b School Education-Jagananna Gorumudda (PM POSHAN) Scheme – Certain instruction issued for adverse news items on PM POSHAN /TMF–

Immediate attention of the Regional Joint Directors of School

Education and District Educational Ofcers is drawn to the adverse news

items regarding Mid Day Meal in various news papers, electronic media

and Social media. When verifed by the inspecting ofcers, some are false

news and many are genuine news.

The Regional Joint Directors of School Education and District

Educational Ofcers are well aware that Jagananna Gorumudda Scheme is

a fagship programme of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and

Government of India.

You are well aware that the programme is daily run programme and

the meals are meant for improvement in physical and mental health of the

children. Any issue in the quality of meals or poisoning of the food afect

the children drastically including putting their lives into risks.

The adverse news items from diferent districts are related to

1. Non supply of the Eggs in time.

2. Non supply of Chikkies in time.

3. Carelessness on the part of HMs/ cooks to verify the damaged eggs

while receiving from the suppliers it self and cooking without

verifcation of the eggs quality before hand. This results in vomiting

and health issues to some of the students

4. Negligence the part of HMs/ cooks to verify the chikkies while

receiving from the suppliers itself and giving to children without

verifcation of the quality.

5. Not providing meals in few schools due to certain issues including

payment issues / rivalry among cooks / parent committee members.

6. Negligence the part of HMs/ cooks to verify the hygiene of the food

and alertness of the cooks to take care so as to avoid falling of

certain things like lizards / inserts.

7. Non uploading of bills related to cooking costs, honorarium to the

cooks in time.

8. Non uploading of bills related to rice / eggs / chikkies in time.

9. Negligence of the storage rooms and storage of the materials like

rice, eggs etc.,