F.No. 1-1/2009-Desk(MDM)
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of School Education & Literacy
MDM Division
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Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated 22nd March, 2013
To
Principal Secretary I Secretary of Nodal Department for National
Programme of Mid Day Meal in Schools (NP-MDMS) of all the States I
UTs
Subject: Revision of norms for cooking cost and additional funds due to
withdrawal of subsidy on LPG cylinders under National
Programme of Mid Day Meal in Schools (NP-MDMS) for the year
2013-14 - regarding.
Sir / Madam,
I am directed to inform that it has been decided with the approval of the
competent authority to increase the cooking cost for 2013-14 @ 7.5% over and
above the cooking cost for the year 2012-13 w.e.f. 1
st July. 2013. The increased
cooking cost will be shared between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 75:25
except NER States where this ratio would be 90.10. The norms of cooking cost
admissible w.e.f. 01.07.2013 during 2013-14 for Primary and Upper Primary classes
would be as under :-
Stage Revised cooking Centre-State sharing
cost per child Non-NER States (75:25) NER States (90:10)
Centre State Centre State
Primary 3.34 2.51 0.83 3.01 0.33
U. Primary 5.00 3.75 1.25 4.5 0.50
2. The above cooking cost norms indicate the minimum mandatory contribution
by the Centre and State Governments. However, States / UTs may contribute more,
as some States/UTs had been doing in the past, than their minimum mandatory
share from their own resources to serve mid-day meals with prescribed nutrition.
Contd ..../-3. It has further been decided with the approval of the competent authority to
provide additional funds to States/UTs due to withdrawal of subsidies on LPG for the
year 2013-14. These additional funds will also be shared between Centre and States
in the ratio of 75:25 for non-NER States and 90:10 for NER States.
4. You are requested to disseminate the above revisions for compliance to all
concerned and the field functionaries up to school I cooking agency level to ensure
prompt implementation of the revised cooking cost with effect from 01.07.2013 and
additional funds to the States I UTs for LPG cylinder for 2013-14.
5. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance (Department of
Expenditure) U.O.ID No. 13(13)/PF-11/2009 dated 21.03.2013.
Yours faithfully,
(G~
Director(MDM)
Tel.: 011-23384253
Fax: 011-23382394
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