MDM Scheme Cooking Cost New Rates for Schools 2020

F. No. 1-2/2018-Desk (MDM) Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of School Education & Literacy (MDM Division)

Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. Dated the 14^th April, 2020

To, The Principal Secretaries / Secretaries (Education) / Nodal Department of all the States / UTs for National Programme of Mid Day Meal in Schools Subject: Revision of cooking cost @ 10.99% w.e.f. 01.04.2020 during 2020-21 under National Programme of Mid Day Meal in Schools (NP-MDMS) -regarding. Sir / Madam, I am directed to say that it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority to increase the cooking cost by 10.99% over and above the existing cooking cost under National Programme of Mid Day Meal in schools w.e.f. 1st April, 2020 for the year 2020-21. The cooking cost will be shared between the Centre and States in the ratio of 60:40 for non-North Eastern Region (NER) States & UTs with legislature (except J & K), 100% for UTs without legislature and 90:10 for NER States, UT with legislature viz. Jammu & Kashmir and 2 Himalayan States viz. Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The rates of cooking cost admissible w.e.f. 01.04.2020 during 2020-21 for Primary and Upper Primary classes would be as under:-

Stage	Revised cooking cost per child per day	Centre-State sharing
		Non-NER States & UTs with Legislature (except J & K) 60:40)		NER States , UT with Legislature (J&K) and 2 Himalayan States (90:10)		UTs without Legislature (100%)
		Centre	State	Centre	State	Centre
Primary	Rs. 4.97	Rs. 2.98	Rs. 1.99	Rs. 4.47	Rs. 0.50	Rs. 4.97
Upper Primary	Rs. 7.45	Rs. 4.47	Rs. 2.98	Rs. 6.70	Rs. 0.75	Rs. 7.45

2. The above cooking cost rates indicate the minimum mandatory contribution by

the State Governments/UT Administrations However’ States / UTs may contribute more than their prescribed share, as some States/UTs had been contributing more