School Education Department – NAVARATNALALU – JAGANANNA AMMA VODI –
Launching of the scheme on 09.01.2021 for the Academic Year 2020-21- Orders –
Issued.
G.O.MS.No. 63 Dated: 28-12-2020
Read the following;
1. From CSE Lr. Rc.No. 242/A&I/2019, dated:26-08-2019.
2. G.O.Ms.No.79, SE(Prog.II) Dept., dt.4.11.2019.
3. From the DSE, eFile No.ESE02-28/21/2020-PLG -CSE, dt.17.12.2020.
ORDER:
In the reference 2nd read above, Government issued orders to provide
financial assistance of Rs.15,000/- per annum to each mother or recognized
guardian who is below poverty line household, irrespective of number of children
of that family studying from class I to XII in all recognized Government, Private
Aided and Private Unaided schools/Jr. Colleges including Residential
Schools/Jr.Colleges in the State from the Academic year 2019-20 under a new
programme “JAGANANNA AMMA VODI” as part of “NAVARATNALU” in order to
enhance access to schools, ensuring equity, assuring quality education, for
regulation of attendance, retention, to achieve better learning outcomes, and for
overall development of the child from Classes I to XII (Intermediate Education)
which will lead to a strong foundation for the increase in overall Gross Enrolment
Ratio (GER) at primary and secondary level of education of the state including
Higher Education and framed Guidelines for implementation of the programme.
2. In the reference 3rd read above, the Director of School Education has
submitted proposal for launching of the scheme for the Academic Year 2020-2021.
3. Government after careful examination of the matter, have decided to
launch the “JAGANANNA AMMA VODI” scheme on 09.01.2021 for the Academic Year
2020-2021 and accordingly, Government hereby permit the Director of School
Education A.P., to launch the scheme on the Scheduled date. Further, Government
hereby order as follows:
a. All those unique mothers/guardians who were identified and validated
through social audit for the DBT under Jagananna Ammavodi for the
academic year 2019-2020 and whose children are studying from Class I to XII
during 2020-21 shall be eligible for the Academic Year 2020-21.b. Those mothers whose children are studying from Class I to XII during 2020-21
but not covered in the above list of 2019 -2020 shall be identified for
extending the benefit based on the following criteria:
1 Total family income (Rs. p.m)
a. Rural 10,000 p.m
2 Total family landholding in Acs Wet: Less than 3.00 Acs
Dry: Less than 10.00 Acs
Both together: Max 10.00 Acs.
3 Electricity consumption Less than 300 units per month
(six months average)
4 Government employee/Pensioner Ineligible ( all sanitation workers
are exempted)
5 Four Wheeler Owner Ineligible ( Taxi, Tractor and
Auto are exempted)
6 Income Tax Payee Ineligible
7 Municipality property Property less than 1000 sft.
c. The criterion of 75% attendance shall be exempted for qualifying for the
DBT under Jagananna Ammavodi for Academic Year 2020-21 in view of the
COVID-19 situation and to encourage mothers to send children to school
during these challenging times since they would have suffered economically
and their income sources would have dried up.d. An amount of Rs.1000/- from each beneficiary shall be deducted at source
and released to School/College Committee accounts of Government and
Government aided Schools/Colleges as Toilet Maintenance Fund (TMF).e. Unique mothers/guardians who are getting benefit under Jagananna
Ammavodi and sending their children to Pvt. Unaided Schools/Colleges will
be sanctioned Rs.14000/- and Rs.1000/- will be credited to District Toilet
Maintenance Fund (DTMF) under the control of District Collector. The
operation of the DTMF shall be strictly as per the SOP with necessary
formula based on enrollment to be worked out by the School Education
Department.
f. The unique mothers/guardians of students, who studied 10th class during AY
2019-20 and could not be admitted to 1st year Intermediate for the AY 2020-
21 yet, due to delay in the online/offline admission process initiated by
Board of Intermediate Education, shall also be included. Those 10th class
students opting for IIT/Polytechnic/IIIT and other courses which make them
eligible to access Jagananna Vidya Deevena / Jagananna Vasathi Deevena
will be excluded.
4. The Director of School Education, the Spl. Commissioner, Intermediate
Education, the CEO, APCFSS, the CEO, RTGS and all the District Collectors shall
take necessary action in the matter accordingly.
5. This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance (FMU-SE) Department
vide Finance U.O.No.FIN01-FMU0ASD(SE)/71/2020-FMU-SE (Computer No.
1308496), dt.24.12.2020.
