GO.Ms. No. 20 Dt 12-8-2019 Mid Day MealScheme – Enhancement of honorarium from Rs.1000 to Rs.3000-per month to Cook-cum-Helpers
GO.Ms. No. 20 Dt 12-8-2019 Mid Day MealScheme – Enhancement of honorarium from Rs.1000 to Rs.3000-per month to Cook-cum-Helpers
ORDER:
In the reference read above, the Commissioner of School
Education, A.P. has stated that Government of AP is implementing the Mid-Day
meal program under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
2. The Commissioner of School Education
has further stated that 88,296 Cook-cum-Helpers are presently working under
MDM scheme in the State and the State
Government is following the MHRD norms for engaging the Cook-cum-Helpers in
the Schools. As per the GoI norms, the Cook- cum-Helpers are being paid
honorarium of Rs.1,000/- per month (In
60:40 ratio as Central and State share
respectively). From the month of September, 2017 the honorarium is being paid
through Centralized Payment System. The Cook-cum-Helpers (CCHs) working under
Mid-Day Meal Scheme are frequently demanding for enhancement of honorarium.
3. The
State Level Steering-cum-Monitoring Committee (SSMC) meeting was held on
06.03.2018 to review the implementation
of MDM scheme and to make necessary recommendation for PAB 2018-19.
"Enhancement of honorarium to Cook-cum-Helpers" is one of the issues taken up by the SSMC. The
SSMC has opined that the honorarium
being paid to the Cook-cum-Helpers is very meager and need to be enhanced as
per existing rules/norms.
4. The Commissioner of
School Education, AP has further stated
that the matter was placed
before Govt. of India during PAB meeting. The Commissioner of School Education,
AP has meanwhile, requested to issue necessary orders to enhance the honorarium
of Cook-cum-Helpers.
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