\\, Uttarakhand Drought

General Component

F. No. l-12-A12016-EE-6(MDM-3-j)Government" of India

Minish,)' offluman Resource DevelopmentDepartment of School Education & Literacy

IMid,Day Meal IlivisionlShastri Bhavan. New Delhi,

Dated the 21"June, 2016To

The Princip,I! AccO"'1l' Officer,Ministry ofHuOlan Resource Development,Principal Accounts Office.Shastri Bhavan,New Delhi.

Supject: Release of Recurring Central Assistance for Drought Affected Areas to the State of'UUarakhand for National Programme of Mid Day Meal in schools for the year 2016-17,

Sir,

I am directed to convey the ,sanction of the President of India to release ~ 1183.54 lakhs(Rupees Eleven Crore Eigb.ty'Th •.•e Laid. Fifty Four Thousand Only) to State of Uttarukhandas recnning Central Assistance for supply of Mid Day Meals in drought affected areasduring ,ulllmet,' vacations for year 2016 to the, State of Uttarakhand (13 districts) on thebasis of Secretary (SE&L) approval to be ratified subsequently by ,PAS- MDM for the year 20 16-17as pe,' component wise details given below:

~ ill Lakll)

SI. No. Component/norm Central Share Minimum MandatorySt:\tc Share

1 2 3 4Primary + Upper PrimaryI Cost of Food grains 95.082 Cooking Cost 1022.59 113.623 Transportation Assistance 44.954, Management Monitoring & Evaluation (MME) 20.n

TOTAL 1183.54 113.62..4.(i) The Stflte FlIlfll1ce Departmelll mllst releast! CelltrnJ ASslstl(JlCe a/ollg lVuh 'lte 1I1l1UJlllllll,

matching cOlltribution of Stafe sh{(re to lite Educatioll Departmelll or 'he !lotla/ departmellt forimplemetllflfioll o[Mid Day Meal Scfteme (MDMS) immedia/ely.

(ii) 11le Edllcaliotl Deparlmelll or Ifte 110£101 depar/metll [or MDMS /IIusl release lite CelllralAssistance as well as Stale Goverll1"fllt's i,m/citing (.'olliributiml to the sc/wo/slimplemellfillgagellcies wilhill n week.

i. The expenditure of ~ 1183.54 lal<hs (Rupees Eleven Crorc Eighty Th"ee Lakh Fifty FourThousand Only) will be debited to Demand No. 59- Department of School Education & Literacy,360 I (Major Hend) - Grant-in-Aid to State Governments This amount is to be trifurcated intofollowing heads:

(i) ~ 859.73 Iakb will be debited to Demand No. 51 - Department of School Education &Literacy. 3601 - Grants-in-Aid 10 State Governments (Major Head), 02 -, Grants for Stilte PlanSchemes (Sub-Major- Head): 187 - Elcmentnr-y Education-National Programme of Mid DayMeals ill Schools (Minor Head), 0 I - Assistance to States (Sub Head), 01.02 - Amount to be metfrom Prarambhik Sbiksha Kosh (Detailed Head), 01.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for 2016-17(Pian).

(ii) 'I' 287.36 lakh will be debited to Demand No. 5'1 - Department of School Education &Literacy, 3601 - Grants-in-Aid to State Govemments (Major 1·lead). 02 - Grants for State PlanSChemes' (Sub-Major Head), 789 - Special Componelll Plnn for Scheduled Castes (Minor Head),57- Elementmy Education - 'National Programme of Mid Day Meals in Schools. 57.02 - Amount tobe met from Praralllbhik Shiksha Kosh (Detailed Head) 51.02.31 - Grunts-in-aid - General ror'2016-17 (Pian).

(iii) ~ 36.45 Inkh wilt be debited to Demand NO.5 1- Department or School Education &. Literacy,360 I (Major Head) - Grant-in-Aid to State Governments, 02- Grants for State Plan Schemes (Sub-Major Head), 796 -Tribal Mea Sub Plnn (Minor Head), 57 - Elementary Education-NationalProgramme of Mid Day Meals iU Scho()ls, 57.02 - Assistance to States Amount to be met fromPrarambhik Shiksha Kosh (Detailed Head) 57.02.31 - Grants-in'aid - General for 20 16-17 (Pian).

6. Accordingly, I al11directed to convey the sanctio.n of the Presidenl of India to release of~ 859.73 lakh (Rupees Eight Crore Fifty Nine Lnkh and Seventy Three Thonsllnd only) toGovt. of Uttaraklutnd as recurring Centrol assistance fot" Drought Affected Arcas un'dcrNational Programme of Mid Day Meal in Schools for the year 2016-17.

1. The expenditure of ~ 85.9.73 lakh (Rnpees Eight Crorc FiJty Nine Lnkh and SeventyThree Thousand ollly) wfll be debited to Demand No. 51 - "pepartment of School Education &Literacy, 360 I - Grants-in-Aid to Slate Governments (Major Head). 112- Grants for State PlanSchel11es (Sub-Major Head), .187 - Elementary Education-National Programme of Mid DayMeals in Schools (Minor Head), 0 I - Assistance to Stales (Sub Head), 01.02 - Amount to be metfrom Prarambhik Shiksl1a Kosh (Detailed Head) 01.02.31 - Grnnts-in-aid - General for 2016-'17(PI"n).

8. The State Finance Department must release Central Assistance along with the minimummandatory matching Stale share to the Education Dcparlme.nt or the nodal department forimplementation of Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) immediately. The Education Department or thenodal department for MUMS must release the Central Assistance 'along with State Government'smandatory matelling con,ribufi()n to the schools/implementing agencies within a week.

9. The above grant is Stibjecl to tlie following conditions: -

[A] Cost offoodgrains:(i) District administration will ensure til a! every consuming un.it maintains a buffer stock

of food grains required for n month to avoid disruption due to unforeseen exi&encies.

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(iil Foodgrains lInder Mid Oay Meal Scheme for the I" two quarters during 2016-17would be supplied at NFSA rates i.c. Rs. 2 per Kg of wheat and Rs. 3 per kg. of riceinstead of existing GPL mtes as per the guidelines issued by this Department videletter No. S-1/2016-Dc$k(MDM) dated 29.04.2016. The taxes if any levied .by theSfate/UT would be borne by the Gov!. of India.

(iii) State Government will nominate an officer who will be, responsible for receiving·thebills submitted by FC1 and ellsuring payment to it in time. FCI will intimate itsaccount number i:!.ndmode of receiving of payment to the nodal. officer. who shouldbe made responsible for transferring money/depositing cheque in that account. StateGo\~. will ensure timely payment to FCI by dislrict authority.

(iv) All other provisions made in the above guidelines issued should be strictly complied.(v) The SlateslUTs may evolve a system for on-line payment 10 FCI to avoid delay.(vi) The information on month-wise payment to rCI may be made available to this

Department on regular basis.

In] Cooking Cost:

(i) Slate/UT's nonn of expendituro lowards cooking COSIshall under no circumstancesbe fixed at a level less Ihan ~ 3.59 uplO 30'" June. 2015 and ~ 3.86 from I" July,20 ISonwards per child per school day for primary stage and ~ 5.38 upto 30'" June,20lSand ~ 5.78 from I" July, 20lS onwards per child per school day for upperprimary stage and NCLP schools.

(iil Slate Government should release 10% minimum mandatory State Share of cookingcost simultaneously.

(iii) Stat.slUTs will nOI red.uce its own budgetary all.ocnlion [or cooked Mid-Day MealProgramme below the level of BE: 2005-06.

(iv) As stipulated in the MOM Guidelines, 2()06 [para 3.3(iv)], States/UTs shall ensurethat a minimum ·of one-month's requirement of cooking cost is available in eachschool as advance through-out 2015-16.

(v) The Stat.slUTs may evolve 'oniine transler of funds to schools/implementingagencies.

ICJ Transportation Cost:

(i) The admissibility of transportation assistance for II Special Category States hasbeen revised to the rate prevalent under the public Distribution System (PDS) inthese States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam" Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura andUttarakhand in place of the earlier assistance at a flat rate of' 125/- per quintalvide order No. 1-1/2009-0esk(MDM) dated 24.11.2009 effective fr01111.12.2009.The utilisation of tliis grant should be commensurate with the actual quantity offood grains lifted and transported under the Scheme. Requirement ofTransportation cost may vary from districi to district Within StatelUT dependingupon the topography 'and distance to be transported. StateslUTs may therefore,reallocate this grant amongst the districts as per the requirement and as perState/UT norms.

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rDj Honorarium to Cooks-cum-Helpers

(i) State GoV!. Illust ·also release minimum matching contribution of ~ lOO/- per cook-cum-helper as State's share w'ithoutany delay ·so thai minimum amount ofhonorarium of f 1000i- per month per cook-cum-helper is paid through e-transfer into their bank accoum. The States. may top up their share for releasing more than~ 10001-per 1110mhper cook-cum-helper.

(ii) State Govt. may give priority to weaker section oJ the socicty like women, SC/ST.OBC. Minorities in engaging thecQok-cum-helpers.

(iii) The cook-cum-helper should be engaged purely on part time basis. Central Govt willnot bear any past service liability in respect of cook-cum-helper.

(iv) Separate account will be maintl,ined by the State· Government for the Centralassistance being released under each category (Primitry and Upper Primary)separately to meet thc payment of cook-cum-helpcrs 'under the Scheme

lEJ MME:

(i) Central assistance will be utilized for Management, Monitoring and Evaluation(MMEl I.e. 1.8% of total recurring Central Assistance i,e. Ca)Cost of food grains, (b)tooking cost, (c) transport assistance & (d) honorarium to cook-cum-helpers as perthe guidelines issued by (his Minislry's lener No. 1-1512009-0esk (MOM), dated21.6.20 10.

rFj GENERALThe gr~nl shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) It shall be utilized only for undertaking activities proposed in the Annual Work Plan& Budget for the year 2QI5-16. and as' approved by Ihe Programme Approval Board,and by the Government of India on the basic norms of expenditure.

(iil The assets, if any, acquired wholly or substantially out of thrs grant, should not,without the prior sanction of the Government of India, be disposed 01T, encumberedor utilized for purposes other than those for which the grant has been sanctioned.

(iii) The grantee sl,.11 maintain a separate and proper account of the expenditure incurredout of the grailt and the accounts so maintained shali be open to audit by theComptroller & Auditor General of India or any authorily deputed by him for thepurpose as per rules:

(iv) The Stare Government shall contribute and release their minimum mandatory sharesimultaneously to implerne11ling Hgencies.

(v) The grantee.shall furnish this Department with item-wise statement of expenditure ona quarterly basis and other reports on physical and financial progress in theprescribed formats. The grantee wiJi also submit annual progress within one monthfrom Ihe close of the financial year. The unspent balance. if any shall be taken intoaccount before funds of subsequent yeatS are released.

(vi) The grantee shall follow strictly all the inStructions issued by'the Gov!. of India flamtime to time with regard to the implementation' of the Scheme and the fundsearmarked for Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled TribesSub Pian. Therefore, the funds are required to pe further bifurcated into these minorbudget heads i:e. for SCs and STs.

10. It is certified that the panern of assistance under the Scheme has the prior approval ofMinistry of Pinonce. It is also certified lhal th" grant is being released in conformity with rules andprinciples of tile Scheme.

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II. The utilization cerlificaie of this grant fUay he ,submitted to Govt. of fndia within threemonths of the nexl financial year.

12. The accounts of the grantee shnll be open. to inspection by the sanctioning authority and audi~both by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India under the provision ofCAG (DPC) Act 1971and Internal Audit by Ute Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment, Department of School EducatiOli and ·Literacy. whenever the grantee is called upon todo so.

13. 'nte amount of grant-in-aiil is finally adjuSl'able in the b()oks of Principal Accounts Officer,Ministry of HRD, Department of School Education &.Literacy. D-Wing, Ground Floor, ShasiriBhawan, New Delhi-II 0 115. On receipt of sancti'Oll letter, the. Principal Accounts Officer nlay issuean advice to the Reserve Bank of Jjtdia (CeMral Accounts Secti(m). Nagpur for affording credit to thebaJance of the State. Government'. The .Principal Accounts Officer may forward a copy of the adviceto the AccolilltantG'eneral find Finance Department of Hut State Govern,mel'll aJqng with,? copy t9undersigned in th_c_pf!pqrtm~nt Q{ Sch9.ol'£;~ucatk>n & Litcl1lcy. State Govemmenf shall sendintimation regarding receipt of grant-in-.ajd ,to Principal Accounts Officer, Ministry of HRD,Department ofSchooi Education & Literacy, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-I 10115.

14. Grantee is .Iocated in Utlanlkhand circle of account.

IS. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Division vide. Iheir Dy. No.2394/2016 dated 17.06.2016 and. funds certified by n-.2 vide Dy. No. 282IZ0J6-IF.1I dated21.06.2016.

j 6. The Sandion ill .and E-biJI pel1aining to above release has already been generated.

Yours f.1ithfully,

Copy to:

I. Shri Senti I Pandian, .secreta!)', Gov!: of Uttarakhalld, School ;~~~~~~~~~~~;~~Building, I" Floor, 4 Subhash Road, Dehradun-24800 L

2. The Director, Govt. of Uttarakhand. School Education Department, SBI Building, I"F1oor,4 Subhash Road. Dehradun-24800 I .

3. Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Uttarakhand. It is requested that funds releasedth rough thiS sanction letter Dlay be transferred to the Education Departmenthnmediat:cly.

4. Director General of Audit, Central Revenues, AGCR Building, New Delhi-IIG 001.S. Desk (MDM)Q. Consu Itant (MDM) for website uploading.7. Guard File

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Uitarakhalld DroughtSC Component

F. No. 1-12-BI2016-EE-6(MDM-3-1lGovernment of India

Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentDepartment of School Education & Literacy

[Mid-Day Meal DivisionlShastri Bhavan, New Delhi,

Dated Ihe 21" June, 20J 6To

The Principal Accounts Officer.Ministry of Human R,eSQUfce Development,;Principal Accounts Office,Shastri Bhavan,New Delhi.

Subject: Release Recurring Central Assistance for Drought Affected Areas to the State ofUttarakband for National Programme of Mid Day Meal in schools for the year iOI6-17.

Sir.

I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to release ~ 1183.54 lakhs(Rupees Eleven C,'orc Eighty Three Lakh Fifty Four Thousand Only) to State ofUttarakhandas recurring Central Assistance for supply of Mid Day Meals in drought affected arcasduring summer vacations for year 2016 to tbe State of Utlarakhand (13 districts) on thebasis of Secretary (SE&L) approval to be ratified subsequently by PAB- MDM for the year 2p 16·17as per component wise details giveo below:

t' ill LakflJSI. No. Componentiuorm Central Share Minimum Mandatory

State ShareI 2 3 4Primary + Upper Prill/a~p

I COS!of Food grains 95.082 Cookin" Cost 1022.59 113.62J Transportation Assistance 44.954 Management Monitoring & Evaluation (MME) 20.92

TOTAL 1183.54 113.62..4.(i) Tile Siale FIIIIlI,ee Deparllllelllll/llst release Celllmi Ass/.wlllee alollg w/tlt tlte /11111/1111111/'ma/ching contrihution of Slate"shllre 10 the Educatioll Department Dr 'he lIodal t/epartnll!IJ1 forimplemelllatioll of Mid DayMeal Scliellle (MDMS) imll/ed[ate(y.

(ii) Tlte Etli/calioll Deportmel/f or lite 1I0doi deparlmellt lor MDMS mllst release lite CelllmiAssislnllce (IS well as Stille GOllerflllJellt's matclting cOlllribiliiOlt to' 'he schoolS/implemelltillgagellcies ",illl;1I (I week.

'5. The expendillire of,{ 1183.54 htl,b, (Rupees Eleveu Crore Eighty Three Lakh Fifty FourThousand Only) will be debi~ed to Demand No. ~9- Department of School Educalion & Literacy,360 I (M~jor Head) - Grant-in-Aid to State. Governments This al110U11lis to be trifurcated intofollowing heads:

(i) '{ 859.73 lakh wilt be debifed to Demand No. 51 - Department of School Edllcaiion &Litcmcy, 360 I - Grants-in-Aid to State Oovemments (Major Head), 02 - Grants for Stale PlanSchemes (Sub-Major Head), 187 - Elementary Education-Natioual Prog"amme of Mid DayMeals in Schools (Millor Head), 0 I - Assistance to States (Sub Head). 01.02 - Amount to be metfrom Prnramb),ik Sbiksha Kosh (Detailed Head), 01.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for 2016-17(Pian).

(ii) f 287.36 lakh will be debired to Demand No. 51- Department of School Eilucation &Literacy, 3601 - Grants-in-Aid to State Governments (Major Head). 02 - Gmnts for State PlanSchelnes (Sub-Major Head), 789 - Special Compo.nent 1'1••\ for Scheduled Castes (Minor Head),57- Elementary Education - National Programme of Mid Day Meals in Schools. 57.02 - Amounllobe met from Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh (Detailed Head) 57.02.3l ~ Grants-in-aid - General for2016-17 (Pian),

(iii) f 36.45 I.kh will be debited to Demand No. 51- Department of School Education & Literacy,360 I (Major Head) - Grant-in-Aid to State Governments, 02 - Grants for State Plan Schemes (Sub-Major Head), 796 -Tribal Area Sub Plan (Minor Head), 57 - Elementary Education-NationalProgramme of Mid Da), Meals in Schools, 57.02 - Assistance to States Amount to be mel fromPrarambhik Shiksha Kosh (Dotailed Head) 57.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for 20 16-17 (Pian).

6. Accordingly; 1 am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to release of~ 287.36 laklt (Rupees Two Crore Eighty Seven Lakb Thirty Six Thousand only) to Gov!. ofUltarakhand as recurring Cellt •.•1 .Ssishlnce for Drought Affected, Arcas under NationalProgntmmc of Mid Day Meal in Schools for the year 20 16-17.

7. The expenditure of''{ 287.36 I.kh (Rupees Two Crore. 'Eighty Seven Lakh Thirty SixThousand only) will be debited to Demand No. 51 - Department of School Education & Literacy,360 I - Grants-in-Aid to Slate Governments (Major Head), 02 - Grants for State Plan Schemes(Sub-M'ajol' Head), 789 - Special Component Piau for Scheduled' Castes (Millor Head), 57-Elementary Education - National Programme of Mid Day Meals in Schdols, 57.02 - Amount to bemet from Prarnmbhik Shiksha K()sh (Det.1iled Head) 57.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for 2016-17(Pian).

$. The State Finance Departmell~ must release Central Assistance along with the. ntllllmummandatory matching State share to the Educalion Department or the nodal department forimplementation of Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) immediately. The Education Department or thenodal department for MUMS mllst release the Central Assistance along with State Government'smandatory matching contribution to the SChools/implementing agencies witllin " week.

9. The above grant is subject to the following conditions: -

tAJ Cost of foodgrains:(i) District administration will enslIl'ethat every consuming unit maintains a buffer stock

of food grains required for a month to avoid disruption due to unforeseen .Kigenciesc

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(ii) Poodgrains under Mid Day Meal Scheme for the l;l two quarters during 2016- 17would, be supplied at NFSA rateS Le. Rs. 2 per Kg of wheat ~nd Rs. 3 per kg, oJ riceinstead of existing BPL rates' as per the guidelines, issued by this Department videletter No, 5-112016-Desk(MDM) dated 29.04.2016. The taxes if any levied by theState/UT would be bOl11eby the Govt. oflndia,

(iii) State Government wilLnominate an officer WllOwill bcrespOllsible lor receiving thebills sub,mitted by pcr and ensuring payment to if'in timc. FCI will intimate itsaC,count number and mode of receiving of payment to the nodal ,officer. who shouldbe made responsible for transferring money/depositing' cheque in that account. StateOOVl.will ensure timely payment to FCI by district authority,

(iv) All other provisions made in the above guidelines 'issued should be strictly complied.(v) Tho Statcs/UTs may 'ciiolVe a system for on-line payment to FCr to avoid delay,(vi) The information on month-wise payment toFCI may be made available to this

D~p~rtll1enton regular basis.

IBI Cooking Cost:

Ci) State/UT~s nOI1:n of expenditure, towards cooking cost shall under' no circumstancesbe fixed at a level less than '{ 3.59 upto 30'" June, 2015 and '( 3.86 from I" July,20150nwards per c,hild per school day for primary stage and '( 5,38 upto 30'" June,2015and '( 5.78 from 1" July, 2015 onwards pcr child per school. day for upperprimary stage and NCLP schools.State Govemment should release 10% minimunl mandatory State .Shareof cooking,CQstsimulmneously.,StateslUTs will not reduce its own budgetary allocation for cooked Mid-Day M'ealProgramme below the level of BE: 2005-06.As stipulated in 'the MOM Guidelines, 2006 [para 3.3(iv)J, StateslUTs shall ensureth~lt a minimum of one"mqnth·,S requirement" of cqoking cost is available ill eachschoo.! as advance ihrough-out 2015-10,The States/UTs may evolve online transfer of funds to schools/implelnentingagencies.

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

[Cj Trallsportation Cost:

(i) The admissibility ot' transportation assistance for I I Special Category States hasbeen revised to the rate prevalent under the public Distribution System (PDS) inthese States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Hinjacnal Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir, Manipur; Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkil11, Tripura andUttarakhano in place Of the earlier assistance. at a nat rate of' 125/- pel quintalvide order No. I- J/2009-Desk(MDM) dated 24.11.200.9 Cfleetivefrom J. I2.2009.Tbe utilisation of this grant should be commensurate with. the actual 'quantity offood grains lifledand 1ransported under 'the Scheme. Require,nent ofTransportation Cost may vary tram district to district within State/UT dependingupon the topography and distance, to be transported. States/UTs may therefore:reallocate tllis gran't amongst the districts as per the requirement and as perStatefUT nOnTIs.

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0~t.--/<"""" -.n.,!\ ARNAB DHAKI)"""_/U de,Secretary~ ~/Govt. Of IndIa

'm.'(i.flt. ~/Mln.of H.R.O.ftrctt ~ 'fJlM'Cm fttmTf

DJ~hQOl Education &. L!tur:,te.y-.t'!f ~/Ne •••.•.Oelhl

IDIHonorarium to Cooks-dim-Helpers

IE] MME:

(i) Slate Govt. must also release minimum matching contribution of ~ 1001- per cook-cllm-h~lper as Statc:s share; WitJlout any delay so that minimum amount' orhonorarium o(t 1006/- per Inonth per cOOk-'clim-helper is paid through e-transfer into their bank account. The States may top tip their share for releasing more than~ 1000/- per monthp.r cOok-cuin-helper.

(ii) Stale, GOVLmay give priority to weaker section of the society like women, SC/ST,OBC~,Minorities in engaging th'e cook;cum-helpers,

(I) The cook-cum-helper should be engaged purely on parI time oasis, Central Gov!' will'not bear any past service liability in 'respect of cook-cum-helper.

(Ii) Sep~rate accqunt will be maintained by the State GQvernment for the Centralassistance being released under each category (Primary' and Upper Primary)separately to mcet the payment of cook-cum-helpers, lInder the Scheme

(i) Central assistance will be utilized for Management, Monitoring and Evaluation(MME) 1:e, 1,8% of total recurring Central As.sistance Le, (a) Cost of food grains, (b)cooking cost, (c) transpori. assistance & Cd) honorarium to cook-cum-helpers as perthe guidelines issued by dlis Ministry's letter No, 1-15(2009-Desk (MDM), dated'21.6.2010,

IFI GENERALThe granl shall be subject to the following conditions:

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(I) I~shall be utilized only, for undertaking activities proposed in the Annual Work Plan& Budget for the year 2015-'16 and as approved by the Programme Approval Board,and by the GoVerillllent of India on the basic nOrms of expenditure,The assets, if any, acquired whoUy or substantially out of this grant, should not,wiUJOutthc prior sanction of the Government of India, be disposed of1; encumberedot utilized for p4rposes other than those for which 'the grant has been sanctioned,The grantee shall maintain a separate and proper account ofthccxpcnditure incurredout of the grant and the accounts so maintained shall. be open to 'audit by theComptroller & Auditor General of India or any autllority deputed by him for thepurpose as per rules.The St1te Government shall contribute and release their minimum mandatory sharesImultaneously to implementing agencies,The grantee shall furni$.h this Department with item~wise statement of expenditure ona quarterly basis and other reports on physical and financial progress ,in th~prescribed formats, The grantee will also submit annual progress within one monthfrom'the close of the financial year, The unspent balance, if any shall be taken intoaccount before funds of subsequent years are released,The grantee,shall follow strictly all the instructions issned by the Gov\, of India fromtime to time with regard to the implementation of the Scheme and the fundsearmarked for Special Component Plan for Scheduled' Castes and Scheduled TribesSub Plan, Therefore, the funds are required to be. further 'bifurcated into thes.e minorbudget heads i.e. for SCs and STs,

(Ii)

(iii)

10, It is certifiedthal 010 pattern of assistance under the Schemc has the prior approval ofMiniSlTyof Finance, ft is.iso cCltified that the grant is be'ing released in conformity with. rules andprinciples of the Scheme,

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II. TIle u(ilizatibll certificate of this grant'may be submitted to Gov!. of India within threemonths of the next financial year.

J 2. The accounts'of the grantee shall be open to inspection by tire sanctioning authority and audit,both by the Cmnptroller and Auditor General offndi. under the prQvision of CAG (DPC) Act 1971and Internal Audit by the Principal Accounts Office; ,of the Ministry of Human ResourceDeveropmcm, Departnicllt of School Education and, 'Literacy" whenever tho grantee is called upon todo so,

13. The amouilt of grant-in-aid is finally adjustable in the books of Pdncipal Accounts Officer,Ministry of HRD" Department of'School Education & Literacy. D-Wing, Ground FlOOr, Shastri,Rhawan, New Delhi-II (j·t IS. On receipt 'of sanclion Ictier. the'Ptincipal Accounts Officer may issue'an advice to the Reserve Bailk of India (Central Accounts Section), Nagpur for affording credit to thebalance of the State GQvernment. The Principal Accounts Officer may forward a copy of the adviceto the. Accountant Qeneral and Finance Deparrn:tentof the State Government along'-witl~, a copy toundersigned in the Department of School EducatiOn & literacy. State Governmcnt shall sendintimation regarding receipt of grant-in-aid to Principal Accounts .officer, Ministry of HRD,Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Bhawan. New,Dclhi-! 10115.

14. Grantee is located in Uttllrakl,and circle of account.

15. This issiles with the concurrence of Integrated Finance DiVision ville, their Dy. No.239412016 dated 17.06.2016 and funds certified by IF.2 videJ)y. No. 28212016,IF.n dated,21.06.2016,

16' The Sanction m and E-bill pertaining to above release has already been generated.

YourS faithfully,

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010 SI.r:;y" ·'.t"'·,',,': ~ "1. Shri Sellti'\ Pandian, Secretary, ,GOY!.'of Uttarakhand. School 'Education Department;SBJ

Bliilding, 1" Floor, 4 Subhash Road, DehradUlj:24800'1.2. The Director, Govt. of Uttarakhand, School Education Department, SBI Building, I"

rloor, II Subhash Road, Dehradljn-24800 I3. Secretaly'. rinance Dcpartm'cnt, Gov!. of UttaraRhand. It is requested that funds released

througb this sanction letter may' be' transferred to tile Education Department'immediately.

4. Director General of Audit, Central Revenues, AGCR Building, New Delhi-I 10 OOL5. Desk (MDl\;!)6. Consultant (MDM) for website uploading.7. Guard Pile

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Ortllrakhand DroughtST Componenl

F. No. 1-12-C/2016-EE-6CMDM-3-11Government of India

Mioi.try of Human Resource DevelopmentDepartment of School Education & Literacy

IMid-Day Melli Division IShaslri Bhavan, New Delhi,

Dated th.21" June. iOl6To

The Principal Accounts Officer,Ministry of Human Resource Development,Principal Accounts Office.Shastri Bhav.n,New Delhi.

Subject: Release Recun'ing Central Assistance for Drought AfTected Areas 10 the State ofUttarakhand for National Programme of MidDay Meal in schools for tile year 2016-17.

Sir,

I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to release ~ 1183.54 lakhs(Rupees .Eleven Crorc. Eighty Three Lakh Fifty Four l'housand Only) to Statc of Uttarakhandas recurring Central Assistance for supply of Mid Day Meals il! drought 'affected areaSduring summer vacations for year 201.6 to the State of Uttarakhand (13 districts) on thebasis of Secretary (SE&L) approval to be rati fied subsequently by PAB- MOM for the year 20 16-17as per component wise details given below:

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SI. No. COIllPOIlCO (/norm Central S..I..-I1reMinimum MandatoryState Shllre

I 2 3 4Primary + Opper Primary

I Cost of Food gl'ains 95.082 Cooking Cost 1022.59 113.623 Transportation Assistance 44.954 Management Monitoring & Evaluation (MME) 20.92

TOTAL 1183.54 113.62..4.(i) Tile Stfl/~ FIIUJ11Ce Department mllst release Central ASSistance a/ollg JilIIII (lte 11l1ll1l1111111

matchillg COlllribuliOI1 of Stille share fa the El/ucnliolL Department or lite 1I0t/al i1eparlmellt forimplemelll!llirm of Mid Day Me,,1 Sellellle (MDMS) immediately.

(ii) Tit. Etillcaliolt Depat/lllol11 or l/te Iloclal deparlmelll for MDMS IIIIISI release tile CelllralAssistance as well as Stalf! Goverllmelll's lIlatchillg cOlltributioll (0 t/le· schools/implemelltingagellcies lVi/It;II a week.

5. The expenditure of,( 1183.54 I.khs (Rupees Eleven Crore Eighty Three Lakh Fifty FourThousand Only) will be debited to Demand No. 59- Deportment of School Education & Literacy.3601 (Major Head) - Grant-in-Aid to State Governments· This amount is to be trifurcated intofollowing heads:

(i) '( 859.73 lal<ll will be debited to Demand No. 51 - Department of School Education &Literacy. 360 I - Grants-in-Aid to State Governments (Major Head), 02' - Grants for State PlanSchemes (Sub-Major I-lead), 187 - Elementary Education-National Prog"amme of Mid DayMeals in Schools (MinaI' Head), 01- Assistance to States (Sub Head), 01.02 - Amount to be melfrom PrarambhikShiksha Kosh (De\ailed Head), 01.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for 2016-17(Pian).

(ii) '(.287.36 l.kh will be debited to Demand No. 51 - Departmenl of School Education &Literacy, 360 I - Grants-in-Aid to State Governments (Major Head), 02 - Grants for State PlanSchemes (Sub-Major I-lead). 789 - Specia.l Component Plan for Scheduled Castes (Minor Head),57- Elementary Education - National Programme of Mid Day Meals in 'SchQols, 57.02 - Amount tobe. met from Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh (Detailed Head)' 57.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for2016-17 (Pian).

(iii) '( 36.45 lakh will be debited to Demand No. 51- Department of School Education & Literacy,360 I (Major Head) - Grant-in-Aid to State Governments, 02 - Grants for Slate Plan Schemes (Sub-Major Head). 796 -Tribal Area Sub Plan (Minor Head), 57 - Elcmentary Education-NationalProgramme of Mid Day Meals in SchOOls, 57.02 - Assistance to ~tates Amount to be mel fromPrarambhik Sltiksha Kosh (Detailed Head) 57.02.3J - Grants'in-aid - General for 2016-17 (Pian).

6. Accordingly, r am directed to convey the, sanclion of. the President of India to release, of'( 36.45 lnkh (Rupees Thirty Six Lakh Forty Five Thousand ollly) io Gov!. of Uttarakhand forDrought Affected Areas as recurring (Central assistance nnder National Programme of Mid DayMeal ill Schools for the year 2016-17.

7. The expenditure 0('(.36.45 lakh (Rupees Thirty Si>;Lakh Forty Five Thousand only) willbe debited to Demand No. 51- Department of School Education & Literacy, 360 I (Major Head)-Grant-in-Aid to State Government's, 02 - Grants for State Plan Schemes (Sub-Major !-lead), 796-Tribal Area Sub Plan (Minol' Head), '57 - Elementary Education-National Programme of Mid DayMeals in Schools, 57.02 - Assistance (0 States Amount to be met from Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh(Detailed Head) 57.02.31 - Grants-in-aid - General for20 I6-17 (Pian).

8. The State Finance Department must release Central Assistance along with the IlllllimUm

mandatory matching Strite shar¢ to the Education Department or the nodal department forimplementation of Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) immediately, The Education Department or thenodal department for MDMS must release the Central Assistance along with State Government'smandatory maiching contribution to the schools/implementing agencies within a week.

9, The above grant is subject to the following conditions: -

fA] Costor foodgrains:

(i) District administration will ensure that every consuming unit maintains a buffer stockof food grains required for a month to avoid disruption due to unforeseen exigencies.

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(ii) foodgr.ins under Mid Day Meal Scheme for the I" two quarters during 2016-17would be supplied at NFSA rates i.e. Rs. 2 per Kg of wheat "od Rs. 3 per kg. of riceinstead of existing EPt.. rates as, per the guidelines issued by this Department videletter No. 5-1I2016-DesJ«MDM) dated 29.04.2016. The taxes if any levied by theS'tatelUT would be borne by the Gov!. oflndia.

(iii) State Government will nominate an officer who wUl be responsible for receiving thebills submitted by Fel Ulid ensuring payment to it 'in lime. Fel will int.imate itsaccount number and mode of receiving of payment to the nodal officer. who shouldbe mude responsible for transferring moncyldcpos'iting ·cheque in that account. StateGavl. will ensure timely payment to Fel by district authority.

(iv) All other provisions made in the above guidelines issued should be Strictly complied.(v) The Sta\es/UTs may evolve a system for on-line payment to Fel to avoid delay.(vi) The information on OlontlHvise payment to FCI may he made available to this

Department on regular basis.

IBI Cooking Cost:

(i) StateJUT's norm of expenditure towards cooking cost shall under no circumstancesbe fixed at a level less than ~ 3.59 uptc 30" June, 20 I5 and ~ 3.86 from I" July,20 ISonwards per child per school day for primary stage and ~ 5.38 upl030'h June,'20lSand < 5.78 from I" July, 2015 onwards per child per school day for upperprimary slage and NCLP schools.

(ii) State Government should release 10% minimum mandatory State Share of cookingccst simultaneously.

(iii) StatesiUTs will not reduce it, own budgetary allocatipn for cooked Mid-Day MealProgramme below U,e level of BE: 2005-06.

(iii) As stipulated in the MOM Guidelines. 2006 [para 3.3(iv)], StateS/UTs shall ensurethai a minimum of-one-monOl's requirement of cooking cost is availabJe in each~choolas advance through-oul20 15-16.

Cv) The StatesiUTs may evolve online transfer of funds to schools/implementingagencies.

fCi Transportation Cost:

(i) The admissibility of transportation assistance for II Special Category StateS hasbeen revised to the rate prevalent under the public Distribution System (POS) inthese States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh. Jammu &Kashmir; Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripur. andUttarakhand in place of the eariier assistance at a flat rate of' 125/- per.quintalvide order No. I-I /2009-Desk(MOM) dated 24.11.200.9 effective from J .12.200.9.The utilisation of this grant should be comm.ensurate w[th the actual' quantity offood grains lifted and transported under the Scheme. Requirement ofTransportatiOll cost may vary from district to district. within StateJUT dependingupon the ·topography and distance to be transpOl1eq. StatesJUn Inay therefore,reallocate this grant amongst the districts as per the requirement and as perSrate/UT norms.

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11)1 J!onora";nm to Cooks-cum-Helpcrs

(i) State Govt. must also release minimum matching conlribution of ~ 1001- per cook-cum~helper as Stale's share without any delay so that minimul11 aliHJUnt' ofhonorarium of ~ 10001- per month per cook-cum-helper is paid through e-transfer into their bank accollnt. The Sunes may top IIp their share for releasing more than~ 10001- per month per cook-cum-helper.

(ii) Stale Gov!. may give priority to weaker seclion of the society like women, SC/Sl',OBC, Minorities in engaging the cook-cum-helpers.

(i) 'n,e. cook-cllm-helper ~hould be engaged purely on part time basis ..Central Govt. willnot bear any past service liability in respect of cook-cum-helper.

(ii) Separate aCCQUnlwill be maintained by the Stale Government for the Centralassistance being released under each categOlY (Primary and Upper Primary)separately to 'mect the payment of cook-cum-helpers under the Scheme

IEIMME:

(i) Central assistance will be utilized ror Management. Monil'Orillg and Evaluation(MMEl i.e. 1.8% of total recurring Central Assistance i.e. (a) Cost o'f food grains, (b)cooking cost, (e) transport a$sistunce & (d) honorarium to cook-culll-helpers us perthe guidelines issued by this Ministry's lelter No. I-IS/2009-Desk (MDM), dated21.6.20 I O.

[FIGENERALThe grant shall be subject to the fo.llowing conditions:

(i) It shall be utilized only for undertaking activities proposed in the Annual Work Plan& Budget for U,e year 2015-16 and as approved by the Programme Approval Board,and by the Government of India on the basic norms of ellpeilditure.

(ii) The assets. if any, acquired wholly or substantially out of this grant, should not,without the prior sanction of the 'Government of India, be disposed off, encumberedor utilized for purposes other than those for which the grant has been sanctioned.

(iii) The grantee shall maintain a separate and proper aeeollnt of the expenditure incurredout of the grant and the accounts so maintained shall be open to audit by theComptroller & Auditor General of India Or any authority deputed by him for thepurpose as per rules,

(iv) The State Government shall contribute and release thefr minimum mandatory sharesimultaneously to implementing agencies.

(v) The grantee shall furnish this Department with irem-wise statement of expenditure onII quarterly basis and other ,reports on physical and finanoial progress in theprescribed formats. TIle grantee will also submit annual progress within one monthfrom the close of the financial year. 111~unspent balance, if any shall be taken intoaccount before funds of subseqtlent years are released.

(vi) The grantee shall follow strictly all the instructions issued by the Gov!. of India fromtime to tihle with regard to the implementation of the Scheme and the fundsearmarked for ·Special Componenr Plan for Scheduled Castes and Stheduled TribesSub Pian. Therefore, the fllllds arc reqllircd to be further bifurcated into these minorbudget heads i.e. for SCs and STs.

10. It is certified that the pattern of assistance under the Scheme has the prior approval ofMinistry of Finance, It is also'certified that the grant is being released in conformity with rules andprinciples of the Scheme.

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11, Thel utilization certificate of this grant may be svbmitted to Govt. of India within threemonths of the next financial year.

12. The accounts of the grantee shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority and audit,both by the Comptroller and 'Auditor General of India under the provision of CAG (Ope) Act 1971and Internal Audit by the Principal Accounts Office of the Ministry of Human RcsourceDevelopment, Department of School Education and Literacy, whenever Ihe grantce is called upon todo so.

l3. The amount dfgrant-in-aid is ftnally adjustable in the books of Principal Accounts Officer,Ministry of HRD. Depaltmenl of School Edllcation & Literacy, D-Wing. Ground Floor. ShastriBhowan, No,v Delh'i-II 0 115. On receipt of sanction letter, the Principal Acc6unts OlTiccr may issuean advice to the Reserye Bank of India (Central Accounts Section), Nagpur for affording credit to thebalance of the State Government. The Principal Accounts OlTicer may forward a copy of the adviceto th'" Accountant General and Finance Department of the State Government along with a copy toundersigned in the Department of School Education & Literacy. State Government shall sendintimation regarding receipt of grant-in-aid to Principal Accounts OlTicer, Ministry of HRD,Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-il 0 I 15.

14. Grantee is located in Uttarakhand circle ofaccounl

15. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Divis.ioll vide their Dy, No.239412016 d:lied 17,06.20]6 and funds certified by IF,2 vide Dy, No,28212016~IF,II dated21.06,2016.

16. The Sanction ID and E-bill pertaining to above release has already been gcnerated.

Yours faithfully,

(Arna b~)UnderSeer~~,G'\/W, ~. tMrY

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I. Shri Sentil Pandian, Secretary, Gov!. of Uttarakhand, School E'lY8catl()Il"13l1!~il'I!i'l\en1,SBIBuilding, I" Floor, 4 Subhash Road, Dehradun-24800 I.

2. The Director, GOVI. of Uttarakhand, School Education Department, SBI Building. 1'1Floor, 4 Subh.sh Ro"d, Dehradun-24800 I

3. Secretary, Finance Department, Gov!. of Uttarakhand. It is requested that. funds releasedthrough tbis sanction letter may be tmn.ferred to the Education Departmentimmediately.

4. Director General of Audit, Central Revenues, AGCR Building, New Deihl-II 000 I.5. Desk (MOM)6. Consultant (MDM) for website uploading.7. Guard Pile

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