Substantive quality enhancing changes were made to the mid-day meal scheme, this year. The government approved, revision of the food norm for Upper Primary children by increasing the quantity of pulses from 25 to 30 grams, vegetables from 65 to 75 grams and by decreasing the quantity of oil and fat from 10 grams to 7.5 grams.
The enhancement of the cooking cost (excluding the labour and administrative charges) for primary to Rs. 2.50 and for upper primary to Rs. 3.75 has also been undertaken by the government. Now, the cooking cost would include the cost of pulses, vegetables, oil & fats, salt & condiments and fuel. The cooking cost will be shared between the Centre and the NER States on 90:10 basis and with other States / Uts on 75:25 basis. A separate provision for payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helper @ Rs.1000 per month has been made.
The admissibility of transportation assistance for 11 Special Category States , Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Tripura. has been revised to the rate prevalent under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in these States in place of the existing assistance at a flat rate of Rs. 125 per Quintal. The new rates are effective from 1.12.2009.
The enhancement of the cooking cost (excluding the labour and administrative charges) for primary to Rs. 2.50 and for upper primary to Rs. 3.75 has also been undertaken by the government. Now, the cooking cost would include the cost of pulses, vegetables, oil & fats, salt & condiments and fuel. The cooking cost will be shared between the Centre and the NER States on 90:10 basis and with other States / Uts on 75:25 basis. A separate provision for payment of honorarium to cook-cum-helper @ Rs.1000 per month has been made.
The admissibility of transportation assistance for 11 Special Category States , Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Tripura. has been revised to the rate prevalent under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in these States in place of the existing assistance at a flat rate of Rs. 125 per Quintal. The new rates are effective from 1.12.2009.
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