ORDER

With the approval of the competent authority it has been decided to constitute a Programme Approval Board for Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDM-PAB) to examine the Annual Work Plan of programme implementation of each State/UT before releasing Central assistance. Each State Government’s Department incharge of Mid-Day Meal Scheme shall furnish all essential/relevant information in the Annual Work Plan (district-wise) including new initiatives/innovations/good practices, and the same shall be considered by the MDM-PAB at the commencement of each financial year for approval.

As Central Assistance under MDM Scheme is being released biannually in two instalments, the progress of implementation would also be appraised by the MDM-PAB before releasing the IInd instalment.

1. In pursuance of the above, the MDM-PAB shall comprise of the following persons:
2. The non-official members shall be reimbursed TA/DA as per Central Govt. rules.

1.	Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy	Chairperson
2.	Director, NIEPA, or his representative	Member
3.	Director, NCERT, or his representative	Member
4.	Joint Secretary, Elementary Education-II, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy	Member
5.	Joint Secretary, Elementary Education-I, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy	Member
6.	Joint Secretary, Adult Education, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy	Member
7.	Joint Secretary, Planning, Department of Secondary & Higher Education	Member
8.	Financial Advisor, HRD	Member
9.	Advisor (Education), Planning Commission or his representative	Member
10.	Joint Secretary, Women & Child Development Department	Member
11.	Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution	Member
12.	Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Incharge of SGRY	Member
13.	Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern States	Member

14.	Dr. (Mrs.) Shashi Prabha Gupta, Technical Advisor, Food & Nutrition Board, Department of WCD, New Delhi.	Member
15.	Dr. (Mrs.) Prema Ramachandran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi.	Member
15.	Two other experts of NSMC in rotation.	Member
16.	Director/ Dy. Secretary/ Dy. Ednl. Adviser incharge	Member Secretary

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(P.K. Mohanty)

Dy. Educational Advisor Copy:

• Private Secretary to Minister of Human Resource Development
• Private Secretary to Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development
• Sr. Principal Private Secretary to Secretary, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy
• Sr. Principal Private Secretary to Secretary, Department of Secondary & Higher Education
• Financial Adviser, MoHRD
• Adviser (Education), Planning Commission
• Director, NIEPA, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 016.
• Director, NCERT, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110 016.
• Joint Secretary (Elementary Education-II), Department of Elementary Education & Literacy
• Joint Secretary, Adult Education, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy
• Joint Secretary, Planning, Department of Secondary & Higher Education
• Joint Secretary, Women & Child Development Department
• Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution
• Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Incharge of SGRY
• Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern States
• Joint Secretary (Elementary Education-I) Department of Elementary Education & Literacy
• Dr. (Mrs.) Shashi Prabha Gupta, Technical Advisor, Food & Nutrition Board, Department of WCD, Jeevan Deep Bldg, 2^nd Floor, Parliament Street, New Delhi.
• Dr. (Mrs.) Prema Ramachandran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India, 1-13, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi-110 016.
• Principal Secretary / Secretary of the Nodal Department for NP-NSPE in all State Governments / UT Administrations, for information.

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(P.K. Mohanty)