This study conducted by Accountability Initiative
found several inefficiencies and widespread irregularities in
implementation of the flagship Mid-Day Meal scheme in Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh.
This study attempts to fill this gap in the context of the Mid Day
Meal scheme (MDM). It employs a unique method to track fund flows and
expenditures from their point of origin to their last point of
expenditure developed by Accountability Initiative called PAISA. This
study employs a combination of primary survey work and secondary
analysis of government documents, to track releases and expenditures of
foodgrains and fund flows from Government of India (GOI) all the way
down to the schools for the financial year 2011-12. The study is based
on data collected from two districts each in Uttar Pradesh (Hardoi and
Jaunpur) and Bihar (Nalanda and Purnea). The focus of this tracking
effort is on three main MDM grants: foodgrains, cooking costs and
honorarium paid to the cook-cum-helper (CCH).
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