Lr.Rc.No.ESE02-27021/53/2020-MDM-CSE-1 Dt:30/11/2020
Sub:- SE-MDM-. Inviting WASSAN to Support Inclusion of Millets based Hot Cooked Meal in Mid- Day Meal Program in Andhra Pradesh as a Resource Organization for School Education Department.
Ref:- 1.Government.Memo.No.ESE01-SEDNOCSE/1731/Prog.I/2019 Dt: 13/01/20 of the School Education Prog.1 Dept., Govt of AP.
2.Minutes of the National Consultation on Promotion of Millets: Implementation experience meeting held on 22/07/2020.
Please see the reference 1st cited, wherein the School Education Department of Andhra Pradesh is planning to introduce Millets based menu into Mid-Day Meal (MOM) scheme in Andhra Pradesh State across various districts.
Considering the long standing experience of WASSAN in “Comprehensive Revival of Millets program” in 7 Districts of AP in 2016, the millet programs in ICDS in Telangana, also the successful pilot initiatives it has carried out earlier and similar work carried out in Odisha and elsewhere, we are happy to seek partnership with WASSAN in this initiative to support the School Education Department of Andhra Pradesh as a Resource Organisation.
Our expectation of WASSAN is to bring on board the learning from national level initiatives through the Working Group on Millets of RRA Network and other players on the design of the program, related policies, capacity building and evolving operational modalities. Support in providing feedback and design corrections while in implementation will be much appreciated. School Education Department of Andhra Pradesh will extend all the needed support for the program/pilots ..
We much appreciate that, WASSAN and the Working Group on Millets (WGOM) has come forward to provide these services. School Education Department will be happy to meet the expenses incurred on food, travel, accommodation for your team and any nominated experts on the above-mentioned activities as per the norms of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
We look forward to the collaboration of School Education Department, Andhra Pradesh with WASSAN and the Working Group on Millets of RRA Network on the pilot initiatives in the state of Andhra Pradesh
