Mid-Day Meal Scheme

Cooked Mid-Day Meal Programme is one of the most important flagship programme in the country. Originaly, this programme covered the children studing in primary school(Class:I-V) and later it has been extended to the Upper Primary stage of education (Class;VI-VIII). It covers the Govt., Govt. aided, Local Body schools besides the children studing in Madrasah, NCLP, SSK, MSK etc.

2572 no.s of Primary including SSK, 698 No.s of Upper Primary including Madrasah and MSK & 38 no.s of NCLP i.e. total 3308 no. of institutions Covered under CMDMP wherein 423901 no., 240626 no. & 1750 no. of students are opted accordingly i.e. total 666277 no.s of student opted under Cooked Mid-day Meal Programme during this F.Y. 2019-20.
12006 no. of Cooks are engaged for cooking.
Sub-allotment of food grains and fund towards Cooking Cost, Remuneration of Cooks, MME, & Transportation Cost has been made in time and on the basis of the requirement.
Cost of Food Grains i.e. payment made to FCI, Malda / District Controller (F&S), Malda made in time.
Proposed Dining Hall construction at schools by SSM has been started in all blocks and will be completed soon.
Aprons, Rice Containers, Utensils, and Water Tanks are distributed among all the cooks and institutions of this district to maintain proper hygiene during cooking.
Single cylinder LPG has been connected to 3298 no.s of schools for smoke free cooking.
Fire extinguishers are also installed at most of the schools to maintain proper safety measures.