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NATIONAL PROGRAMME OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO PRIMARY EDUCATION [MID DAY MEAL SCHEME] Annual Work Plan Budget 2011-12 Jammu Kashmir Introduction Brief history, objectives and rationale of the Mid Day Meal Programme. National Programme of Nutritional Support to Education (popularly known as Mid Day Meal Scheme) was launched in the JK State in September 2004 with an objective to give a boost to universalization of Primary Education by increasing enrollment, retention and attendance. Annual work Plan Budget 2011-12 has been formulated to cover 8.71 lac children and 4.21 lac children at Primary Upper Primary Stages respectively. In pursuance of the directions dated 20th April, 2004 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court JK School Education Department reviewed various issues related with the proper implementation of the scheme in accordance with the directions and necessary measures have been taken as under:- The programme has been universalized. At gross root level, the scheme is being implemented under the supervision of School Management Committees Village Education Committees. The foodgrains are lifted from the FCI by the Directors of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department on behalf of the Education Department as the CAPD has a good network of sale outlets across the State with capacity to store the foodgrains. Thereafter the foodgrains are being lifted from the nearest Public Distribution Centre by the authorized representative of the identified schools. The contingent paid workers were orginally assigned the job of cooking but now for this purpose cook-cum-helpers have been engaged and assingned the job of cooking. Necessary expenses on account of implementation of the Mid-day Meal Scheme are being met out of the funds (State-share 25%) available in the District Plan of Elementary Education Sector and 75 % is provided by the Govt. of India for Cooking cost, construction of Kitchen-cum-Stores. Director School Education Kashmir/ Jammu and all the