At stake is the nutrition and well-being of about 80,000 kids sheltered in 1,100-odd children homes. Four meals, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and evening snack, are covered under the food expenses grant, which is pegged at Rs 635 per child per month. Child care and protection norms require these child care institutions to ensure that "hygienic food of the right nutritional value" is provided to these kids in "adequate quantities".
On condition of anonymity, senior state officials admitted that these standards and requirements often remain unmet and also conceded that the meagre grant-in-aid had a role to play.
In 2011, citing price rise and inflation, a panel headed by the chief secretary proposed that the food grant be increased by another Rs 200 per child per month.
Interestingly, even the state cabinet approved this raise in November 2011.
However, a year and a half later, the decision is yet to be implemented.
In sharp contrast, the fodder subsidy has been reworked four times in the recent past; with the amount being increased on three occasions. Sources said alliance politics between the Congress and the NCP is to blame for non-implementation of the cabinet decision.
Sources said that deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar (NCP)-led finance department has objected to the move. It has claimed that in 2008 (when Congress minister Harshavardhan Patil was in charge of the women and child development department), sanctions for 589 new children homes were granted without its consent. Having initially opposed the release of additional grants to these institutions entirely, the department has now asked WCD to check the eligibility of kids admitted in all homes before the grants are released.
The WCD, which is now headed by another Congress minister, Varsha Gaikwad, has objected to this rider. Claiming that the child welfare committee, which has powers of a judicial magistrate, oversaw the eligibility process, the WCD has claimed that any such drive would amount to questioning the CWC's decision making. It has further claimed that a drive to close down homes found violating norms were already on.
Sources in WCD accused the finance department of deliberately blocking the proposal. The department has now approached CM Prithviraj Chavan to resolve the stalemate. Until then, however, kids' daily diet will continue at Rs 21!
Meal Plan For Kids In Children's Homes
Morning breakfast: Milk with items such as kanda poha, misal, eggs, biscuits, etc
Lunch: Chapati, rice, one vegetable, dal. Sweets to be given along with other items on one day of the week
Evening snack: Milk with items like eggs, biscuits, poha, etc
Dinner: Chapati, rice, one vegetable, dal. Sweets to be given along with other items on one day of the week.
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