Firth (18th to 27th June 2013) - Mid Day Meal Scheme

JRM TRIPPURA REPORT, 18-26 June, 2013
As per guidelines issued by the MHRD, GOI, the cost of lifting of food grains is paid directly to
the Area Manager, FCI, Agartala after bills are received duly certified by the Department of
Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA Deptt.). Bills are paid on a quarterly basis.
The JRM team visited the FCI Godown at Nandannagar , Agartala.which had a storage capacity
of 10,000 MT in all. The Godown had fully covered four structures of 2500 MT capacity each,
Grains were stored Grains were stored in jute bags, stacked with plastic sheets on the floor.
Grain quality was found to be good and reportedly was of Grade A quality and was always
available in adequate quantity.
3. Management and monitoring of the scheme from the State to school level
The present Management structure of Mid-Day Meal is totally under the Directorate of School
Education Department. At the State level Principal Secretary, School Education Department,
Govt. Of Tripura controlled all the financial transaction regarding MDM and there is a Senior
Research Officer working as Branch Officer of Mid-Day-Meal Section who are assisting the
Director, School Education Department to oversee the implementation of MDM. However, at the
District and the Block level, the implementation of the scheme is supervised and monitored by
the District Education Officer and the Inspector of Schools who are commonly implementing all
schemes of the Department. There are no separate supervisory at these level. The existing
management structure for implementation of the scheme has been shown in the following
diagram.
Principal Secretary
School Education Department
Director
School Education Department
SRO & BO
MDM Section
School Education Department
District Education officers
School Education Department
PO, TTAADC
Inspector of Schools
School Education Department
24 | (Block P a g Level e Education officer)
Inspector of Schools
School Education Department
(Block Level Education officer)
Inspector of Schools (TTAADC)
School Education Department
(Block Level Education officer)