Delivery of ration at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers

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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.