Sub: Mid Day Meal Scheme – Establishment
of Centralized Kitchens – supply of Hygiene and Healthy hot cooked meals to the children
–permission to establish – Orders issued- Regarding.
Read : 1. CSE Procs.Rc.No.150/ MDM/2017
date :08-05-208
2. Letter Dated .07.06.2019 from M/S Ekta Shakth foundation , New Delhi
All the District District Educational
Officers are informed that based on the orders of the Government Permission was
accorded to the Agencies for established of Centralized Kitchens in 71
identified clusters in the State in addition to the existing kitchens.
Necessary instructions have been issued in the reference 1st read
above permitting the DEO to enter into an MOU with the Agency after conforming
the fulfillment of required infrastructure facilities in the kitchen as per norms.
The M/S. Ekta Shakthi in its letter 2nd
read above has requested for according permission to open 6 kitchens in the
following clusters:
- Mandapata, East Godavari
- Kanuru, West Godavari
- Darsi, Prakasam
- Chirala, Prakasam
- Kandukuru, Prakasam,
- Markapur, Prakasam.
In view of the above circumstances line the District Educational
Officers concerned are requested to accord necessary permissions to the
Agencies for supply of Mid- Day Meals to the children subject to fulfillment of
the following:
- Inspect the kitchens with a
team, examine the capability of the equipment and work force and establish the
capability of the Agency to serve meals by the Agency.
- Permit only after confirming
that the Agency has provided the required infrastructure and vehicles, insulated
containers to carry meals as per guidelines.
- Permit the Agency to serve the
meals to the children to the extent of its ability to serve meals (not more tan
20kms radius).
- Ensure that the schools, Which
are at reachable distance to the Kitchen, are only permitted for serving meals
by the Agency.
- The required food grains are
supplied to that Agency as per required.
- The School Management
Committee. Parents Teacher Association shall also be privileged to supervise
the supply of the cooked meal.
