Mid Day Meal Scheme – Enhancement of cooking cost

ORDER:

The Commissioner of School Education in the letter read above, has stated

that the Under Secretary, DSE&L, MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi vide lr.No.1-

2/2018-Desk (MDM), dt:24.06.2019 has informed that the cooking cost under

National Programme of Mid Day Meal Scheme in Schools (NP-MDMS) has been

increased by 3.09% over and above the existing cooking cost w.e.f.01.04.2019. for

the year 2019-20. The cooking cost will be shared between the Centre and State in

the ratio of 60:40 for primary and upper primary classes. She has therefore

requested for necessary executive orders for enhancement of the cooking cost rate

by 3.09% over and above the existing cooking cost for classes I to VIII, NCLP

(60:40) and also for IX and X classes (100%) from 01.04.2019.

2. Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby enhance the

cooking cost per child per day by 3.09% over and above the existing rates for

Primary, Upper Primary, NCLP classes as stated below w.e.f. 01.04.2019.

3. Government have also enhance the Cooking cost for classes IX & X, from

Rs.6.51 to Rs. 6.71 w.e.f 1/4/2019 as a (100%) State share for providing Mid Day

Meals.

4. The Commissioner of School Education, A.P. shall meet the expenditure for

Primary Upper Primary NCLP (60:40 Central and State Share) and IX & X classes

(100% State share) from the existing cooking cost.

5. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (FMU-School Edn) Dept

vide their U.O.No.FMU0BES (SE)/29/2019, dated:19.8..2019.