Abstract: School Education Department – Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, A.P., Hyderabad –
Approval of Maintenance Grant for an amount of Rs.23,16,00,000/- (Rupees
Twenty three crores sixteen lakhs only) towards maintenance of Drinking Water
and Toilets in the Government / Z.P.P / M.P.P schools in 13 districts in the State
of A.P. - Sanctioned - Orders – Issued.
G.O.RT.No. 226 SCHOOL EDUCATION (PROG.Il) DEPARTMENT Dated: 23.09.2014
1. From the State Project Director, SSA, AP, Hyd, Lr.Rc.No.660/
RVM(SSA)/C2/2014, dt: 10.01.2014 & 04.02.2014
2. Govt.Memo.No.1119/Prog.ll/A2/2014, dt:18.06.2014
3. From the State Project Director, SSA, AP, Hyderabad,
Lr.Rc.No.356/SSA/A9/2014, dated 24.06.2014
O R D E R:
State Government have been providing necessary annual budgetary
allocations and sanctioning Toilets and Drinking Water facilities etc. to the
Schools in Government / ZPP/MPP, under RMSA/SSA/Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
with a view that each and every school should have basic amenities in proportion
to the number of Children in a School. However, certain gaps in realising the
above objective have been brought to the notice of the Government. Further
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in W.P.(Civil) No.631/2004 have directed all the
State Governments that adequate Number of Toilets and Drinking Water
Facilities should be provided in the Schools.
2. In this context, in her letter 3rd read above, the State Project Director,
SSA, A.P., Hyderabad has submitted a proposal that there are 9,720 Primary
Schools having more than 60 students, 2,295 Upper Primary Schools having
more than 100 students and 3,999 High Schools having more than 150 students
in the State. Though State Government have been taking the construction of
Toilets and Drinking Water facilities in large scale, these facilities have been
falling into disfunction for want of proper maintenance. The State Project
Director, SSA, A.P., Hyderabad has therefore requested to sanction an amount
of Rs.23.16 Crores towards maintenance of Drinking water and toilets in 16,014
schools in 13 districts in the State to address the recurring problem and so as to
implement the direction of Hon’ble Supreme Court, dated 3.10.2012 in W.P.
(Civil) No.631/2004
3. In the circumstances stated above and after careful examination of the
matter, Government hereby approve the component of Maintenance Grant for an
amount of Rs.23.16 Crores (Twenty Three Crores and Sixteen Lakhs only) per
Academic year towards maintenance of Drinking water and Toilet facilities in the
above schools, so as to keep these facilities in safe and functional condition.
The Maintenance Grant for Primary, Upper Primary and High Schools is as
follows:-
Primary Schools with more than 60 students - Rs.1,000/- P.M..
Upper Primary Schools with more than 100 students - Rs.1,500/- P.M.
High Schools with more than 150 students - Rs.2,500/- P.M.
4. The State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, AP., Hyderabad is
requested to take necessary further action accordingly. The guidelines decided
by the Hon’ble CM during the Collector’s Conference at Vijayawada on
07.08.2014 and communicated vide Memo.No.13097/Genl/A2/2014,
dt:14.08.2014 shall also be followed in implementation of the above programme.
5. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (EBS-lV-SE-HE) Dept.
vide their U.O.No.1145/17/EBS.IV(SE)/14, dt:04.08.2014.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
ADHAR SINHA
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (SE) FAC
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