Delivery of ration at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers
Implementation of delivery of ration at the door step
Implementation of delivery of ration at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers under Integrated Child Development Services scheme and Schools covered under Jagannana Gorumudda Scheme (formerly Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme) through Mobile Dispensing Units from October, 2022 - Instructions
Government of Andhra Pradesh with a
view to realize the
true spirit of the National Food
Security Act, 2013 and to ensure that the entitlements under Targeted Public Distribution System
(TPDS) reach
all beneficiaries and to curb the
malpractices, leakages, diversions in Public Distribution System (PDS), implementing
the
delivery of Rice and other scheduled commodities at the doorstep of the Rice card holders through
Mobile Dispensing Units (MDUs)
from February,2021.
The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of
Andhra Pradesh has instructed to supply
the
rice and other commodities at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers (AWCs)
under Integrated Child Development Services scheme (ICDS) and rice to the Schools
covered under Jagannana Gorumudda Scheme (formerly Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme)
through Mobile Dispensing Units (MDUs) from October,
2022.
Therefore, orders are hereby issued extending the last mile delivery from fair price shops to mobile dispensing units, to supply rice and other commodities at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) under Integrated Child Development Services scheme (ICDS) and rice to the Schools covered under Jagannana Gorumudda Scheme (formerly Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme) through Mobile Dispensing Units (MDUs) from October, 2022, on par with PDS by obtaining from the FP shops. The MDU operators shall receive the stocks from the FP Shop dealers under MDM and ICDS with authentication in ePoS on par with PDS commodities and deliver the stocks to the worker in AWCs of ICDS and incharge of School covered under MDM
The State Informatics Officer, National
Informatics Centre, Vijayawada is
requested to ensure the following
:
• make necessary modifications required in the ePoS device on adding of new stride of door delivery distribution through MDUs under ICDS and MDM, in
addition to existing mode
of distribution.
• Map the MDU operator details with
the
FP Shop under
ICDS and MDM.
• Enable an authentication provision in ePoS for receive of stocks by the MDU
operator from
the FP Shop separately under
ICDS and MDM.
• Enable a separate authentication provision in ePoS for release of stocks by
the
MDU operator to the Incharge of
AWCs under ICDS and Head
Masters/incharges of schools
covered under MDM.
• Enable separate reports in the SCM / ePoS indicating the (i) District-wise allocation, (ii) stocks received by the
MDU operator, (iii) balance stocks to be received by the MDU operator, (iv) stocks released to the AWCs and Schools
and (v) balance to be issued,
stocks returned to
the F.P. Shop dealer.
• Make a provision in ePoS for return of stocks by the MDU operator to the FP Shop under
ICDS and MDM if any.
• A
flow chart shall
be prepared
on
adding
of
new stride of door
delivery distribution through MDUs with authentication by the MDU operator, Incharge of
AWCs of ICDS and Head Masters (or) already mapped nominee of schools
under MDM through,
for communication to all
the concerned.
• Ensure that the helpline team of NIC with contact number 040-23494822,
Hyderabad shall be proactive in addressing
the
issues / complaints received if any received
from the districts on mapping, authentication errors etc.
All the Collectors (CS) are requested to ensure the following instructions
scrupulously so as to roll out
the
door delivery of commodities under ICDS and MDM
from 1st October, 2022.
•
Conduct a Mandal level meeting with the FP Shop dealers, MDU operators,
Child
Development Project
Officers (CDPOs),
Head Masters
of
Schools covered under
MDM and draw up an action
plan of route map.
• The Incharges of AWCs of ICDS and Head Masters of Schools under MDM and the MDU operators shall be in coordination with each other, during the delivery of ration
• The MDU operators shall supply the stocks at the door step of AWCs of ICDS
and Head Masters of Schools under MDM with authentication. Manual
releases of stocks shall not
be
entertained at any level.
Action shall be initiated against
the
MDU operator, in case of manual
supply for any reason.
• The quantity allotted to
each AWC
of
ICDS and
Schools under
MDM
is
minimal, ensure to distribute the stocks in one-go by the MDU operator and not
allowed phase-wise
/ partly distribution of stocks.
• The concerned VRO
shall accompany with the MDU in
the 1st month to
guide and monitor the door delivery
of commodities under
ICDS and MDM.
The existing procedure on release of stocks to the Akshayapatra foundation
directly through MLS points with regard to (78) AWCs
of I.C.D.S, Gudiwada, Krishna district and (134) AWCs of I.C.D.S, Ongole
(Urban) Prakasam districts
shall remains same.
The Director, Women Development & Child Welfare Department, Guntur is
requested to
issue necessary instructions
to the
Project Directors / CDPOs / Incharges
of AWCs to coordinate with the Mandal Level Stockiest Points Incharges for generation of e-Release Orders and FP Shop dealers and MDU operators for release of
stocks at the
doorstep
of the
AWCs through MDU
with ePoS authentication only.
The Director of MDM, School
Education Dept., is requested to
issue necessary
instructions to the implementing agencies
/ Head Masters
of Schools covered under MDM to coordinate with the FP
Shop dealers and MDU operators for release of
stocks at the doorstep of the Schools under MDM through MDU
with ePoS authentication
only.
Separate
instructions will be
issued on budgetary involvements.
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