G.O Ms No. 17 Dated 30.1.2004 of Social Welfare Dept, Tamil Nadu

ABSTRACT

Social Welfare & NMP Department – WBICDS-III Project & ICDS (General) – Opening of additional Anganwadi Centres in uncovered and unreached areas in the existing 434 ICDS Projects in 29 districts – Orders issued

SOCIAL WELFARE & NUTRITIOUS MEAL PROGRAMME (SW.7) DEPARTMENT

G.O..Ms.No.17
Dated 30-1-2004

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.57, Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department . dt.10-04-2002

2. G.O.Ms.No.147, Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department . dt.08-10-2002

3. G.O.Ms.No.201, Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department . dt.31-12-2002

4. G.O.Ms.No.196, Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department . dt.13-12-2002

5. From the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women & Child Development, lr.No.1-4/2002/CD-I dated 07-01-2003 & 28-11-2003 & 09-12-2003

6. From the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women & Child Development, lr.No.F/16-7/2003 ME Dated 15-09-2003

7. From the Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women & Child Development, D.O.Letter.No.12-18/2002/CD-I dt.03-11-2003

8. From the Project Co-ordinator, World Bank ICDS-III Project Letter No.5311/NC-I(4)/99 dt.18-09-2003 & 27-11-03 & lr.No.3692/M&E/2003 dt.22-09-2003

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ORDER:

At present there are 30,125 Anganwadi Centres [19,500 Anganwadis in 318 projects in rural areas under World Bank Assisted ICDS-III Project + 10,625 Anganwadis Centres in 116 projects in urban areas under General ICDS] functioning in 434 projects in 29 districts of this State as ordered in the Government Order first to third read above. Further, 514 Child Welfare Centres are also functioning in municipal areas.

2) The Government of India have requested the State Governments/ UTs in their letter 5^th read above to do an exercise for relocation of Anganwadi Centres to enable optimum coverage of beneficiaries in the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007) within the sanctioned projects under Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS), so as to cover unreached and uncovered areas based on 2001 census of population. The Government of India in their letter sixth read above, have also fixed a physical target of 434 ICDS projects and 42,279 Anganwadi Centres to this State in respect of Centrally Sponsored ICDS Scheme for the year 2003-2004 under Twenty Point Programme.

3) There have been repeated representations from the elected Members of the Parliament / Legislature / Local leaders and the World Bank Review Mission to open new Anganwadi Centres in the uncovered and unreached areas of ICDS. In view of the new concept “to Make Tamil Nadu Malnutrition Free”, the District Collectors are also pressing the Government to open new Anganwadi Centres under ICDS scheme.

4) The District Collectors have therefore reviewed the coverage of the existing Anganwadi Centres in accordance with the present ICDS norms and based on the 2001 census of population and identified 4,823 villages/hamlets and 138 tribal areas for opening of new Anganwadi Centres.

5) The Project Co-ordinator, World Bank Assisted ICDS-III Project has sent a proposal to the Government for opening of 12,154 additional Anganwadi Centres in addition to the existing 30,125 Anganwadi Centres to complete the eligible Anganwadi Centres of 42,279 in the existing 434 ICDS projects in 29 districts of the State at a total cost of Rs.6313.15 lakhs as per ICDS norms to ensure optimum coverage of uncovered and unreached areas.

6) The Government have examined the above proposal of the Project Co-ordinator, WBICDS-III Project and after careful examination, the Government have passed the following orders:-

i. Sanction is accorded for conversion of 11,640 Anganwadi Centres as twin Centres from the existing two worker Centres from surplus workers with effect from 01-04-2003, as indicated in the Annexure-I to this order. The deployed surplus Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers shall be on par with the staff pattern of ICDS Scheme of Government of India;

ii. Sanction is also accorded for conversion of existing 514 Child Welfare Centres functioning in the Municipal areas of the districts concerned as indicated in the Annexure-I to this order as Anganwadi Centres under ICDS Scheme with effect from 01-04-2003;

iii. Sanction is also accorded for relocation of 4239 Anganwadi Centres in the unreached and uncovered areas and 58 tribal Anganwadi Centres in tribal areas out of the above 11640 twin Centres as indicated in the Annexure-I to this order. The Project Co-ordinator, World Bank Assisted ICDS-III Project is requested to establish these 58 Anganwadi Centres in the tribal areas and 4,239 Anganwadi Centres as already identified;

iv. Sanction is also accorded for the new recruitment of one Anganwadi Worker and one Anganwadi Helper for the above 58 Tribal Anganwadi Centres and the appointment shall be made by the Village Level Management Committee and candidates shall be selected locally with the help of self help groups, Panchayat Level Federation. While appointment for the above posts, the existing educational qualification, age, etc., shall be adopted. For the remaining Anganwadi Centres the services of the redeployed surplus Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers shall be utilized;

v. The Government direct that a review of coverage of the ICDS Centres shall be taken up in September 2004 and if absolutely necessary, a few more twin Centres shall be split to reach hamlets for better coverage;

vi. Sanction is accorded for the expenditure of Rs.24.9899 crores (Rupees Twenty four crores ninety eight lakhs and ninety nine thousand only) towards salaries of Anganwadi Workers, honorarium of Anganwadi Helper, recurring and non-recurring expenditure, noon meal under Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Nutritious Meal Programme, weaning food, permanent advance, contingencies etc., for opening of 4,811 new additional Anganwadis (514 + 4297) as indicated in the Annexure-II to this order; and

vii. The Government direct that the Anganwadi Workers / Anganwadi Helpers are eligible to draw the pay / honorarium as admissible to them under the orders in force from time to time. The expenditure involved for the above items shall be met by reimbursement pattern of financial assistance under ICDS Scheme of Government of India.

7) The expenditure sanctioned in para 6 above shall be debited to the following heads of account as detailed below:-

The expenditure towards the salaries, honorarium, contingences, rent and other recurring expenditure and non-recurring expenditure (play materials etc.,) of ICDS projects shall be debited to :

2236-Nutrition-02-Distribution of Nutritious Food and Beverages-Special Nutrition Programme – Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan-III – Centrally Sponsored – SF – Integrated Child Development Services Scheme – Phase-III (DP Code No.2236 02 101 SF 0008)(under respective detailed/sub-detailed heads)

and

For Rs.1375.77 lakhs

2236-Nutrition-02-Distribution of Nutritious Food and Beverages-Special Nutrition Programme – Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan-III – Centrally Sponsored – SC – Integrated Child Development Services Scheme – (DP Code No.2236 02 101 SC 0004)(under respective detailed/sub-detailed heads)

The expenditure towards the cost of PTMGRNMP scheme shall be debited to :

2236 – Nutrition – 02 - Distribution of Nutritious Food and Beverages-102 - Mid day Meals– Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan- II State Plan – KD – feeding of poor children in the age group of 2 plus to 4 plus in Tamil Nadu (DP Code No.2236 -02- 102- KD- 0008) (under respective detailed/sub-detailed heads)

For Rs.362.61 lakhs

The expenditure towards the State Share of the salary for the new recruitment of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers in the Tribal areas shall be debited to :

2236-Nutrition-02-Distribution of Nutritious Food and Beverages-101-Special Nutrition Programme – Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan- II State Plan- JN – Tamilnadu Integrated Child Development Scheme Phase-III – Pay / Honorarium (DP Code No.2236- 02- 101- JN -0001) (under respective detailed/sub-detailed heads)

For Rs.262.68 lakhs

The expenditure towards contingencies and permanent advances shall be debited to :

2236-Nutrition-02-Distribution of Nutritious Food and Beverages-- Special Nutrition Programme – Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan – II State Plan – JN – Tamilnadu Integrated Child Development Scheme Phase-III – 05 –Office Expenses – 02. Other Contingencies (DP Code No.2236-02 –101-JN - 0529 )(under respective detailed/sub-detailed heads)

For Rs.43.29 lakhs

The expenditure towards cost of weaning food shall be

debited to :

2236-Nutrition-02-Distribution of Nutritious Food and Beverages-- Special Nutrition Programme – Schemes in the Tenth Five Year Plan – II State Plan – JN – Tamilnadu Integrated Child Development Scheme Phase-III – 67 Feeding Charges- 09. Others (DP Code No.2236- 02 –101- JN -6792)(under respective detailed/sub-detailed heads)

For Rs.454.64 lakhs

GRAND TOTAL

Rs.2498.99 lakhs

8) The expenditure sanctioned in para-6 above is an item of “New Instrument of Service”. The approval of the Legislature will be obtained in due course. Pending approval of the Legislature the expenditure will be met initially by drawing an advance from the contingency fund. Orders regarding sanction from contingency fund will be issued separately in Finance (BG.I) Department. The Project Co-ordinator, World Bank Assisted ICDS-III Project is requested to apply for contingency fund in the prescribed format to Finance (BG.I) Department along with the copy of this order for the required quantum . The Project Co-ordinator, World Bank Assisted ICDS-III Project is also requested to send necessary Explanatory Notes to Finance (SW)/(BG.I) Department, Chennai 9 for the inclusion of this expenditure in the Supplementary Estimates for 2003-2004 at appropriate time without fail.

9) The Project Co-ordinator, World Bank Assisted ICDS-III Project is requested to send the action taken report to Government immediately.

10) This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O.No.63/DS(VNP)/2004-1 Dated 30-1-2004 and additional Sanction Ledger No.1081.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

C.K.GARIYALI
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

The Project Co-ordinator, WB ICDS-III Project, Chennai 113.

The Director of Social Welfare, Chennai 5.

The Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai 5.

The Secretary to Government of India,Ministry of Human Resource Development,Department of Women & Child Development, New Delhi 110 001.

All District Collectors

The Accountant General-18. (by name)

The Pay & Accounts Officer ,Chennai 35/ Chennai-5/ Chennai-1 / Coimbatore / Madurai

All District Treasury Officers

Copy to

Finance (SW) / (BG.I / BG.II) Department ,Chennai-9.

O/o. The Chief Minister, Chennai-9.

The Senior Personal Assistant to Minister (SW), Chennai 9.

The Private Secretary to Secretary to Government. Social Welfare & NMP Department, Chennai 9.

Social Welfare & NMP (NMP / SW-I)Department, Chennai 9.

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Section Officer

ANNEXURE – I

(vide G.O.Ms.No.17 SW&NMP Dept, dt. 30-1-2004 )

OPTIMUM COVERAGE OF ANGANWADI CENTRES UNDER 434 ICDS PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

Sl No	District	Existing AWCs		CWCs in Municipalities converted as AWCs under ICDS wef 1-4-2003	Twin centres wef 1-4-2003	Out of Twin centres new AWCs to be opened		Total AWCs
Sl No	District	WB ICDS	General ICDS		Twin centres wef 1-4-2003	In uncovered and ureached areas	In tribal areas	Total AWCs
1	Coimbatore	811	537	21	333	70	0	1702
2	Cuddalore	878	385	14	335	51	0	1612
3	Dharmapuri	1090	335	35	567	260	7	2027
4	Dindigul	916	334	27	561	257	0	1838
5	Erode	1274	82	50	948	469	17	2354
6	Kanyakumari	580	97	22	229	58	0	928
7	Karur	402	0	25	187	95	0	614
8	Madurai	1036	361	0	354	162	0	1751
9	Nagapattinam	460	120	0	282	123	0	862
10	Namakkal	737	111	0	370	108	7	1218
11	Perambalur	535	0	0	386	172	0	921
12	Ramanathapuram	458	170	36	252	109	0	916
13	Salem	1261	326	59	540	9	0	2186
14	Sivagangai	569	79	43	213	94	0	904
15	Thanjavur	873	192	0	429	145	0	1494
16	Theni	497	84	0	385	197	6	966
17	Thoothukudi	598	219	21	166	41	0	1004
18	Tiruchirappalli	776	200	60	326	73	0	1362
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