Dadra and Nagar Haveli, UT
District Panchayat
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, UT,
(Department of Primary Education)
Silvassa-396 230
Telefax – 0260-2630792
No.DP/EDN/GNL/MDM/Date: /03/2010
To,
Shri Anant Kumar Singh
Joint Secretary,
Govt. of India,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of School Education & Literacy,
Shastri Bhavan,
NEW DELHI
Subject :Submission of Annual Work Plan & Budget for Mid-Day-Meals for the year 20-11.
Sir,
I am directed to refer your letter No.F.9-1/2010-MDM-2-1 dated 5/12/2009 on the subject cited above and to enclose herewith the Annual Work Plan & Budget in prescribed proforma for Mid-Day-Meals for the year 2010-11 in respect of UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Yours faithfully,
(Birendra Choudhary, IFS)
Chief Executive Officer
District Panchayat
Dadra and Nagar Haveli,
Silvassa
Encl..
As above.
National Programme of Nutritional
Support to Primary Education
( Mid-Day-Meal Schemes)
ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND BUDGET
2010-11
UNIONTERRITORY OF
DADRA AND NAGR HAVELI DISTRICT
MID DAY MEALS SCHEME
ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND BUDEGT 2010-11.
1.INTRODUCTION;
1.1The National Programme of Nutritional support to Primary Education commonly known as (Mid Day Meals Programme) which was launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th August-1995 . Its objective to boost “universalisation of Primary education by increasing enrolment,retention and attendance and simultanously impacting on nutrition of students in primary classes, improving enrolment and regularities of attendance and reducting the drop out .
1.2DEMO-GRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE U.T.
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is situiated on the western coast of India between the paralles o 20-0 & 20-25 of latitude north and between the meridian 72-50 & 73-15 of longitude East. The territory surrounded by Valsad district of Gujarat on West, North & East and by Thane District of Maharashtra on South & Southern east. It is hilly terrain specially toward the northeast and East where it is surrounded by ranges of SahyadriMountains. (Western Ghat). The terrain is intersected by the River Daman Ganga and its three tributaries. The territory receives an annual rainfall between 2000 to 2500 mm.
The nearest Railway Station is Vapi, which is about 18 k.m. from Silvassa. The U.T. is linked with National Highway No. 8.
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli was born on 17th December-1779 as a result of a treaty between Portuguese and Maratha. There are 70 villages and 02 census town are called the Dadra and Nagar Haveli, liberated on 2nd August-1954. The population of U.T. is predominated tribals who constitute 62.24% of total population. The main occupation of Tribals is agriculture but due to rapid industrial development in this U.T. about 44861 persons are employed in about 3000 industrials units which are fuctioning at present. The language spoken by the tribals is a “Varli Dilect” mixure of Marathi language and Gujarati, however most of tribals understand Gujarati language. The main festivals are Holi and Diwali; Dance, Drinks and Music predominate of the festivals.. Shri Natubhai G. Patel is a Member of Parliament of the single Constituency of U.T. Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
1.3SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS IN THE STATE,INCLUDING LITERACY RATES HEALTH INDICATORS (IMR,MMR) SEX RATIO; POVERTY RATIO ETC.
The booklet ”Socio Economic Development of Dadra and Nagar Haveli“ for the year 2007-08 published by the Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Department of Planning and Statistics, covered all socio economic information is enclosed herewith for ready reference.