Replacement of damaged bags - Instructions to APCs issued

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Samagra Shiksha, AP Jagananna Vidya Kanuka 2022-23-

Replacement of under quality bags and damaged bags which were

supplied for the year 2022-23-Instructions issued Regarding.

1 E mail of this office Dated 19-5-2022 with instructions to the

suppliers XO Foot ware, Kores India and Vinishma Technologies

2 Letter of this office Rc. No.SS-16/50/2021-CMO SEC-SSA Dated 3-

6-22

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3 E mail of this office Dated 16-6-2022 with instructions to the

suppliers XO Foot ware, Kores India and Vinishma Technologies

4 E mail of this office Dated: 20-6-2022 Instructions were issued to

APC to return the under quality bags to suppliers to replace with

new bags to the students.

5 This office Memo. No. 16021/50/CMO SEC/SSA, Dt:16.09.2022

6 Adverse news published in the newspapers during the month of

July, August and September 2022

7 Review Meeting conducted with all Districts CMOs on 17-9-22

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All the Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the state

are informed that instructions were issued in the reference 1st cited dated 19-

5-22 addressed to the suppliers XO Foot ware, Kores India and Vinishma

Technologies to hold the supplies of Bags as certain deviations are observed

in the testing reports duly certilied that the samples are not matched with the

tender specification.

In the reference 2 cited the suppliers are permitted to start the supplies

as per the revised samples duly following certain precautions as mentioned.

In the reference 3 the suppliers are directed to collect back the under

quality bags already supplied up to May 2022 and the same should be

replaced with new bags as per the specifications.

In the reference 4 cited the Additional Project Coordinator of all Districts

are instructed to return the under quality bags to suppliers concerned to

replace with new bags to the students.

In the reference 5 cited the All the APCs are again requested to ensure

whether the under quality bags which were supplied previously to the

students or replaced with new bags or not and also requested to furnish the

details of the poor quality bags identified, returned and replaced, and details

of damaged bags to be returned, but no information is received till now. In the

review meeting dated the CMOs of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and

Prakasam have informed that the under quality bags supplied up to May 22

in their districts were not replaced by the suppliers.

It is further informed that several adverse news items are published in

several newspapers continuously on the issues of quality and size of the bag.