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Poudouchéry
Mercredi
18
Novembre
2015 (27 Kartika 1937)
No.
Puducherry
Wednesday
18th
November
2015
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
SCHOOL EDUCATION (SECRETARIAT)
No. 26531/DSE/Edn./2015.
Puducherry, the 16th November 2015.
NOTIFICATION
The notification in G.S.R. 743 (E), dated 30th September 2015 of the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary No. 599, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i),
dated 30th September 2015 containing the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015 is hereby
republished for general information of the public.
L. KUMAR,
Additional Secretary to Government
(School Education).
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MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Department of School Education and Literacy)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th September 2015.
G.S.R. 743 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1)
read with clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 39 of the National Food
Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called
the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the
official gazette.
2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013);
(b) “Foodgrains” means rice, wheat, coarse grains or any combination
thereof conforming to such quality norms as may be determined, by order, by
the Central Government from time to time;
(c) “Food security allowance” means the food grain and money to be
paid by the concerned State Government to the entitled person under section 8
of the Act;
(d) “Meal” means hot cooked meal;
(e) “School” includes any school run by Local Bodies, Government or
aided by the Government including madrasas and maqtabs supported under
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan;
(f) “Section” means the section of the Act; and
(g) words and expressions used herein and not defined but, defined in
the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act,
3.
Entitlement for nutritional meal.— Every child within the age group
of six to fourteen years studying in classes I to VIII, who enroll and attend the
school, shall be provided meal having nutritional standards as specified in
Schedule-II of the Act, free of charge every day except on school holidays.
4. Place of serving meal.—The meal shall be served to children at
school only.
5. Preparation of meals and maintenance of standards and quality.—
(1) The meal shall be prepared in accordance with the Mid-Day Meal guidelines
issued by the Central Government from time to time and in accordance with the
provisions of Schedule-II of the Act.
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(2) Every school shall have the facility for cooking meal in hygienic
manner. Schools in urban area may use the facility of centralised kitchens for
cooking meals wherever required in accordance with the guidelines issued by
the Central Government and the meal shall be served to children at respective
school only.
6. State
Steering-cum-Monitoring Committee for Mid-Day
Meal
Scheme.— The State Steering-cum-Monitoring Committee (SSMC) shall oversee
the implementation of the Scheme with a view to ensure implementation of the
Act including establishment of a mechanism for maintenance of nutritional
standards and quality of meals.
7.
Role of School Management Committee (SMC) for monitoring
Mid-day meals Scheme.— (1) The School Management Committee mandated
under the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 shall also monitor
and implementation of the Mid-day meal Scheme and shall oversee quality of
meals provided to the children, cleanliness of the place of cooking and
maintenance of hygiene in implementation of Mid-day Meal Scheme.
(2) The Headmaster or Headmistress of the school shall be empowered
to utilise any fund available in school for the purpose of continuation of
Mid-Day meal Scheme in the school in case of temporary unavailability of food
grains, cooking cost, etc., in the school. The utilised fund shall be reimbursed
to the school account immediately after receipt of mid-day meal funds.
8. Testing of meals by accredited laboratories.— (1) Hot cooked meal
provided to children shall be evaluated and certified by the Government Food
Research Laboratory or any laboratory accredited or recognized by law, so as
to ensure that the meal meets with the nutritional standards and quality
specified in Schedule-II to the Act. The Food and Drugs Administration
Department of the State may collect samples to ensure the nutritive value and
quality of the meals.
(2) The Department referred to in sub-rule (1) shall collect the samples
at least once in a month from randomly selected schools or centralised kitchens
and send such samples for examination to the laboratories referred to
in-sub-rule (1).
9. Food security allowance.— (1) If the mid-day meal is not provided
in school on any school day due to non-availability of food grains, cooking cost,
fuel or absence of cook-cum-helper or any other reason, the State Government
shall pay food security allowance as defined in clause (c) of rule 2 to every
child referred to in rule 3 by 15th of the succeeding month in the manner
provided herein below:—
(a) Quantity of food grains as per entitlement of the child; and
(b) Cooking cost prevailing in the State.
(2) In case of non-supply of meal by the centralised kitchen, the food
security allowance shall be realised from the centralised kitchen as per
sub-rule (1):
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Provided that in case a child has not taken food on offer for whatever
reasons, no claim of food security allowance shall lie with the State Government
or centralised kitchens:
Provided further that no claim shall lie with State Government or
Centralised Kitchen for reasons of quality of food grains and meal:
(3) The State Government shall take action to fix responsibility on the
person or agency in accordance with the procedure laid down, if mid-day meal
is not provided in school on school days continuously for three days or at least
for five days in a month.
(4) Wherever, an agency of Central Government is involved, the State
Government shall take up the matter with Central Government which shall resolve
the matter within a month.
10. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect the guidelines issued
in this behalf or likely to be issued by the Central Government regarding the
activities relating to Mid-Day Meal Scheme.
[F. No. l-6/2009-Desk(MDM)]
GAYA PRASAD.
Director (Mid-Day Meal).
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