Section 7: Role of School Management Committee (SMC) for monitoring Mid-day meals scheme
Mid-day-Meal Rules, 2015Central Rules · 2013
(1) The School Management Committee mandated under Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 shall also monitor implementation of the Mid-day meal Scheme and shall oversee quality of meals provided to the children, cleanliness of the place of cooking and maintenance of hygiene in implementation of mid day meal scheme.
(2) The Headmaster or Headmistress of the school shall be empowered to utilise any fund available in school for the purpose of continuation of Mid Day Meal Scheme in the school in case of temporary unavailability of 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] food grains, cooking cost etc. in the school. The utilised fund shall be reimbursed to the school account immediately after receipt of mid day meal funds.