GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

(SECRETARIAT WING)

(G.O. Ms. No. 78, dated 18th March 2015)

ORDER

The Empowered Committee on Midday Meal Scheme under the

chairmanship of the Minister of Human Resources Development,

Government of India has recently unanimously decided to encourage

a scheme to involve members of the community in the effort to provide

nutritious and healthy food to school children and to inculcate the feeling

of equity and brotherhood among the children of all communities and

reduction of the gap between the school administration and the

community. Accordingly, under this scheme, quality meals are proposed

to be served in schools by community members/public on important

occasions like birth/death anniversaries of family members, festivals, etc.

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2. Necessary guidelines for implementing a scheme 'Anna Dhanam'

in Government Schools in the Union territory of Puducherry has been

framed and the Director of School Education has sought approval of

the Government to notify the same.

3. After careful examination of the proposal, the approval of the

Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is hereby conveyed for implementing

the scheme of 'Anna Dhanam' in Government Schools of this Union

territory of Puducherry as per the guidelines appended to this order.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

B. ZAREENA BEGAM,

Under Secretary to Government

(School Education).

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GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SCHEME OF

ANNA DHANAM IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS OF THIS

UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY

1. Objective of the scheme.— The objective of the scheme is to

involve the members of the community in the effort to provide nutritious

and healthy food to school children and to inculcate the feeling of

equity and brotherhood among the children of all communities and

reduction of the gap between the school administration and the

community.

2. Donor.— Donor may be an individual, a family, a group or body

constituent.

3. Occasion for Anna Dhanam.— (a) The occasion may be the

birthday/wedding anniversary of the donor or his/her family members

or any other happy or pleasant events in his/her family, like success in

examinations or birth/death anniversary of his/her ancestors or any other

commemoration days or festivals or memorial days, etc.

(b) The donor may choose the date or occasion of Anna Dhanam.

4. Choice of school(s).— The donor may choose a particular

school or a group of schools of his/her/their choice.

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5. Obtaining prior permission.— (a) The donor should get prior

permission from the competent authority.

(b) The donor should submit an application at least 7 days before

the intended date, on which he/she/they would like to serve meals/food

items to children.

to be supplied to children.

6. Authority to grant permission.— (a) Application for permission

should be submitted to the following officers in each region:-

Sl.

Region

Authority

No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Puducherry

Deputy Director in-charge of Midday

Meal Scheme

Karaikal

Chief Educational Officer

Mahe

Chief Educational Officer

Yanam

Delegate to Director of School Education

7. Supply of meals/food items.— (a) The donor should ensure

himself/herself/themselves that prior written permission is received

before the due date.

(b) The donor should ensure that only the permitted menu/food

items is/are supplied to children without any deviation.

other than those permitted by the competent authority.

(d) The donor should ensure the quality and hygiene of the

meals/food items supplied to children.

(e) The donor should ensure timely supply of hot cooked meals/

food items during the lunch break without any delay.

(f) The donor or his/her/their authorised representatives should

take meals/food items alongwith the children as a gesture of promoting

the feeling of equality and oneness among the children, as otherwise

permission granted will stand cancelled.

(g) The donor should arrange for transportation and supply of

meals/food items at his/her/their own cost in closed containers in

a hygienic manner.

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8. Other conditions.— (a) The donor should not resort to

collection of funds for this purpose directly or indirectly.

(b) The donor should not use this occasion as a publicity

measure to promote his/her/their self-interest.

students.

(d) The donor should desist himself/herself/themselves from

indulging in any political/religious propaganda within the school

premises during the occasion and thereafter citing the Anna Dhanam.

(e) The donor should be courteous and kind towards children and

no form of abuse will be tolerated.

(f) There should be no discrimination of children based on caste,

creed or religion or whatsoever.

(g) The donor should clean the premises after distribution to the

satisfaction of the Head of the Institution concerned.

(h) The donor should obey the lawful instructions of the Head

of the Institution concerned during the occasion and extend full

cooperation to him for smooth conduct of the programme.

(i) The donor should take responsibility/liability for untoward

incident, if any, during the supply or immediately after the supply of

meals/food items.

(j) The department reserves the right to accept or reject the offer

from any donor without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

(k) The department reserves the right to change the date for

administrative reasons with prior intimation to the donor.

(l) The department may modify the menu/food items, if need be,

in consultation with the donor.

9. Grant of permission.— (a) The officers designated in each

region for this purpose shall examine each application and accord

necessary permission, if found feasible, well in advance, say at least

5 days before the intended date so that the donor could make necessary

arrangements without any difficulty.

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(b) The Inspecting Officer/Head of Institution may be consulted

before granting permission

School Education, Inspecting Officer, central kitchen/school canteen

in-charge and to the Head of the Institution concerned.

(d) Menu/Food items should be such that they will not do any

harm to the health of the children.

(e) Junk foods should not be allowed to be served.

(f) It should be ensured that the programme do not cause any

dislocation/disturbance in the normal functioning of the school

concerned.

(g)

No permission shall be granted for conducting the programme

on closed holidays or during vacation.

(h) If the school is served by central kitchen, the official in-charge

of the Central kitchen should be notified of the programme so that he

could reduce the quantity of food to be prepared on that particular date

accordingly.

(i) A register of permission granted should be maintained by each

authority granting permission.

(j) A monthly report giving the details of permission granted,

number of schools and children covered during the month should be

submitted to the Director of School Education by the authority granting

permission.

(k) A letter of thanks shall be sent to the donor as soon as the

event is over by the authority granting permission.

(l) Difficulties, if any, should be brought to the notice of the

Director of School Education for orders.

10. Action to be taken at school level.— (a) The Head of the

Institution concerned should ensure that hot cooked meals/food items

are brought/delivered in closed containers in hygienic manner.

(b) It should be ensured that the menu/food items supplied

conform to the menu/food items approved in the permission.

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food before supply/distribution to children and satisfy himself/herself

as to the quality of the preparation. Some other teachers may also be

requested to taste the food.

(d) It should be ensured that the donor arrange for cleaning of

the premises after the event.

(e) After completion of the programme, a report should be sent

to the authority granting permission through the Inspecting Officer with

feedback from children and other teachers under intimation to the

authority granting permission.

11. Appeal.— Appeal if any, shall lie with the Director of School

Education, Puducherry.

12. Interpretation and clarification.— Interpretation and

clarification, if any, required in respect of this scheme, the same will be

referred to the Government for decision, which will be final and binding

on all concerned.

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