With respect to monitoring of the programme, the Province of North West reported that day-to-day monitoring of the programme is performed by designated official at Area Project Office (sub-district) level and spending reports are submitted monthly. At school level, schools maintain registers that record expenditure and number of learners fed each day, said the Province of North West. The Province of North West further reported that monthly reconciliation is done against the approved business plan and monthly expenditure reports are submitted timeously to the National Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education, and Provincial Treasury as prescribed in the Division of Revenue Act and/or the Public Finance Management Act.