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Dr. R. C. PatelNodal Officer and
Associate Professor,Department of Education [CASE],
Faculty of Education and Psychology,The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara,
Gujarat
Location of Bharuch, Tapi, Vadodara and Valsad districts in the state of Gujarat
Date of Visit
1. Bharuch: 19.07.2010 to 29.07.2010
2. Tapi: 30.07.2010 to 12.08.2010
3. Vadodara: 02.09.2010 to 20.10.2010
4. Valsad: 13.08.2010 to 01.09.2010
Visit made by the Nodal Officer
On 2nd October, 2010 the Nodal Officer visited the AIE
center at Aliabet of Bharuch district and monitored the
various functions of the center.
During 27th October to 30st October, 2010 the Nodal
Officer visited to the schools of all four districts for
monitoring the implementation of SSA in general and
KGBVs in particular of Valsad (Kaparada), Tapi
(Nizar) and Vadodara (Chhota Udepur and Naswadi
blocks) districts.
Sharing/submission of the draft report
The Nodal Officer visited to Gandhinagar on 4th
November to submit the draft report on SSA to the
SPD office and on 26th November, for sharing the
draft report with the then SPD
MDM report was sent to The Commissioner, MDM
through post and later sent reminder through e-mail.
Do not know whether received or not
Did not receive any feedback.
Hence; the hard copy of the report was then posted to the
MDMS office on 26th November, 2010. Then after, a last
reminder was send through e-mail on 20th December,
2010. However; even after continuous follow up and
waiting for more than one and a half months’ time the MI
did not receive any feedback/ suggestion/ comment on the
draft report for incorporating it into final report. Thus;
there was a delay in submission of the final report to
MHRD, New Delhi.
Number of Schools Visited/ Sampling
5% schools were selected randomly from each block
of each district to represent the entire population.
AIE centers and KGBVs were also visited.
Sr. No.
Districts
No. of Schools visited
No. of AIE centers visited/ functional
No. of KGBV visited/ functional
1 Bharuch 44 4 4
2 Tapi 43 6 1
3 Vadodara
119 21/96 2/4
4 Valsad 54 - 1
Out of total 44 schools visited in Bharuch district; 1
school; Ashram Shala was closed since 1 year.
Out of total 119 selected schools in Vadodara district; 16
schools were not functioning on the day of visit though
there was no declared public holiday.
Major Observatio
ns
Bharuch [Total Schools visited 44]:
In 42 schools MDM was served hot, in 1 school
MDM was not served (Panchpipla Prathamik
Shala, Jambusar block; because there were only 3
students in grade 1 to 4).
In 32 schools the weekly menu was available.
No school had display the weekly menu.
In 29 schools the menu was followed.
There was variety in the meal served in all
42 schools where MDM was served.
All 42 schools where MDM was served,
were receiving the food grains regularly.
The buffer stock of one month’s
requirement was maintained in all these
schools.
Out of 42 schools where MDM was served; the
quality of meal in 39 schools was good, fair in 1
school, while poor in 2 schools.
The quantity of meal was adequate in 41
schools, while inadequate in 1 school (the
reason given by the school authorities was that
more number of children had meal in compare
to the number of students who opted for meal).
In 31 schools there was a pucca kitchen shed (these
included 1 school where MDM was not served),
while in 12 schools it was not.
All 31 kitchen shed were in use.
In 1 school the kitchen shed was sanctioned (the
school presently used to cook food in the school
campus).
Potable water was not available in 8 schools
(including 1 school which was closed).
MI’s impression on hygiene was good for 29
schools, fair for 10 schools and poor for 3
schools.
In 33 schools children were encouraged to
wash their hands before and after eating, while
in 9 schools they were not.
The participation of parents and VEC
members was poor in 31 schools, while in 11
schools it was fair.
Tapi [Total Schools visited 43]:
39 schools used to serve hot MDM.
In 4 schools MDM was closed since a week (as no
stock was available).
In 36 schools the weekly menu was available.
No school had displayed the menu.
The weekly menu was followed by 23 schools only.
In 31 schools there was a variety in the food served;
while in 8 schools it was not.
24 schools were receiving the food grains
regularly while 19 schools were not.
The buffer stock of one month’s requirement was
maintained in 24 schools.
The quality of meal in 31 schools was good; fair
in 3 schools, poor in 5 schools, while in 4 schools
MDM was not served.
The quantity of meal was adequate in 33 schools
while inadequate in 6 schools.
In 38 schools there was a pucca kitchen shed (these
also included the schools where MDM was not served
on the day of visit).
In 5 out of 38 schools the kitchen shed was not used.
(These include 1 school where MDM was served but
kitchen shed was not used).
Thus; all except 1; kitchen shed were in use where
MDM was served; hence 33 kitchen shed were in use.
In 2 schools the kitchen shed was under construction.
Hence; rest 6 schools used to cook food at some other
place.
In 9 schools drinking water facility was not available.
MI’s impression on hygiene was good for 30 schools, fair
for 8 schools, while poor for 1 school (School no. 9,
Chikhalpada Pra. Shaala, the students were sitting in dirty
and stinking place for having the meal).
In all 39 schools where MDM was served, the children
were encouraged to wash their hands before and after
eating.
The participation of parents and VEC members was poor
in 30 schools, good in 4 schools, while in 5 schools it was
fair.
A kitchen shed in use, Karanjvel Prathamik
Shala, Tapi.
Vadodara [Total Schools visited 119]:
93 schools served hot cooked meal daily, 5 schools did not
serve hot meal; while students of 1 school were send out for a
tithi bhojan (School no. 96, Sandha Prathamik Shaala), 1
school did not serve the meal due to examination (School
no.16, Mandala High school). Hence total 99 schools served
MDM on the day of visit. 16 schools were not functioning on
the day of visit; while in 3 schools MDM was not served
(School no. 1, 37, 40, Balavant Pra. Shala, Pachhiyapura Pra.
Shala and Chhodvani Pra. Shala).
In 2 schools the MDM organizer was not present
and the stock was not available, while in 1 school
no. 40; the cook was not available).
It was reported in 5 schools that there was delay in
MDM. The duration of delay was about 2 hours. 2
schools did not report the reason for the delay in
serving the meal, while 3 schools said that the
NGO did not bring the meal on time. (Total in 14
schools the meal was cooked and brought to the
schools by the NGOs).
In 14 schools MDM was prepared and
brought by NGOs.
In 83 schools the weekly menu was
available in file.
From which 76 schools were following the
menu displayed.
70 out of 84 schools where the meal was not
brought from the NGO and cooked by the schools
were receiving food grains regularly, 14 schools
did not, while in other 14 schools the meal was
served by the NGOs.
There was variety in the food served in 94 schools,
while it was not in 4 schools.
The buffer stock of one month’s requirement was
maintained in 70 schools.
The quality of meal in 92 schools was good, fair in 2 schools, poor
in 4 schools (School no.10, 13, 48,111. In school no 10 and13 there
were worms found in the meal), out of the total 98 schools where
MDM was served on the day of visit.
The quantity of meal was adequate in 94 schools while inadequate
in 4 schools (School no. 4, 23, 48, 111. In school no. 111 the MDM
in charge was not available, in school no.48 same meal was served
daily, on the day of visit only cooked rice was served in this
school).
In 84 schools there was a pucca kitchen shed,
71 were in use, while in rest of the schools it was
not in use (In most of the schools, the kitchen
shed was completely filled with water due to
rainy season and hence; the kitchen shed was not
in use, while in few schools the number of
children was very few and hence; the meal was
brought from another school or else cooked at the
cook’s house).
In 85 out of 103 schools (16 schools were
not functioning on the day of visit) schools
potable water was available for cooking
and drinking purpose. Hence; drinking
water facility was not available in 18 out of
103 schools, while 34 out of 119 schools.
MI’s impression on hygiene was good for 90
schools, fair for 5 schools and poor for 3 schools.
In 82 out of 98 schools where MDM was served;
the children were encouraged to wash their hands
before and after eating, while in 16 schools they
were not.
The participation was poor in 87 schools, in 11
schools it was fair and in 5 schools it was good.
Valsad [Total Schools visited 54]:
In 52 schools the MDM was served out of which, 28 schools
served hot cooked meal daily, 24 schools did not serve hot meal.
Most of the schools (In 30 schools the MDM was cooked and
served by NGOs) in which the meal was brought before time by
the NGO as a result; the meal served was not hot, while in 2
schools the MDM was not served on the day of visit. (School
no. 10, 17, Shingarmal Pra. Shaala. The MDM was not served
since 15 days as the cook was not coming even though he was
called up repeatedly; the MDM organizer was also not available.
In Kashtonia Pra. Shala, here the MDM was not served because
of heavy rainfall on the day of visit).
It was reported by the schools that; there was no
delay in serving the meal.
The menu was available in 39 schools
The menu was not displayed in any school.
Only 20 schools followed the displayed menu.
In 36 schools it was reported that; there was a
variety in the meal served to the students.
41 schools were receiving food grains/meal
regularly; while 15 schools were not. The reason
for the delay was not reported by the school
authorities.
The buffer stock of one month’s requirement was
maintained in all the 22 schools where the meal
was prepared in the school.
The quality of meal in 19 schools was good, it
was fair in 1 school, poor in 32 schools, while
no MDM was served in 2 schools.
The quantity of meal was adequate in 26
schools; while inadequate in 26 schools. (A
student in one of the school of Pardi block
complained that worms were found in the
meal and hence the meal was not consumed
by her).
In 31 schools there was a pucca kitchen shed; while in 23
schools the pucca kitchen shed was not available.
Out of the total 22 schools where the meal was cooked, in
17 schools the kitchen shed was in use, while in rest 5
schools it was not used.
In 1 school it was under construction, while in 1 school
the kitchen shed was only sanctioned.
Potable water was available in 38 schools.
The MI’s impression on hygiene was good
for 29 schools, fair for 14 schools and poor
for 9 schools.
In 46 schools children were encouraged to
wash their hands before and after eating
while; in 6 schools they were not.
As reported by the school authorities, the
participation was good in 4 schools; in 8
schools it was fair, while it was poor in 42
schools. No record was available regarding
this.
A temporary kitchen Shed, Burla Prathamik Shala, Kaparada, Valsad.
An unused kitchen shed, Koparli Prathamil Shala, Pardi, Valsad
Common Observations regarding MDM for
all the four districts:
1. In vegetables; only potatoes, tomatoes and onions
were added in MDM.
2. Menu was not displayed and in many of schools the
menu was not followed.
Attendance of Students
Attendance Bharuch Tapi Vadodara Valsad
Enrolment 5699 5112 14178 8687
Register present
4493 (78.83%)
4274 (83.60%)
10541 (74.34%)
6811 (78.40%)
Head Count 4370 (76.68%)
3804 (74.41%)
1024 (72.23%)
6733 (77.50%)
MDM as per Register
4467 (78.38%)
3591 (70.24%)
9790 (69.05%)
6811 (78.40%)
Students availed MDM
3789 (66.48%)
3718 (72.73%)
8779 (61.91%)
5603 (64.49%)
Menu
Kitchen Shed Available and in Use
Participation level of Parents and VEC members
A Glance…..
Students washing hands before MDM, Kavitha Prathamik Shala, Bharuch
Kavitha Prathamik Shala, Bharuch
Students sitting and having MDM in an orderly manner.
Kavitha Prathamik Shala, Bharuch
A special provision of MDM started for the children of AIE center at Aliabet, Bharuch
A child having watery Dal dhokdi, Karanjvel, Tapi.
Students rinsing their utensils after having MDM, Burla Shala, Kaparada, Valsad
Children sitting in queue for the MDM, Burla shala, Kaparada, Valsad
Children having Sukhdi, Burla shala, Kaparada, Valsad
Teachers serving meal to the students having brought by the NGO in the morning, Dhanoli Pra. Shala, Umargaon,
Valsad
Students served difficult to chew sakkarpada Audhyogic Prathamik Shala, Pardi, Valsad
Children having dry khichdi in MDM, Koparli Pra. Shala, Pardi,
Valsad
Siro prepared in the MDM. (Navinagari Pra. Shala, Block:
Dharampur, Valsad).
Children having meal, Karanjvel Prathmik Shala, Valsad
Children washing their hands. Karajvel
Prathamk Shala, Valsad
Very few students having MDM brought by NGO in the corridor; while others having the meal having brought from their homes inside the
classroom. (Kharvel Pra. Shala, Block: Valsad).
The MDM In charge and the cook taking out the wheet flour to prepare sukhdi at 1:20 p.m. (recess time was 1:30 p.m.) after the surprise visit made by the MI. The sukhdi prepared was half cooked and of low quality. It was also reported that the children were served with only sukhdi since a month as no other cooking material was available.
Few (72 out of 244) children sitting in queue to have MDM,, Valsad
Dry and half cooked sukhdi served in MDM
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