-
14
y
ear
sar
eoutofschool
andanequal
numberdonotev
efi
vey
ear
sofschool
i
ng

6.
DipaSi
nha(
Nov
-7-
2008)
hasf
oundi
ntheexami
nat
ionofherj
our
nat
hat,
themi
dmeal
schemei
sincr
easi
ngenr
olment
,av
ert
ing“
classr
oom hunger
”andr
educi
ngsoci
al
di
scr
imi
nat
ion.
ital
soshowst
hatact
ivecommuni
tymoni
tor
ingcansi
gni
fi
cant
lyt
he
qual
i
tyoft
hescheme.

I
tist
hel
argestschool
lunchpr
ogr
ammei
nthewor
d.cov
eri
ngamostcr
orepery
ear
(
budgetspeech2008)
.About55l
akhchi
l
drenar
ebenef
ici
ari
esoft
hemi
ddaymeal
pr
ogr
ammei
nAndr
spr
adesandRs240cr
orewasal
l
ocat
edbyt
hest
atef
owadr
sthe
MDSM,
IN2006-
07.

7.
Padmi
niandJay
aranj
an(
Nov
5,2004)st
udi
est
hatt
her
eisani
ncr
easei
nthatt
he
MDM schemepr
ogr
amme,
is,
”t
opr
ovi
deadequat
enut
ri
ti
onToeconomi
cal
l
y
di
sadv
ant
angedchi
l
drent
oimpr
ovet
hehel
thandnut
ri
ti
onal
stat
usofchi
l
dren,
to
dev
elopmentt
hei
rment
alandphy
sical
abi
l
ityandt
oincr
easet
heenr
olmenti
nschool
s
andr
educedr
opout
s”.Emphasi
sadded.TheMDM schemei
simpr
ovi
ngschool
equal
i
ty
andl
erni
ngpr
ocess.

8.Janmei
j
ayaandRanj
i
t,k(
2006)t
hisar
ti
cal
clear
lyment
iont
hatt
heMDM schemei
s
i
mpr
ovi
ngat
tendance,
nut
ri
ti
onal
lev
elsamongchi
l
dreni
nit
ial
l
yin2408bl
ocksi
nthe
count
rywhi
chl
aterspr
eadt
oot
herbl
ocksaswel
l
.Besi
despr
omot
ingnut
ri
ti
onand

13
pr
imar
yeducat
ion

(
MDM)
hav
eagr
eatsoci
ali
zat
ionv
alue.Byt
hiscer
tai
nlev
elofer
osi
onofcastpr
ejudi
ces
andcl
assi
nequal
i
tyi
sexpect
edast
hechi
l
drensi
ttoget
herandshar
eacommonmeal
.

9.A.
jogl
ekarandS.
ver
ma.
int
hisar
ti
cal
isment
ionedt
hatt
heMDM shemei
sast
ep
t
owar
dsi
mpr
ovi
ngt
henut
ri
ti
onst
atusofchi
l
dreni
nIndi
a.mi
d-daymeakschemei
s
r
ecei
vi
ngt
hebenef
it
sofmi
d-meal
progr
am andi
tisdev
elopi
ngofschool
chi
l
dren.And
manyst
udent
sget
ti
ngi
tsbeni
fi
ts.Ofmi
d-daymeal
schemepr
ogr
am andi
tis
dev
elopi
ngnut
ri
ti
onal
heal
thi
ncongni
ti
vedev
elopmentofschool
chi
l
dren.
andmany
st
udent
sget
ti
ngi
tsbenef
it
s.

10.
Alr
anFF-
khan,
zint
hiscl
ear
yment
ionedt
hati
sMDM schemei
ncr
easi
ngi
nal
lov
er
i
ndi
athi
spr
ogr
am i
sbei
ngi
ncr
easi
ngandi
tsgi
vest
oimpr
ovet
heschool
enr
olement
andequal
i
tyandal
sogi
vesi
mpr
ovementi
npr
imar
yandupperpr
imar
yschool
s.MDM
school
sfort
hei
rregul
arat
tendance,
i
ncr
easedenr
il
mentandmosti
mpot
ant
lyt
ogi
ve
nut
ri
ti
onal
suppor
ttot
hepr
imar
ychi
l
dren.

11.
Ayazmal
i
k.pv
enkat
ramaha(
may-
2008)
poi
ntoft
hepr
ocessi
ngoft
heMDM i
s
schemei
sincr
easi
ngal
lschool
.Today,
MDMSi
swor
dsl
argestf
eedi
ngpr
ogr
am
r
eachi
ngopt
oabout12cr
orechi
l
drent
heai
m mdmswast
oenchanceenr
olment
,
ret
ent
ionasofi
mpr
ovi
ngt
hei
rnut
ri
ti
onal
lev
els.Andal
soMDM schemei
slear
ning
achi
evementofr
etent
ionofchi
l
dreni
nschool
sbymi
ti
gat
ingt
hei
rcl
assr
oom
si
gni
fi
canti
ncr
easei
nschool
enr
olmentduet
oschool
nut
ri
ti
on.

14
12.
Lal
i
ta.
Rekhi
,i
nthi
sar
ti
cal
clear
lyment
onedt
hati
stheMDM schemei
simpr
ovi
ngi
n
pr
imar
yschool
andupperpr
imar
yschool
inschool
equal
i
tyamongt
hest
udent
s
i
mpr
ovi
ngheal
thoft
hepoorchi
l
dren11cr
oreofchi
l
drenar
ebei
ngpr
ovi
dedonei
n
11.
58l
akhschool
sdur
ing2013-
14

13.
Raj
eshwarkhansonal
,
m(Januar
y-2016)haspoi
ntedouti
nthei
rinv
erst
ingat
iont
hat
t
heMDM schemepr
ogr
ammei
twasai
medati
mpr
ovi
ngenr
oll
ementat
tendanceand
r
etent
ionwhi
l
esi
mul
ataneousl
yimpr
ovi
ngt
henut
ri
ti
onsst
atusofst
udent
s

I
mpr
ovi
ngt
henut
ri
ti
onal
stet
usofst
udent
sinpr
imar
ycl
asses.
mdm schemei
sanwel
l
asr
etent
ionpr
omancesoci
ali
ntegr
ati
oni
mpr
ovenutr
it
ional
stet
usoft
hepr
imar
y
school
chi
l
drenandi
ncl
udegoodf
oodhabi
tsi
nchi
l
drencookedmeal
schemewas
st
art
edi
nal
lthepr
imar
yschool
s.11.
04cr
orechi
l
drenwer
ecor
edunderMDM scheme
dur
ing2019-
10pr
imar
y7.
71cr
oreandupperpr
imar
y3.
36cr
orechi
l
drenhadbeen
cov
eredi
n12.
12l
akshsschool
.

14.
S.SRna(
jun-
2014)
hasmadeast
udyandpoi
ntedouti
nhi
sinv
erst
ingat
iont
hati
s
MDM schemei
mpr
ovi
ngi
nschool
sithasbeencont
inueMDM schemei
spr
ovi
ding
educat
ionandi
mpr
ovi
ngheal
thcondi
ti
onofpoorchi
l
dren.
int
hepr
ogr
am st
udy
r
esear
cheri
nver
sti
gat
edt
hev
ari
ousaspect
soft
hisschemel
i
kemeal
,menul
ocal
i
tyof
ki
tchenandshedsusedt
ocooki
ngf
oodqual
i
tyandquant
it
yoff
ooddi
str
ibut
ed,
f
requencyofi
nspecsi
on.hy
gteni
ccondi
ti
on,
eff
ectst
udentenr
olmentandr
etent
ionect
,
t
heschemei
spr
ovi
dingsuf
fi
cientnut
ri
ti
ont
othest
udentbutt
hear
easl
i
kef
oodsaf
ety
.
MDMequl
i
tyandi
mpr
ovedsoci
ali
sat
ionamongchi
l
dren.

15
15.Vani
sha.
sandRuj
atak(
2012)st
udi
est
hatt
her
eisani
nincr
easei
ntheMDM scheme
pr
ogr
am i
simpomentanur
banar
ia,
eff
ect
ivei
nimpr
ovi
ngt
hequal
i
tyofMDM.
and
i
ncr
easi
ngschool
att
endece,
impr
ovesqual
i
tyofeducat
ion,
bei
ngssoci
alandgender
equi
tyt
hebudgetal
l
ocat
ed2010-
11Rs.
9440cr
oreandmanyst
udentget
ti
ngbeni
fi
ts.

4) METHODOLOGY

Basedont
hef
ramewor
koft
hest
udyi
tincl
udesbot
hqual
i
tat
iveandquant
it
ati
ve
met
hodst
opr
oduceanef
fect
ivet
ool
.Thest
udyi
sbasedonpr
imar
yandsecondar
y
dat
a,t
hesecondar
ydat
awascol
l
ect
edf
rom t
hev
ari
ousl
evel
sthati
ncl
udeof
fi
cial
from
t
hest
atedi
str
ictandbl
ockt
hatar
eresponsi
blef
oref
fect
ivei
mpl
ement
ionoft
he
scheme.
ital
socov
erst
hepr
imar
ydat
asour
cesuni
tsar
eschool
wher
eint
hedat
awas
col
l
ect
edwi
thi
ndept
hint
erv
iewswi
tht
eacher
s,cooki
ngst
aff
sandchi
l
drent
othe
st
atusoft
hescheme.t
heschool
obser
vat
ionhasbeenoneoft
hecr
uci
alt
ool
fort
he
v
ali
dat
ionofr
esponsesatev
eryst
epofdat
acol
l
ect
ion.Focusgr
oupdi
scussi
on
i
ncl
udedv
iewsofSMcsandpar
ent
swhoar
eoneofkeyst
akehol
der
oft
hescheme.

16
a)
sour
ceofdat
a:t
hedat
awascol
lect
edf
rom t
wosour
ces,
pri
mar
yandsecondar
y.
Sel
ect
edofsampl
ewaspur
posi
vewi
thst
rat
if
iedr
andom sel
ect
ion.School
sper
bl
ockwer
echosenkeepi
ngt
hei
rdi
stancesf
rom t
hebl
ockheadquar
ter
s.Oneschool
wi
thcl
ose bl
ockpr
oxi
mit
yandt
heot
herwi
thf
orof
flocat
ionwer
esel
ect
edt
oget
di
ver
sif
iedvi
ewsonvar
iousaspect
soft
hest
udy
.

b)met
hodsofcol
lect
ingdat
a:

1)
pri
mar
ydat
a:pr
imar
ydat
acol
lect
ioni
nvol
veddet
ail
edi
nter
viewsandf
ocusgr
oup
di
scussi
onwi
thSMCmember
s,chi
ldr
en,
cooks,
teacher
sandot
heri
nvol
vedwi
tht
he
scheme.Quest
ionnai
re,
obser
vat
ionandi
nfor
mat
ionschedul
esusedt
ogat
herdat
a.

2)secondar
ydat
a:r
elevantsecondar
ydat
ali
keandvoucher
s,r
egi
ster
s,et
c.

3)sampl
esi
ze,
areaet
c..:
sincet
hest
udyi
sast
rat
if
iedr
andom sampl
ingatbl
ock
l
evelandsi
mpl
erandom sampl
eatschooll
evelbei
ngpr
oposedt
ochooset
he
sampl
es.Thecover
ageoft
hest
udywi
llbei
nAl
anddi
sti
ctandt
hesat
elevel
gover
nmentf
unct
ionar
ieswi
llbei
nter
act
edi
nschool
.

5)
OBJECTI
VE

1 TOknowt
hei
mpactofschemeont
hel
ear
ningout
comeoft
arget
ed
chi
ld

2Toknowt
hei
mpactofschemeanenr
olmenti
nschool
s

3I
mpr
ovedsoci
ali
zat
ionamongchi
ldr
enbel
ongi
ngt
oal
lcast
es.

17
 4soci
alempower
mentt
hroughpr
ovi
sionofempl
oymentt
owomen

5Addr
essi
ngmal
nut
ri
ti
on

6) DATAANALYSI
S

Thest
udycover
edt
hreest
epsdat
acol
lect
ionandval
idat
ionpr
ocessesschooll
evel
,
col
lectpr
imar
yinf
ormat
iononpr
edesi
gnedf
ormat
s.Ther
ebeencr
ossval
idat
ionby
anot
herwhowasi
nvol
evedconduct
ingf
ocusedgr
oupdi
scussi
on,
theval
idat
ion
pr
ocesswascompl
etedt
hroughschoolobser
vat
ionanbyl
evel

I
nter
act
ingchi
ldr
enbl
ockl
evelanddi
str
ictl
evelof
fici
alswer
e

18
I
nter
viewunderel
earpoi
nter
stov
ali
dat
ethedat
arecei
vedf
rom f
iel
d.Thest
atel
evel
of
fici
alswer
eint
ervi
ewt
ounder
standt
hepol
icyi
mpl
icat
ionandavai
labl
esuppor
t
andmoni
tor
ingmechani
sm f
orbet
teri
mpl
ement
ati
onoft
hescheme.

Over
allt
hepr
oveswasper
-desi
gnedwi
thspace

ofcont
ext
ualf
lexi
bil
it
ytoi
ncl
udecer
tai
nsi
tuat
ional

quest
ionemer
geddur
ingt
hepr
ocessofschoolobser
vat
ion

andFGDS.Val
idat
ion.andt
ri
angul
ati
onofi
nfor
mat
ionr
ecei
vedt
hroughvar
ious

f
ormat
swer
ecompl
eted.

7) FI
NDI
NGSOFTHESTUDY

Maj
ori
tyoft
her
espondent
ssay
sthatqual
it
yoff
oodi
sver
ylowi
never
yschooldon’
t
havebasi
cneedsl
ikedr
inki
ngwat
erf
aci
li
ti
es,
dini
nghal
let
c..

Soper
centofschoolar
enothavi
ngpr
opercooki
ngpl
ace.

Theadmi
nist
rat
ionoft
heschoolar
enotconsent
rentonf
oodqual
it
ynopr
oper

19
mai
ntai
nedofcooki
ngpr
ocess.

Someoft
heschoolst
udent
sar
enothavi
ngf
oodi
nthei
rschool
.Themi
d-day
schemecover
agei
nthedi
str
ictf
ort
heenr
oll yschool6thcl
edsecondar asst
o
10thcl
ass.

RECOMMENDATI
ONS

 Taki
ngcar
eoft
heneedsoft
hewat
ersect
ionsoft
hesoci
ety

 Thequal
it
yoff
oodsuppl
iedt
hroughmi
d-daymealneedst
obei
mpr
oved

 Theexpr
essi
onofMDMSschool
sint
her
uralar
easandt
her
egul
arandt
imel
y
gi
vest
otheschoolneedt
ost
udentensur
ed

8) CONCLUSI
ON

I
nKar
nat
akaMDMSschemeef
fect
ivel
yal
levi
atedcl
assr
oom hungerandper
suadi
ng
poorf
ami
li
est
osendt
hei
rchi
ldr
ent
oschool
.mostoft
hechi
ldr
enat
tendi
ng
gover
nmentschooscomef
rom poor
estoft
hepoorf
ami
li
es,
wit
hincomesbel
ow
t
hwpover
tyl
ine.f
ormostoft
hesechi
ldr
enhavi
ngsquar
emealadayi
ssomet
imes
notpossi
ble.
foramaj
ori
tyoft
hem mi
d-daymeali
sthemealt
heyhavei
nday
.

Thesoci
al-
ecnomi
cpr
ogr
ammesi
mpl
ement
edbyt
hegover
nmentofi
ndi
aand

20
gover
nmentofKar
nat
akai
sut
il
izedbyt
hesel
ect
edmaai
ndal
sfordevel
opmentof
t
heeducat
ionoft
hei
rchi
ldr
en.Ont
hewholt
hemi
d-mealpr
ogr
ammewas
i
mpl
ement
edi
nal
lthesemandal
sandi
tsi
mpactwascl
ear
yshowsonenr
oloment
andachi
evementoft
hesecondar
yschoolchi
ldr
en.

Theschooli
schar
gedwi
thnotonl
ypr
oduci
nganeducat
edchol
d-butaheal
thychi
ld-
aswel
l/andheal
thi
sast
ateofcompl
etephy
sical
,
ment
alandsoci
alwel
l–bei
ngand
notmer
alst
heabsenceofdi
seaseori
nfi
eni
ty.
andschooli
sineoft
hebest
oppor
tuni
ti
est
oachi
vest
his.

9) REFERENCE

1.
htt
ps:
//dat
a.gov.
in>r
esour
ce>st
ate

2.
htt
ps:
//www.
presi
ndi
a.or
g>t
hepr
sbl
og

3.
htt
ps:
//mhr
d.gov.
in>mi
d-day
-meal

4.
htt
p:/
/www.
akshay
apat
ra.
org>i
ndi
a

21
5.
htt
ps:
//www.
jst
or.
org/
stabl
e

6.
mahi
shagar
gandkal
iansankarmandal
:-

Mi
d-daymealf
ort
hepoor
,pr
evat
isededucat
ionf
ort
genon-
poor
(j
uly27,
2013)

7.
siddheshwarshukl
a:mi
d-daymealnut
ri
ti
onpaper,
poorf
oodont
hepl
acef
ebr
ary
15,
2014)

8.
jeandr
ezandappar
anj
it
agy
al:
’
fut
ureofmi
d-daymealpr
ogr
ammei
n
khueda(
jun,
2008)

10.
far
zandaf
ri
d:’
mid-
daymeali
ntwost
atescompar
ingt
hef
inanci
aland
i
nst
it
uti
onalor
gani
zat
ionoft
hepr
ogr
am:
(apr
.9-
15,
2005)

11.
dipasi
nha:
’
socai
laudi
tofmi
ddaymealscheme’
.InAP(
nov,
1-7,
2008)

12.
abi
jeetsi
ngh,
alber
tpar
tandst
afandr
econ:schoolmealasasaf
etynet
:an
eval
uat
ionoft
hemi
d-daymealschemei
nindi
a(j
anuar
y,2014)

13.ht
tps:
//www.
researchgat
e.net14.
tr
gmdam.
hic.
in>st
ati
c

10) MI
D-DAYMEALSCHOOLQUESTI
ONERY

VI
LLAGE:
PETHSI
ROOR GRAM PANCHAYAT:
PETHSI
ROOR

BLOCK: DI
STRI
CT:
KALBURGI

NAMEOFSCHOOL:
GOVERNMENTPRI
MARYSCHOOLPETHSI
ROOR

DATE:
03-
04-
2020 I
NVESTI
GATOR’
SNAME(
S):
SAVI
TA

SECTI
ONA:
CHI
LDREN

22
1.
NAMEOFTHESTUDENT:
KAVANA

2.
AGE:
14

3.
SEX:
FEMALE

4.
CASTE:
3B

TH
5.
WHI
CHCLASSYOUARE?
8 CLASS

6.
SINCEHOW MANYYEARSAREYOUI
NTHI
SSCHOOL?
(8YEARS)

7.
CANYOUPARTI
CIPATEI
NCOOKI
NGOFTHEMEAL?

YES/
NO/
SOMETI
MES(
SOMETI
MES)

8.
CANYOUTELLREASONSFORI
T?

a)t
akehomemadef
ood (
yes)

b)
foodqual
it
yisnotgood

c)
donotmai
ntai
nhy
gien

d)
donotl
iket
osi
twi
thot
hercast
epeopl
e

9.
DOYOULI
KETOEATMI
D-DAYMEALDAI
LYI
NTHESCHOOL?
YES/
NO :
-(
YES)

10.
IFYES.
WHO CLEANSTHEPLACE?

a)Cook

b)Hel
per (
yes)

c)Teacher

d)Ot
her
(speci
ty)

23
11.
doy
ouhavedr
inki
ngwat
eri
nyourschool
?ye/
no

(
Yes)

SECTI
ONB:
COOK

1.nameoft
hecook:
-kavana

2.
sex(
mal
e/f
emal
e):
-f
emai
l

3.mar
it
alst
atus

24
 1)
mar
ri
ed(
yes)2)
unmar
ri
ed3)
divor
ced4)
other
(speci
fy)5)
-cast
egr
oup(
if
appl
icabl
e)_
___
___
___

1)
sc 2)
st3)
obs 4)
other
(speci
fy)

5)notappl
icabl
e (
yes)

4.whomai
ntai
nsaccount
soft
hest
ocksf
ort
heMDM?

Commi
tt
eesm (
yes)4)sar
panch 5)
othesspeci
ty

7.
howdoy
oudeci
dewhati
scook?

1)f
oll
owt
heweekl
ymenu(
yes)

2)
fol
lowt
hwheadmast
ersi
nst
ruct
ions

3)
fol
lowt
hesmsi
nst
ruct
ions

4)
deci
deon-
esl
i

5)
other
(speci
fy)

8.howdoy
oudecai
dhowmuchf
oodt
ocookeachday
?

1)sameamounteachday

2)basedoneachday
sat
tendance (
yes)

3)
nocl
earr
uleonhowmucht
ocook

9.dot
eachert
akepar
tint
hecooki
ng(
e,g,
cut
ti
ngorcol
lect
ingf
ir
ewood)

1)Yes 2)no 3)uncl

ear 4)somet
imes (
yes)

25
10.whatar
ethemai
npr
obl
emst
hatf
acei
ncooki
ngandser
vingMDM?Pl
ease
descr
ibei
ndet
ail
.

No,
probl
emsal
lhel
pst
oget
herwi
lldohappi
ly.

SECTI
ONC:SCHOOLFACI
LITI
ES

(
Invest
igat
or:t
hissect
ionshoul
dbeanswer
edbyt
het
eacher
)

26
1.t
eacher
sname

2.sex

1)Mal
e 2)f
emal
e

3.castgr
oup(
ifappl
icabl
e)

1)Sc 2)St 3)Obc 4)

cast
ehi
ndu

5)
notappl
icabl
e

4.numberoft
eacher
s

5gr
adest
aught

6.cooki
ngf
aci
li
tyf
ort
heMDMS

1)Const
ruct
edki
tchen

2)Tempor
aryshed

3)Cent
ral
izedki
tchen

4)Cook’
shouse

5)Ot
herspeci
fy

7.wher
eist
hegr
ainst
ored?

1)Schoolcl
assr
oom

2)Ki
tchen

3)Gi
vent
hevi
ll
age

4)Cook’
shouse

27
8.whatf
ueli
susedf
orcooki
ng

1)f
ir
ewood

2)ker
osene

3)gas

4)ot
herspeci
fy

5)uncl
ear

9.l
astwhenwast
her
ewasal
ongdeal
y,whatdi
dyoudo?

1)Di
scont
inuet
hemealf
orsomet
ime

2)Teacher
sadavancemaneyf
rom t
hei
rownpocket

3)Buyoncr
edi
t

4)Ot
herspeci
fy

5)Notappl
icabl
e(nodel
ays)

10.doy
ouf
eelt
hatt
heMDM ser
vesanyoft
hef
oll
owi
ngpur
poses?

1)
yes2)
no,3)
uncl
ear

1)
pupi
lsat
tendschoolmor
eregul
ary

2)
mor
echi
ldr
enar
eget
ti
ngenr
oll
ed

3)
chi
ldr
ensnut
ri
ti
oni
mpr
oves

4)
chi
ldr
ensconcent
rat
ioni
mpr
oves

28
 5)
Chi
ldr
enl
ear
naboutt
hei
mpor
tanceofgoodnut
ri
ti
on

6)
chi
ldr
enl
ear
ntoshar
eamealwi
thchi
ldr
enofot
hercommuni
ti
es

7)
chi
ldr
encomet
oschoolmor
ehappi
ly

8)chi
ldr
enl
ear
naboutgoodhy
ginehabi
tsl
ikewashi
nghandsbef
oreeat
ing

11.doy
ouf
eelt
hatt
heMDM hasanyoft
hef
oll
owi
ngnegat
iveef
fect
s?

1)
yes2)no 3)
uncl
ear

1)
teacher
sti
mei
sbei
ngwat
ed

2)
descr
ipt
steachi
ngact
ivi
ty

3)
chi
ldr
enf
ari
tfr
om t
imet
oti
meaf
terconsumi
ngMDM

4)
misur
eoff
oodorf
ounds

5)
classr
oom spaceget
sreducedorspoi
lt

6)
other
(speci
fy)

29
12.
stat
e-wi
sebudgetal
locat
ionandact
ualf
undsdi
str
ibut
edundemi
d-
daymeapschemei
nindi
a,

2017-
2018

St
ates/
ots Budget Funds Budget Funds
al
locat
ion
Dust
ri
bused al
locat
ion di
str
bur
sed

Kar
nat
aka 47276.
93 44788.
57 45348.
71 40707.
67

Andr
aPr
adesh 28864.
81 25713.
85 27063.
51 25748.
17

Del
hi 9143.
52 5294.
99 9455.
10 9808.
38

Hi
machal 8812.
95 8684.
10 9897.
67 8031.
30
pr
adesh

30
  I
nKar
nat
akai
n2017-
2018budgetal
locat
ioni
s47276.
93f
undsdi
sbur
sed
44788.
57 2018-
19 f
unds al
locat
ion i
s 4077.
67 i
nlack compar
eto ot
her
count
ri
esourst
atebudgetal
locat
ionandf
undsdi
sbur
sedi
snuchmor
e

13.Thef
oodnor
msper
(chi
ldr
en)chi
lddayundert
hemi
ddaymeal
pr
ogr
amme

s/
m I
TEMS QUALI
TY PERDAY

Pr
imar
y Upperpr
imar
y

St
udent St
udent

1 Foodgr
ainr
ice 100gr
ms 150gr
ms

2 pul
se 20gr
ms 30gr
ms

3 Veget
abl
eleafal
so 50gr
ms 75gr
ms

4 Oi
landf
at 5gr
ams 7.
5gr
ms

5 Sal
tand _
___
___
___
_ _
___
___
___
_
condi
ment
s

31
  Ont
het
abl
eweunder
standhowmuchqual
it
ygetpr
imar
yandupperpr
imar
y
st
udent
sher
ethef
oodnor
msperchi
ldper
daypr
imar
yst
udentr
iceget
100gr
msandupperpr
imar
yst
udent
sbei
ngget
ti
ngr
ice-
150gr
ms

14.Needf
ort
hepr
ogr
am

 Nut
ri
ti
onalsuppor
t:
-

Toachi
vet
heaboveobj
ect
ivesacookedmi
d-daymealwi
tht
hef
oll
owi
ng
nut
ri
ti
onalcont
enti
spr
ovi
dedt
oal
lel
igi
blechi
ldr
en

32
 component
s Pr
imar
y Upperpr
imay

Cal
aree Asokcal 700kcal

Pr
otei
n 12gr
m 20gr
m

Mi
cronut
ri
ent
s I
ront
oli
cat
id I
ronf
oli
ceaci
d

Vi
t-
A Vi
t-
A

 Ther
ati
onalbehi
ndt
heschemei
sthatmi
ddaymealcont
ri
but
etot
her
ightt
o
educat
ionbyf
aci
li
tat
ingenr
olementandat
tendancwbyi
mpr
ovi
ngr
he
nut
ri
ti
onall
evel
sofchi
ldr
ent
her
ebyr
educi
ngsi
ckday
simpr
ovi
ngabi
li
tyt
o
payat
tent
ion.

 Col
ori
eandpr
otei
nismor
eimpor
tancei
nst
udentgr
owt
handpr
imar
ycal
ori
e
i
s450kcal,
upperpr
imar
y-700kcal

15.Si
zeOfTheFami
ly

33
SRNO Si
zeoff
ami
ly t
otal Tot
alper
cent
age

1 1t
o5member
s 5 13.
88%

2 5t
o10member
s 30 83.
33%

3 10t
o15member
s 1 2.
77%

4 Tot
al 36 100%

 Thesi
zeoff
ami
lyont
reet
abl
eweunder
standandt
hey
-axi
ssi
sshowi
ngt
hat
t
hesi
zeoff
ami
lyandx-
axessi
sshowi
ngt
hatt
het
otali
nthesi
zeoff
ami
ly
hi
ghestper
cent
agei
s(5t
o10member
s-30)83.
33%andl
ow-
per
cent
agei
s(10
t
o15)
2.77%

16.Qual
it
yOfFood
34
 Qual
it
yoff
ood

Sr
no no.
ofr
espondant

1 good 75%.
27

2 bad 25%.
9

 Goodqual
it
y->75%.
27

 Badqual
it
y->25%.
9

35
Ont
het
abl
ebadqual
it
yshowedt
hatt
he25%.
9,andgoodqual
it
yis75%.
27

17.
Foodi
tems

Sr
.no Foodi
tems No.
ofr
espondsp/
e

1 Ri
ce30kl 83.
33

2 Wheat5kl 13.
88

3 j
owar1kl 2.
77

 Ont
het
abl
eisshowi
ngt
hati
sfoodi
temsy
-axessi
ski
gandx-
axi
ssi
snoof

r
espondant
shi
gesti
s(r
ice)
30kl
83.
33%

 Thechar
thav
eit
emsr
ice,
wheat
,j
owar
.

36
18.
Placeofcooki
ngf
ood

SR.
NO PLACEOFCOOKI
NG NOOFRESPONDENT%

1 Openpl
ace 30.
55

2 Ki
tchenr
oom 25 69.
44

 I
nthebarchar
thav
eopenpl
acei
s11andki
tchenr
oom i
s25noof
r
espondant%openpl
acei
s30.
55andki
tchenr
oom hav
e69.
44%.

 Y-
axxesi
sshowi
ngt
hatt
hepl
aceofcooki
ngandx-
axi
ssi
stheno.
of
r
espondant
.
37
19.mi
d-daymealschemedet
ail
spr
ovi
def
oodont
ime

Sl
.no Pr
ovi
dfoodt
ime t
otal Respondent
s%

1 11o’
cl
ock 2 5.
55%

2 10o’
cl
ock 9 25%

3 1.
15p.
m 4 11.
11%

4 1.
30p.
m 21 58.
33%

38
  Ont
het
abl
epr
ovi
def
oodont
imey
-axessshowi
ngt
hatt
het
otal
number
x-
axessshowi
ngt
hatt
hepr
ovi
def
oodPr
ovi
def
oodont
imemor
e
r
espondent
sis21.
per
cent
agei
s58.
33%

20.
FoodGr
ainAl
locat
ionAnUt
il
isat
ion

Foodgr
ain

y
ear
s al
l
ocat
ion ut
il
isat
ion %

2008-
9 104237 77753 77%

39
2009-
10 140840 82568 59%

2010-
11 131979 90508 60%

 Thi
schar
tisshownt
hati
sthef
oodgr
ainal
l
ocat
ionandanut
il
izat
iony
-
axxessi
sshownt
hatt
hef
oodgr
ainx-
axi
ssi
syear
s.

21.
Budget
aryPr
ovi
sionForMdm Scheme

BUDGETARYPROVI
SION

y
ear
s Amounti
ncr

2015-
16 9.
236

2016-
17 9.
700

40
2017-
18 10.
000

2018-
19 10.
500

2019-
20 11.
000

Year
s

 Thebudget
arypr
evesi
ont
het
abl
eshowst
hatt
hebudget
arypr
evi
siony
-
axessi
samounti
ncr
orex-
axi
ssshowst
hey
ea

22.Chi
ldr
enEnr
olmentandRet
ent
ion

41
Chi
l
drenenr
olmentandr
etent
ionhasbeencar
emat
ter
sint
hegov
ernmentschool
.
MDM hasi
tsgenesi
sint
hebel
i
eft
hati
twi
l
lcer
tai
nlyi
mpr
ovet
hest
atusofenr
olment
andr
etent
ioni
ngov
ernmentschool
oft
hest
ate.Theoutcomeoft
hisschemeshow
si
gni
fi
canti
ncr
easei
nenr
olmentandr
etent
ion.Thegr
aphbel
owshowt
hatt
he
enr
olmenthassi
gni
fi
cant
lyi
ncr
easedi
nmaj
ori
tyofschool
howev
ert
heot
heri
ndi
cat
ors
v
iz.i
mpor
tanti
nnut
ri
ti
onandheal
thaf
fectoft
hisschemeonsoci
ali
zat
ionandsome
i
mel
i
rectposi
ti
veoutcomesar
est
il
lmat
terofconcer
n

23.Cover
ageOfMi
d–DayMealI
nIndi
a

42
 1 1111.
98 11.
98-
>tot
alenr
oll
edchi
l
drenpr
imar
yand

2-
> Upperpr
imar
yschool

1-
>80%or9.
58cr
ore

2-
>76.
56%or9.
17cr
ore

1 No.ofchi
l
drenappr
ovedf
or–mi
dmeal

2 No.ofchi
l
drenwhoav
ail
edt
hemi
d-daymeal
or%chi
l
drencov
ered

43
24.St
udent
sOpi
nionOfTheMi
d-DayMealScheme

St
udent
sopi
nion Noofr
espondent
s Tot
al%

Ver
ygood 15 41.
66%

good 12 33.
33%

Abov
eav
erage 5 13.
88%

Bel
owav
erage 4 11.
11%

 St
udent
sopi
nionoft
hemi
d-daymeal
schemei
svar
iousopi
nionbutal
lst
udent

44
gav
etheopi
nioni
sver
ygood.

45