GovERNMENT OF INDIA Rina Ray MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Special Secretary DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY Ph: 011-23383226 SHASTRI BHAVAN NEW DELHI-110 115 D.O. No. 52/2017 Desk(MDM) Dated the 29 December, 2017
Dear The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), Government of India (Gol) has created a buffer stock of 19.20 Lakh tonnes of pulses through domestic procurement and imports The Union Cabinet has taken a decision that all Ministries and Departments having schemes with a Nutrition Component shall utilize pulses from this Central Buffer for heir schemes
▶ 2. At present, under the MDM Scheme, pulses are procured directly by States and UTs by utilizing the funds available under the item "cooking cost Now, as per this decision of Govemment of India. pulses wil be supplied under the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) 'in-kind through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED). Therefore. all States and UTs will need to make necessary arrangements for this
▶ 3. This Department has held a series af meetings with senior most officials of FCI and NAFED along with some States. We have also requested NAFED to hold consultations with at State and UT Mid Day Meal Authorites and with the State Civil Supplies Corporations for finalizing the logistics. A Background Note on the issue is enclosed at Annexure-1 You are requested to discuss this matter with all concerned authorities in your State UT including Civ1 Supplies Corporatian and to fill the questionnaire enclosed at Annexure-I This should be returned by 5 January. 2018 to Vshashankancin and urala edu as a meeting is scheduled immediately thereafter between the Secretary (School Education) and the Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs. With regards Yours sincerely. (Rina Ray) Encl: As above Additional Chief Secretaries Principal Secretaries Secretaries (Education) of al States and UTs (As per list)
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