AP Schools MDM Food Environment Assessment 2024 UNICEF team to conduct survey in the State on Food Environment assessment in selected Government, Residential school and Private schools - Instructions
School Education Department- Dokka Seethamma Madhyhna Badi Bhojanam(MDM) - School Health and Nutrition initiative, the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Andhra Pradesh – Permitted UNICEF team to conduct survey in the State on Food Environment assessment in selected Government, Residential school and Private schools – Instructions to District Educational Officers – Issued - Regarding Procs.Rc.No.SS-21023/12/2024-GCDO Dated. 24/09/2024
Ref:
- Proc., No: SS-21023/12/2024-GCDO approved by the State Project Director, Andhra Pradesh, Dt: 12.08.2024.
- Mail received fr0m the Dr. Khyati Tiwari, Nutritional Specialist, UNICEF, HFO, Dt: 29.08.2024.
- email received from the State GCDO wing dt.18-09-2024.
All the District Educational Officers and Additional Project Coordinators, Samagra Shiksha in the state are informed that the UNICEF will conduct of Statewide Assessment of School Food Environments and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors. This initiative will take place in selected Government, Residential and Private schools across the state from 1st October to December-2024 in between. The list of Selected sample number of schools in the state are detailed below:
|
Sl. No |
District Name |
Zone |
Schools |
|
|
Govt including residentials |
Private |
|||
|
1 |
Srikakulum |
Zone 1 |
23 |
23 |
|
2 |
Visakhapatnam |
23 |
23 |
|
|
3 |
ASR |
23 |
23 |
|
|
4 |
Kakinada |
Zone 2 |
23 |
23 |
|
5 |
Eluru |
23 |
23 |
|
|
6 |
Konaseema |
23 |
23 |
|
|
7 |
Guntur |
Zone 3 |
23 |
23 |
|
8 |
Palanadu |
23 |
23 |
|
|
9 |
Nellore |
23 |
23 |
|
|
10 |
Kurnool |
Zone 4 Kadapa |
23 |
23 |
|
11 |
Kadapa |
23 |
23 |
|
|
12 |
ananthpuram |
23 |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
276 |
276 |
|
|
|
Grand total |
552 |
|
Therefore, all the District Educational Officers and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha, School Education Department in the state are requested to give necessary instructions to the Headmaster/Mistress of concerned schools to coordinate & cooperate with the UNICEF Team to conduct the Assessment of School Food Environments and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors successfully with students.
Encls: List of schools selected for assessment