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Mid-Day Meal Survey (Chattisgarh)

Investigators: Please visit the local primary school without prior announcement, and enquire about the mid-day meal from the teachers. If at all possible, please visit the school at the time of the mid-day meal and observe the process. You should also talk to the person who cooks the food (very important), and to a few parents. After that, please fill the form below. In cases where no information is available, please write NA in the relevant space.

If there are several primary schools in the village, please fill one form for each primary school. All schools of the following type should be included in the survey: (1) government primary schools; (2) government assisted primary schools; (3) EGS centres. There is no need to include private schools, or middle schools with primary sections.

Date:(day)/________/ (month) /_________/ (year) /_________/

1. District: /___________________________/
2. Block: /________________________/
3. Panchayat: /________________________/
4. Village: /______________________/
5. Name of the school: /______________________________________________________/
6. Type of school*:
   1 = government primary school; 2 = government assisted primary school; 3 = EGS centre; 4 = Other. /_____/
7. Number of pupils enrolled /_____/
8. Does the school have the following facilities?
   • Drinking water on the premises Yes/No/NA
   • Separate cooking shed Yes/No/NA
9. How many cooks and helpers have been appointed to prepare the mid-day meal? /_____/
10. How would you describe the quality of the rice/wheat that is being used to prepare the mid-day meal?*
    1 = good; 2 = fair; 3 = poor; 4 = unable to observe /_____/
11. During the last four weeks, how often has the meal been served in this school?*
    1 = every day (except holidays); 2 = most days; 3 = from time to time; 4 = never; 5 = unable to say /_____/
12. Is the same menu being served every day? Yes/No/NA
13. Does the grain usually reach the school on time? Yes/No/NA
14. Since the beginning of the school year, has the mid-day meal been inspected by any government official? Yes/No/NA
15. During the last four weeks, has any child fallen ill after consuming the mid-day meal? Yes/No/NA
16. Did you find any evidence of any sort of discrimination against Dalit or Adivasi children in the provision of the mid-day meal? Yes/No/NA
17. If yes, please give details.
    
    
18. In the space below, please record any further observations you would like to make about the mid-day meal in this village, particularly any problems you have observed. The more details, the better.
    
    

Last updated: 28 March 2006