Mid Day Meals Scheme /MDM Scheme Complete Information

Mid Day Meals Scheme MDM Scheme Complete Information. The Complete Information on Mid Day Meals MDM Scheme implemented in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Schools is discussed here. Mid Day Meal Scheme was launched by the Government of India which helps poor pupils from rural and urban areas and resolves issues of lack of nutrition, food security and access to education. With the help of this programme free lunch is provided on school working days for children in Primary and Upper Primary Classes in Government, Government Aided, Local Body STC, Madarsas and Maqtabs i.e supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). The Scheme was launched in January, 2003 for the children studying in Primary Schools (Classes I to V) and in October 2008, the same was extended to the children studying in Upper Primary Schools (Classes VI to VIII) and to the children studying in High Schools (Classes IX & X) with 100% state funds. This was further extended to the children studying in Special Schools under NCLP from the academic year of 2010-11.

Mid Day Meals Scheme MDM Scheme Complete Information

Important Changes made from 2009 in MDM Scheme in Schools:
From the year 2009 onwards the following changes have been made to improve the implementation of the scheme:-

1. a) Food norms have been revised to ensure balanced and nutritious diet to children of upper primary group by increasing the quantity of pulses from 25 to 30 grams, vegetables from 65 to 75 grams and by decreasing the quantity of oil and fat from 10 grams to 7.5 grams.
2. b) Cooking cost revision from time to time
3. c) The honorarium for cooks and helpers @ Rs.1000 per month per cook- cum-helper was introduced from 1.12.2009. Honorarium at the above prescribed rate is being paid to cook-cum-helper.

• One cook- cum-helper for schools up to 25 students.
• Two cooks-cum-helpers for schools with 26 to 100 students.
• One additional cook-cum-helper for every addition of upto 100 students.

MID DAY MEALS INFORMATION	MDM USEFUL FORMS AND LINKS
Proc. Rc. 160 DSE MDM Instructions	MDM MIS TRAINING WEBSITE AND FORMS
PRIMARY LEVEL DAY WISE MDM MENU PARTICULARS	MDM MANDAL LEVEL BILL PREPERATION SOFTWARE
UP LEVEL (6,7) DAY WISE MDM MENU PARTICULARS	MDM INSPECTIONS AND VISIT PROFORMA
MDM PREPERATION METHODS AND GUIDELINES
GO.410 MDM COOKING COST ENHANCED w.e.f JULY 1ST 2012

Central Govt Funded Mid Day Meal Guidelines

• Guidelines for MDM-Logo (Click Here)
• Revised Guidelines for Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) Component
• State Level Streering cum Monitoring Committee (SSMC)
• Guidelines for engagement of Voluntary / NGOs 2010
• Guidelines for decenterlised payment of cost of Foodgrain to FCI
• Revised norms for Cost of Construction of Kitchen-cum-Store
• Revision of norms of foodgrains, cooking cost, honourarium to cook-cum-helpers
• Revision of TA to 11 special catagory States
• Guidelines for providing MDM to children of National Child Labour Project (NCLP)
• Extension of MDM Programme to eligible Madarsas/Maktabs
• Extension of MDM Programme to Upper Primary in EBBs
• Guidelines of MDM - 2006.
• Students of EGS covered under MDM Programme
• Guidelines for Central Assistances