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Adi Dravidar Welfare – Hostels – Part II Scheme for 2001-2002 Enhancement of food charges to the boarders of Adi Dravidar Welfare School hostels and Government Tribal Residential Schools – orders – Issued.


Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (ADW 4) Department

G.O. (Ms) No.95  
Dated 5.12.2001.

Read :

G.O. Ms. No.50, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department dated 27.5.1998.

Read also : 

From the Commissioner of Adi Dravidar Welfare lr. No. j1/26634/2001, dated 22.6.2001

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ORDER :

There are 980 Adi Dravidar Welfare, 26 Tribal Welfare Students hostels and 245 Government Tribal Residential Schools functioning under the control of Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, accommodating 89543 students.  These school students, who are boarders in the hostels / Government Tribal Residential Schools are being paid Rs.225/- each as food subsidy per boarder, per month as per the G.O. read above.  This subsidy is paid for 10 months in a year.

2.  Considering the overall increase in the prices of rice, cereals, oil, vegetable, fuel etc., since the food subsidy was last revised in the G.O. read above, the question of raising the food subsidy correspondingly was engaging the attention of the Government.  In the plan review meeting held by the Honourable Chief Minister on 17.7.2001, among other things, it was observed that the present food charges of the students is found inadequate and agreed to raise the same from Rs.225/- to Rs.300/- per boarder per month.  In the Budget speech also an announcement was made in this regard.  In the letter read above the Commissioner of Adi Dravidar Welfare has sent necessary proposals to this effect.  In pursuance of the decision taken in the plan review meeting of Hon’ble Chief Minister and also in view of the announcement made in the Budget Speech, it has been decided  to increase the food subsidy for boarders in the Adi Dravidar Welfare School hostels, Tribal Welfare Hostels and Government Tribal Residential Schools from Rs.225/- (Rupees two hundred and twenty five) to Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred) towards the boarding charges, per student per month.

3.  The Government accordingly, direct that the food charges for boarders of the Adi Dravidar Welfare School hostels,  Tribal Welfare hostels and Government Tribal Residential Schools  be  enhanced from Rs.225/- (Rupees two hundred and twenty five) to Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred)  per boarder, per month.

4.  The additional expenditure of Rs.40.40 lakhs towards enhancement of Food Charges for the year 2001-2002 has been made under the head of 2225-01-277 K.D.67 Feeding / Dietary charges 09 others (DPC 2225 – 01 – 277 KD 6794).  The Commissioner of Adi Dravidar Welfare and Director of Tribal Welfare is requested to send necessary proposal for the reappropriation of funds with in the sub heads indicated in para 5 below

5.  The expenditure on account of the enhancement of food subsidy shall be debited to the following heads of account :-

Adi Dravidar Welfare Hostels

“2225 Welfare of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe & OBC – 01 – Welfare of Scheduled Caste – 277 Education-I Non Plan AE - Hostels-67 Feeding/Dietary charges (DP Code 2225 01 277 AE 6701) 2225-Welfare of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and OBC -01-Welfare of Scheduled Caste-277-Education – Ninth Five Year Plan II – State Plan – KD Hostels – 67 Feeding/Dietary charges 09 – others (DP Code 2225 01 277 KD 6794”

Tribal Welfare Hostels / Government Tribal Residential Schools

“2225 – Welfare of Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe and OBC – 02 – Welfare of Scheduled Tribes – 277 Education-I Non Plan AF Maintenance of Tribal Hostels – 67 Feeding/Dietary charges (DP Code No.2225 02 277 AF 6708”.

5.  This order issues with concurrence of Finance Department U.O. No.3521 / FS / P / 01 dated 29.11.2001.

(By order of the Governor)

P. SIVAKAMI, 
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

The Commissioner of Adi Dravidar Welfare, Chennai 5

The Director, Tribal Welfare, Chennai 5

All Collectors,  /   All Treasury Officers,

The Accountant General, Chennai 18 / 35 /  8

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Chennai 15

The Backward Classes & Most Backward Classes, Chennai 9

The Finance Department, Chennai 9

Personal Assistant to Minister (Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department) Chennai 9

The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chennai 9.

/ Forwarded / By order /

SECTION OFFICER.