Mid-Day Meal (Amendment ) Rules, 2017

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(2) They shall com:: into force on the date of their publical1on in the official Gazwe. 2. Defini tions. - tn the,;:: rules, 11nlc:.ss the context ot.hcrwisc requires, · (!\) "Acl" means the N~tioual Food Secu.rily Acl, 20 t J (20 of 20 l J): (bl "food~rains" menns ric:, wh::a., coar,e grain~ o( Jny comhination Lh::reof conionuing to such quatity norms as 1:1ay oc detcrrnined., by order, by tile Central Govemmcoc from lime co tim.:; (c) "food ,ecucicy 1llowanc: .. mans the foc,d gram ~nrl money to be paid by th:: conc::med Stale Gov.:mmenc ,o lh..: entitled person und.:r ;;::c1ton 8 ot ch: Act: (d) ··me.al'· means hut cooked meal; (:) "School'" includ:s .1ny ,::hool run by Loc;il Bodies. C:ovunment « ;11d..:d by~ Government includin~ madras3S iLDCI maqtabs supported und.:r S.irva Shi:.:Sh~ Abhiyan; (i) "section·· mean; lhe ,ection of the Act: and (g) words and .e,i;prcssions used herein and not defined !Jut ddin::d in the Act shall hav::. the meanings rcsµcct ivcly assigned to them in 1hc Act. 3 E:11 lillc 111c ol for nutri tional meal. - F.vcry chi ld with.in the ugc group of silt to foun;ecn yciirs s tudying in cl~sses l LO vm wno cnso11 and aucnd the schooL shall be prnvidcd me.ii having nutritional s tondards n~ specified in Schedule LI uf lhc Act. free of chari;c every day except on school holidays ~ Place of serving meal. The: nieal sh?II be served 10 ch1ldm1 JI school o:il~· :5 P reparation or meals :ind maintenance or s tnndarJs :111d quality. - {ll The meal shall he !>ft-iiart..d in accordance Wllh im Mid Day Me.ii gwdelincs issued by •he ~nlral Govcmmcm from um:: 10 time and m accordance wi1h the p<ovas,ons of Sch~lc 0 of the Acl (l) Every school shall have the facility for cooklog meal u, hygieruc manner. Schools ,n urban area may use the facility of ccolnli~cd kitchcos for cook.iog o,ca!~ whecever required in accordance wrlh the guidehoes issued by the CenLral Govcmmcnt and the meal shall be served to children at re.spec1ive school only. 6. State Stccri111:-cun1-Mn11i1oring CouuuiHcc for Mid -D:iy l'vlclll Scheme. - The Sime S1ecring-cum­ Moni1oring Commiltce (SSMC) shal l oversee 1he im11li:mcnli11itm of the scheme with :i view 10 ensure implemenlation of the Act including establishment of a mechanism for maintenance of nutri1io11nl standards and quali1y of meals. 7. Role of School Man:1gcn1c111 Conuniltce (SMC) for monitoring Mid-day meals scheme. - (I) The School Management Commitcec m.,ndatcd under Right to FrGG and Compulsory Education Act. 2009 shall also monitor implementation of the Mid-day meal Scheme ind shall oversee quality of ~Is provided to the children, cleanliness of the place of cooking and maintenance or hygiene io 1mplcmen1auon of nud day meal scheme. {2) The lleadmastcr or ll.cadmistrcss of the school shaU he empowered to utilise any fund available in school for Lhe purpose of continu~tion of Mid Day Meal Scheme in rhe school in case of temporary unavailahility of THE GA7.F.TTE OF lNOlA · EXTRAOllDlNAR Y LPAR"r LI-SEC. 3(i) ] food grains. cookjng cost etc. in lhc school The u1ihscd fund ~hall be rd ml,ursed 10 rh:: school acco•mL immcdtately aft.:r r~ipt of mid day meal funds. 8. Testing of Meals by accredi[cd Lal,or:itnrics - (l) Hot cooked meal provided 10 children ;h.iU be tv:1111:ited a nd certified b y lhe Govcrn111c111 food R~carch Luborato1 y or any laboratory accredited or n:cogni r.::d by law. ,o :i; to ensure that che meal n1ec1S with the nutnllnnal stand.ud,; lUld quality specified in Schedule II to Lhc AcL The Food and Drugs Adnt.imstr.itfon Depamnent oft~ St.lie m1y colleet ,;ampl:... to ensure the nutnbv,: valu:: and quality oi the meal ;. (2) T h.: Department refc1Ted to in wb-rule ( l ) :-ha ll collc:ct th.: ;ampl~i at k ns l ouce i11 a mt>nth/ ro111 ra111fo11tly u lect~d schools or ct11tralis<!d ki.tcl1t11s and send ;uch -~amples for P.iarruna11on 10 the laboratories rct::m:CI to in .;ub rule ( l ). () Food Security AUo,Y:ince. • (I) If th:: Mid Day M.::.al 11 not provuil:d in school on any school day du:: co n:>n­ av111 labil1ty of food grains , cook.mg cost. fuel or ab,::ttce of cook-cum helper or any otl1:r r.:asnn, th.: StJt:: Govcrnm::nc .;hall pay lOOd .. ecurit y allowance as defined in claus.: (c) of ru le 2 to c.vcry cni ld r:fon:cd 10 111 ml.:. j i>y 15'· of lil~ iuc=umg month in rile :ildnnu- pc.;,iide<i i1u::in i,c,;,., •• (a) Quant ii y of Food gr.i ins a,; p;!r .:nli11:!rncnt o( lhc child; and (b) Cooking cost pr::vailing in the State. (2) In ca,:- oi non-,upply of m::al by the C;;nualm:d Kitchen, the Food Security Allowam:e .;hall be: r:ali.id irom th.:. C.:ntnltsed Kitchen as per i ub-rule (I). Provided that m ca,t a duld has not 1alcen food on oif::r ior whatever rensons. no cl.11m oi food security allowance :;hall lie with the S1aei: Gov::rnment or C::nlralised Kirchen,;: ?rovickcl furth::r 1h31 no ::la,m .;i131( tie wi th State GovetlUJlUlt or ~ttalised Kitchen for r::.3.iOD3 oi quality oi iood :;rairu and mal: (3) T h:: Sta le Govcmmcm sha ll ta k.e action to fi,\ rcspons1bihry on the person or agency 111 lc::orda.ncc wich the procedure lllld down, 1f mul day meal is not orovidcd iu school on school dnys conunuou,ly for lhr::.: day. or al lca..1 for five days tn 3 monlh. {1) W~.:rev~r an agency oi Ccat.m.l Govcrnm::nt 1s 1nvolved. the State Govcrnmen1 ~hnU take ~r· :he n,~uer wi1h Cen1ral Government which shalt resol·1.: th<! rnauer w1lhm a rnonlh. !O Savini,:. - Nothlng 1n lhe.<e rule.< shall affect the guidelines issued in 1his behalf or likely to b:: i~~ucd hy ·.!ic C.:::nlr:il Govcrnm::nl r::garding t?ie activitie, c::b:i:ig I:> Mid Day M::al Scheme (F. No. 1-6n009-Dcsk(MOM)I GA Y A PRASAD, Director (Mid Day Meal} Prinlcd by the Manager. Govc:rn mc.n\ of India Pr~s. Ring Road, MayapuJ:i, New Delhi- I I 0064 and Publisl,cd by 1hc Conirolkr or Pubhenoons, Oelhi-110054.