CMDM

PM POSHAN Scheme (earlier known as Mid-Day-Meal Scheme) is one of the most important flagship programme in the country. Originally, this programme covered the children studying in Primary schools (Class: I-V) and later it has been extended to the Upper Primary stage of education (Class: VI-VIII). It covers the Government, Government aided, Local Body schools besides the children studying in Madrasah, NCLP, SSK, MSK etc.

Objectives:

PM POSHAN Scheme, 2006 seeks to address two of the most pressing problems for the majority of children in India, namely, hunger and education by:

• Improving the nutritional status of children in classes I – V in Government, Local Body and Government aided schools etc.
• Encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
• Providing nutritional support to children of primary stage in drought-affected areas during summer vacation.

Additional Objective:

• Encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged section, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
• Promoting regular school attendance and in that respect Mid-May-Meal contribute not only to right of food but also to right of education.
• Helps to undermine caste prejudice, by teaching children to sit together and share a common meal.
• Reducing gender gap in school participation.
• With decentralized system of cooking through SHGs and community participation, MDM also provides the local economy and local women with a new economic activity.
• A source of economic support for the poorer sections of the society and also an opportunity to impart nutrition, education to children.
• Providing an important source of employment for women.

Notice Board:

A notice board is to be erected in front of each and every school under PM POSHAN for displaying the following particulars:

• Total number of students taking meal.
• Number of days and time when meals are served.
• Quantity of rice to be supplied.
• Weekly menu.
• Name of cooking agency.
• Name of BDO with phone number.
• Name of concerned Sub-Inspector of Schools with phone number.
• For emergency health contingency plan is to be proposed and for this phone number of the concerned (a) Health Center, (b) BMOH, (c) Superintendent of the Hospital, (d) SI of Schools, (e) Ambulance, (f) Police Station, (g) Fire Services are to be printed on the wall.
• Any other matters.

**Total number of schools under the jurisdiction of Barasat-I Development Block is 165 and the number of students is 33504

Contact Details of Block MDM Cell:

Name of the Officer-in-Charge            :             Jayoti Ray        

Designation                                                :             Samity Education Officer (SEO)

Contact No.                                                 :             8910124421                                

Name of Data Entry Operator             :             Jagobandhu Ghosh

Contact No.                                                 :             6289684227

Contact Details of Sub-Inspectors of Schools:

Name of SI of Schools (Duttapukur Circle)    :             Amit Mondal

Contact No.                                                               :             8420708291

Name of SI of Schools (Barasat West Circle) :             Kirtiman Banerjee

Contact No.                                                               :             9531606897