Abstract

Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Department – NP – NSPE – Central Assistance towards Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) Component of MDM for 2006-07 – Sanction of expenditure of Rs.74.76 lakh (Rupees Seventy four lakh and Seventy six thousand only.) – Orders issued.


Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal (NMP1) Department

G.O. (Ms) No.44
Dated: 29-03-2007

Read :-

1. G.O. (Ms) No.196, SW & NMP Dept., Dated: 19.12.2006.

2. From the Dy Educational Advisor, MHRD, Dept of Elementary Education and Literacy, Government of India, New Delhi. Letter No.25-1 (21)/2005 Tamil Nadu Desk (MDM), Dated: 20.11.2006.

3. From the Director of Social Welfare, Chennai-5, Letter No.105991/NMP/2005, Dated: 27.12.2006.

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ORDER : -

In the G.O. first read above, the Government accorded sanction of Rs.1,65,84,000/- (One Crore Sixty Five Lakh and Eighty Four Thousand Only) to incur an expenditure towards the implementation of Action Plan under MME as follows :

 

Rs.

I. School Level Expenses

99,96,133

II. Management, Supervision, Training and Internal monitoring

 

i)

a

Staff salary for the creation of one cell at the O/o. the Director of Social Welfare

5,52,000

 

b

Staff salary for the creation of one cell at the SW & NMP Department, Secretariat.

2,64,000

ii)

Transport and Contingencies

6,52,800

iii)

Other Incidental expenses

11,05,600

iv)

Furniture, computer hardware and consumables and other incidental expenses

19,10,000

v)

i)

Furniture for Directorate and District Collectorates

1,85,800

 

ii)

Furniture for SW & NMP Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9

75,000

 

iii)

External Monitoring and Evaluation

18,42,667

 

Total

1,65,84,000

 

2) In the letter second read above, the Government of India have released a sum of Rs.74.76 lakh (Rupees Seventy four lakh and Seventy six thousand only.) to this Government as Central Assistance for 2006-07 for Management Monitoring and Evaluation (MME) component of NP – NSPE 2006. As per the Guidelines of Government of India, the amount released by Government of India has to be distributed to the following items.

1

School Level Expenses

50%

=

37.38 lakh

 

2

Management Supervision & Training Internal Monitoring

35%

=

26.16 lakh

3

External Monitoring & Evaluation

15%

=

11.22 lakh

 

Total

 

 

74.76 lakh

 

3) The Director of Social Welfare has forwarded the detailed Action Plan for Management Monitoring and Evaluation for School Level Expenses, Management, Supervision, and Internal Monitoring and Staff Salary.

4) After careful consideration of the detailed proposal of the Director of Social Welfare, the Government approve the Action Plan as detailed in the Annexure to this order. The Government accord a sanction of Rs.74,76,000 (Rupees Seventy four lakh and Seventy six thousand only.) to incur an expenditure towards the implementation of the Action Plan in the Annexure to this order. The brief item wise allocation of funds is presented below.

 

Rs.

I. School Level Expenses

68,04,000

II. Management, Supervision, Training and Internal monitoring

 

i)

a

Staff salary for the creation of one cell at the O/o. the Director of Social Welfare

84,000

 

b

Creation of infrastructure facilities at the SW & NMP Department, Secretariat.

1) Provision of One copier cum Printer

(multi functional)

HP Laser Jet 4345 mfp series

 

2) HP FAX (all in one)

 

3) Server for the computers and other accessories

 

4) Furniture for cell and NMP Section

 

 

1,80,000

 

 

 

 

8,000

 

1,24,250

 

64,000

ii)

Transport and Contingencies

1,00,000

iii)

Other Incidental expenses

1,11,750

 

Total

74,76,000

 

5) The above expenditure shall be debitable under the following Head of Account.

2236 - Nutrition 02- Distribution of Nutritious food and beverages 102- Mid – Day - Meals - Schemes under Tenth Five Year Plan-III Centrally sponsored Schemes - SA National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (Mid-Day Meals Scheme)–09-Grants–in-aid –03 Grants for Specific Schemes (DP Code 2236-02-102-SA-0939)

6) The additional expenditure sanctioned in para 4 above will be provided in the Final Supplementary Estimates 2006-07. Pending provision of such funds the Director of Social Welfare is permitted to incur the expenditure sanctioned in para 4 above. The Director of Social Welfare is requested to take appropriate action to forward the Explanatory note. The expenditure be specifically brought to the notice of the Legislature by means of inclusion in the Appendix of Budget Memorandum.

7) The expenditure shall be incurred in accordance with the following guidelines: –

i Expenditure on salaries shall be incurred only for staff appointed on contract for a maximum of one year at a time. However, if this Government wants some relaxation in this, the request may be considered on merits by the Government of India.

ii Work of external monitoring and evaluation may be given only to institutions of repute, especially those affiliated to or recognized / recommended by ICSSR, ICMR, NIN, NIPCCD or Universities.

iii All appointments/purchases should be made in strict conformity with relevant rules in force in the State.

iv No vehicles should be purchased out of the Central assistance for MME. They may however be hired for limited duration, for work relating to Management, Monitoring and Supervision of the Programme.

8) The Director of Social Welfare is instructed to implement the Action Plan as detailed in the Annexure to this order utilizing the funds sanctioned in para 4 above. He is also permitted to purchase and supply the items (Stationeries, Copier-Cum-Printer and Fax machine, Server, Furniture, etc.) mentioned in the Action Plan for Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Secretariat. The Director of Social Welfare is instructed to redistribute the amount sanctioned in para 4 above (except the amount sanctioned to Secretariat) among the districts and Chennai Corporation as per requirement.

9) The District Collectors are authorized to incur the expenditure as allocated by the Director of Social Welfare towards purchase of items mentioned in the Action Plan following the Guidelines of National Programme of Nutritional support to Primary Education and also the rules in force in this State within the allocation of funds to the districts concerned.

10) The Director of Social Welfare is instructed to furnish the Utilization Certificate in respect of Central Assistance for Management, Monitoring and Evaluation in the prescribed format.

11) This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department vide its U.O. No.47/DS (BK)/07 Dated 7.3.2007. Additional Sanction Ledger No.1711. (One thousand Seven hundred and eleven only)

//By Order of the Governor//

N.S. Palaniappan
Secretary to Government

To

The Director of Social Welfare, Chennai-5.

All District Collectors.

All Treasury officers/ All Pay and Accounts Officers

Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai-5

Commissioner of Chennai Corporation, Chennai-3

Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (OP) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

Copy to : -

Finance Department (SW/BGI/BGII), Chennai-9

Planning Development and Special Initiatives Department, Chennai-9.

SF/SC

//Forwarded by Order//

Section Officer

Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department

Annexure (G.O.Ms.No.44 SW &NMP Dept. Dated 29-3-2007)

DETAILED ACTION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT, MONITORING & EVALUATION UNDER NP- NSPE, 2006-07

I._School Level Expenses

S.No.

Items/services on which expenditure may be incurred

Allocation

(in Rs.)

i

Forms and stationery for school NMP Centres

Includes Papers, Xerox papers, Registers for directorate & Secretariat.

3,20,000

ii

Weighing machines & Height Recorder : For which weighing machines can be purchased for distribution to the Districts and onward distribution to Blocks/Schools

58,05,350

iii

Replacement/Repairs/Maintenance of Cooking devices/Utensils, weighing Machines .

6,78,650

 

(Self explanatory i.e. (i) +(ii)+ (iii)

68,04,000

 

II. Management, Supervision, Training and Internal Monitoring

(i) Staff Salary for the following posts in the Monitoring cell at the O/o Director of Social welfare.

 

DSW

Chennai-5

Consolidated Pay per month

Record Clerk

1

Rs.4,000 PM

Office Assistant

1

Rs.3,000 PM

 

Expenditure for the above staff per Annum

O/o. Director of Social Welfare, Chennai-5                      Rs.84,000

Infrastructure for the cell created in the Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9

1) Provision of One copier cum Printer

(multi functional)

HP Laser Jet 4345 mfp series                Rs. 1,80,000

2) HP FAX (all in one)                            Rs.     8,000

3) Server with OS software

Server Software

Server Antivirus

(1 GB Ram, 160 GB HDD,

DVD Writer, 17" Monitor CRT)                 Rs. 95,250

Ms Office Package

UPS & Furniture

Vanavil Software

 

4) Laser Jet Printer                                Rs. 24,000

Additional Cartridge                                Rs.  5,000

5) Furniture:

Almirahs 4                                             Rs. 40,000

Table 4                                                  Rs. 20,000

Chair 4                                                   Rs.  4,000

 

(ii) Transport and Contingencies              Rs.1,00,000/-

This can be utilized for hiring motor vehicles for use of Internal Monitoring and supervision for limited duration, including inspection and study visits undertaken by the Officers/ Staff of Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

iii) Other incidental expenses Rs.1,11,750/-

(including works related to State, District & Block Level Steering cum Monitoring Committees and the meetings by Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. )

Total I+ II                                                Rs.74,76,000/-

(Rupees Seventy Four Lakh and Seventy Six Thousand Only)

N.S. Palaniappan
Secretary to Government

//Forwarded by Order//

 Section Officer