Procs.Rc.No.SpIlMDMl2022 Dated.18.10.2022
Sub:- School Education Dept., – PM POSHAN – Jagananna Gorumudda(Mid day Meal) – Submission of MDM & TMF bills at District & Mandallevel – Orders – Issued – Regarding.
Ref:- 1. Review meetings held by the Honourable Chief Minister at HCM Camp Office, Vijayawada.
2. This office Procs.Rc.No.Sp1.6/Trainings/MDM/2022, dt.23.09.2022.
All the Regional Director of School Education and District Education Officers in the State are hereby informed that the Honourable Chief Minister is giving top most priority to the Jagananna Gorumudda(Mid day Meal) Scheme during the review meetings held at HCM Camp Office, Vijayawada and has issued instructions with regard to the clearance of MDM & TMF bills in time for smooth implementation of PM POSHAN – Jagananna Gorumudda(Mid day Meal) Scheme jll the State.
As you are well aware that the following bills should be confirmed and generated at Mandal & Districts level in the website every month:-
1. Total meals taken by the Students in Primary Schools for which Cooking Cost(CC is paid to all the cooks working in Primary Schools.
2. Honorarium paid to all the cooks-cum-helpers working in Primary Schools.
3. Total meals taken by the Students in Upper Primary/ High Schools for which Cooking Cost is paid to all the cooks working in Upper Primary/High Schools.
4. Honorarium (CCH) paid to all the cooks-cum-helpers working in Upper Primary/ High Schools.
5. Cost of Addl. Menu paid to all the cooks-cum-helpers working in Primary Schools, Upper Primary/High Schools.
6. Payment of Salaries to the Aayahs of Primary, Upper Primary/ High Schools under Toilet maintenance fund.
Further informed that necessary login credentials were provided at https://jaganannagorumudda.ap.gov.in website to the Mandal Educational Officers and District Educational Officers for confirmation and submission of all the above bills and to be generated every month for payment to the vendors.
The State Government has considered the Auto debit system for payment! clearance of MDM & TMF bills to the concerned beneficiaries/ vendors well in time so as to avoid hardships to the beneficiaries/ vendors and to ensure timely & quality supply and also enabling smooth implementation of the Jagananna Gorumudda scheme in the State.
As such instructions were received from the CMO office with regard to the generation, submission and clearance/ payment of MDM & TMF bills, a timeline was provided which is regularly monitored by the CMO office and also instructed for strict adherence of the same. Hence,
1. All the Mandal Educational officers shall ensure that all the Head Masters should confirm the bills of cooking cost, honorarium to cooks-cum-helpers and Aayahs of Primary Schools, Upper Primary/High Schools under their jurisdiction along with bills of Egg and chikki of the preceding month in the app on or before 5th of succeeding month.
2. All the District Educational Officers shall also confirm the bills of cooking cost, honorarium to cooks-cum-helpers and Aayahs of Primary Schools, Upper Primary / High Schools which are confirmed by the respective Mandal Educational officers immediately and to generate the bills along with Mandal abstract, non-drawls for submission to the undersigned on or before 10th of succeeding month.
3. With regard to the Egg and chikki, all the District Educational Officers concerned shall generate the sanction proceedings and ensure the tokens generated on or before 10th of succeeding month. Also ensure that the same to be reached to Waiting For Fund (WFF) Clearance stage on or before 15th of succeeding month. The tokens so generated to be informed to the State Office.
Further all the District Educational Officers and Mandal Educational officers and in the State are instructed that if any of the above mentioned MDM & TMF bills are not generated/ errors identified, if any due to technical reasons, the same shall be properly monitored and see that the bills are rectified for payment to the vendors within the timeframe as mentioned against above.
A State Level Training Programme was already held on 28.09.2022 at O/o. Director, MOM & SS, AP, Vijayawada to the Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) Staff of all Districts in the State. A detailed training was given to the PMU staff on generation, confirmation and submission of MDM & TMF bills during the training programme and also informed the seriousness of the submission of bills within timeframe as such the CMO office is monitoring’ regularly and closely for clearance of the same to the beneficiaries/ vendors. Any deviation in the above instructions, the District Educational Officers and Mandal Educational officers and in the State are held responsible for any delay in payments to the beneficiaries/ vendors Top priority should be given to this item of work. The receipt of this order will be acknowledged.
