Mid Day Meal Scheme – Enhancement of cooking cost of Primary and Upper Primary and High Schools under Mid Day Meal Scheme . G.O.RT.No. 222, Dated: 05-09-2019

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH 

ABSTRACT 

School Education Department – Mid Day Meal Scheme – Enhancement of cooking cost of Primary and Upper Primary and High Schools under Mid Day Meal Scheme – Orders – Issued.

 SCHOOL EDUCATION (PROG.I) DEPARTMENT 

G.O.RT.No. 222                 Dated: 05-09-2019 

 Read :
 From the Commissioner of School Education, A.P., Amaravati,  Lr.Rc.No.ESE02-27021/101/2019-MDM-CSE, dt:02.07.2019

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ORDER:
     The Commissioner of School Education in the letter read above, has stated that the Under Secretary, DSE&L, MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi vide lr.No.1- 2/2018-Desk (MDM), dt:24.06.2019 has informed that the cooking cost under National Programme of Mid Day Meal Scheme in Schools (NP-MDMS) has been increased by 3.09% over and above the existing cooking cost w.e.f.01.04.2019. for the year 2019-20. The cooking cost will be shared between the Centre and State in the ratio of 60:40 for primary and upper primary classes. She has therefore requested for necessary executive orders for enhancement of the cooking cost rate by 3.09% over and above the existing cooking cost for classes I to VIII, NCLP (60:40) and also for IX and X classes (100%) from 01.04.2019.

2.  Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby enhance the cooking cost per child per day by 3.09% over and above the existing rates for
Primary, Upper Primary, NCLP classes as stated below w.e.f. 01.04.2019.

3.  Government have also enhance the Cooking cost for classes IX & X, from Rs.6.51 to Rs. 6.71 w.e.f 1/4/2019 as a (100%) State share for providing Mid Day Meals.

4.  The Commissioner of School Education, A.P. shall meet the expenditure for Primary Upper Primary NCLP (60:40 Central and State Share) and IX & X classes (100% State share) from the existing cooking cost.

5.  This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (FMU-School Edn) Dept vide their U.O.No.FMU0BES (SE)/29/2019, dated:19.8..2019.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) 

 B. RAJSEKHAR 

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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