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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN AND MID-DAY MEAL IN GOA
New Delhi, Chaitra 28, 1929
April 18, 2007
SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) is the national flagship
programme to achieve universal elementary education in
a mission mode.
The goals of SSA are:
All 6-14 age children in school/EGS (Education
Guarantee Scheme) centre/bridge course by 2005;
Bridge all gender and social category gaps at
primary stage by 2007 and at elementary education
level by 2010;
Universal retention 2010; and
Focus on elementary education of satisfactory
quality with emphasis on education for life.
SSA has a funding pattern of 75:25 between the center
and the states, during the Xth Plan period. In the
Union Budget 2006-07, Outlay for SSA has been
increased from Rs.7,156 crores for 2005-06 to
Rs.10,041 crores for 2006-07.
Progress Against Key Input Targets Of SSA
(All-India):-
Progress Under SSA Upto 31st March 2006 In Goa:
(In lakhs) Year GOI Releases Expenditure incurred
(Central share, State share and opening balances)
2005-06 728.12 477.88
Target Achievement
Civil Works
Additional classrooms 41 In progress 41
Drinking water 166 In progress 166
Toilets 239 In progress 239
MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME
The National Programme of Nutritional Support to
Primary Education (commonly known as Mid-Day Meal
Scheme) today is the largest school nutritional
programme in the world covering children in primary
schools/Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS)/alternative
and Innovative Education (AIE) centers. The scheme
provides a hot cooked meal of a minimum 450 calories
and 12 gms of protein.
Sl.
No.
Item
Targets
including
2006-07
Achievement upto
31.12 2006
% Cumulative achievement
1 Opening of New Schools 2,40,072 181169 75.46%
2 Teachers appointed 10.12 lakh 7.38 lakh 72.92%
Construction of :- Completed & in progress
Completed & in progress
a) School Buildings 1,83,461 1,49,683 81.58%
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b) Additional classrooms 6,92,678 5,79,586 83.67%
4 Enrolment in EGS/AIE Centres
1.04 crore 26.72 lakh 25.73%
5 No. of children receiving free textbooks 6.69 crore
6.22 core 93%
Functional Academic Resource Centres Block level 6746
6771 100%
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Cluster level 70388 66487 94%
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The Scheme was last revised in June 2006 with the
following components and norms for
Central Assistance:-
(i) Supply of free food grains (wheat/rice) @100 grams
per child per School Day from the nearest FCI godown;
(ii) Reimbursement of the actual cost incurred in
transportation of food grains from nearest FCI godown
to the Primary School subject to the following
ceiling:
(a) Rs.100 per Quintal for 11 special category States
viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal
Pradesh and Uttranchal, and
(b) Rs.75 per quintal for all other States and UTs.
(iii) Assistance for cooking cost at the following
rates:-
(a) States in North-Eastern Region
:- @Rs. 1.80 per child per school day, provided the
State Govt. contributes a minimum of 20 paise
(b) For Other States & UTs :- @Rs. 1.50 per child per
school day provided the State Govt./UT Admn.
Contributes a minimum of 50 paise
State Governments/UT Administrations will be required
to provide the above minimum contribution in order to
be eligible for the enhanced rate of Central
assistance mentioned above.
(iv) Assistance for cooked Mid-Day Meal during summer
vacations to school children in areas declared by
State Governments as drought-affected.
(v) Assistance to construct kitchen-cum-store in a
phased manner up to a maximum of Rs.60,000 per unit.
(vi) Assistance in a phased manner for provisioning
and replacement of kitchen devices at an average cost
of Rs. 5,000 per school. States/ UT Administration
will have the flexibility to incur expenditure on the
items listed below on the basis of the actual
requirements of the school (provided that the overall
average for the State/ UT Administration remains Rs
5000 per school):
a. Cooking devices (Stove, Chulha, etc)
b. Containers for storage of food grains and other
ingredients
c. Utensils for cooking and serving.
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(vii)Assistance to States/ UTs for Management,
Monitoring & Evaluation (MME) at the rate of 1.8% of
total assistance on
(a) free food grains,
(b) transport cost and
(c) cooking cost. Another 0.2% of the above amount
will be utilized at the Central Government for
management, monitoring and evaluation.
The Scheme has led to the following positive outcomes
:-
1) Elimination of class room hunger
2) Increase in enrollment, more significantly of girls
3) Surge in daily attendance, particularly of girls
and children from poorer sections
4) Improvement in retention, learning ability and
achievement
5) Curbing of teacher absenteeism
6) Narrowing of social distance
7) A rallying point for parents involvement in
governance of schools
EXPANSION TO UPPER PRIMARY STAGE IN EDUCATIONALLY
BACKWARD BLOCK.
The Finance Minister has announced in the Union Budget
2007-08 that the Mid-Day Meal Scheme will be extended
to cover children in Upper Primary Classes in 3427
Educationally Backwards Blocks (EBBs) in 2007-08. A
Budget provision of Rs.7324 Crores has been made for
this purpose, representing 37% increase over the
budget for 2006-07.
Implementation of Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Goa Central
Assistance released during 2006-07 (as on 28.03.07)
i) Coverage ( No. of children) 67686
ii)Foodgrains Allocation (in Metric Tonnes) 1317.51
iii)Central Assistance disbursed (Rs. in lakhs)
a) Cooking cost 162.43
b) Transport subsidy 3.29
c) Management, Monitoring & Evaluation 2.37
d) Amount sanctioned for Kitchen-cum-Store NIL
e) Amount sanctioned for Kitchen Devices (675 units)
33.74
Total (Rs. in lakhs) 201.83
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