www.apteachers.in PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR, RAJIV VIDYA MISSION (SSA) ANDHRA PRADESH - HYDERABAD. Present; Smt.V.Usha Rani., I.A.S. Rc.No. 286 /RVM(SSA)/C2/2012 Sub

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Dated:12.06.2013

APRVM(SSA), Hyderabad – Access to schooling – Providing transport facility to children for the year 2013-14 – certain guidelines –issued – Reg. 1. Annual Work Plan and Budget of SSA for the year 2013-14. 2. Minutes of the PAB meeting communicated by the Government of India vide Lr.No. 13.5/2013-EE.14 Dated; 13th May 2013. .

*** The attention of the Project Officers of RVM in the state except Hyderabad, Nizamabad and Visakhapatnam are informed that, the State has proposed to provide transport facility to the children i.e, 36142 in remote habitations in the Annual Work Plan and Budget for the year 2013-14. Accordingly an amount of Rs 1084.26 lakhs was approved by the Project Approval Board of SSA. The district wise approved budget for transport facility during 2013-14 are shown in Annexure-I. In this connection, certain guidelines are issued for utilizing this provision for eligible children (enclosed at Annexure-II). Therefore, they are requested to follow the guidelines strictly and communicate the same to the concerned Head Masters through Mandal Educational Officers concerned for effective implementation of the activity. Further they are also requested to furnish the list of children who were provided transport facility in the following proforma by 30-06-2013 without fail duly signed by the Project Officer concerned for computerization. PROFORMA. Name of the District: Sl.No

Name of the Mandal

Name of the School

Name of the student to whom transport facility provided.

Fathers Name

Class in which studying.

Child info ID No.

Signature of PO.

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www.apteachers.in This has got the approval of the State Project Director, RVM (SSA) Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Encl( as above)

Sd/-Ali Akbar Basha for STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR.

To, All the Project Officers of RVM (SSA) in the state except Hyderabad, Nizamabad and Visakhapatnam. -Copy to all the District Educational Officers in the state except Hyderabad, Nizamabad and Vishakhapatnam. -Copy submitted to the Principal Secretary to Government, PE&SSA Department, AP, Hyderabad.

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Guidelines for providing Transport facility to children for the year 2013-14  Transport facility should be provided to the children in the habitations where there is no schooling facility for primary & upper primary within the neighbourhood of 1 km & 3 km. respectively as per RTE rules, if the journey is performed by Bus / mini Bus / Auto etc.  Payment of transport charges shall not be made in respect of children having the free bus pass facility.  This facility should be made available to the children who put in atleast 75% of attendance during a month. In case of the child not attended the school due to ill health the above condition may be relaxed basing on the discretion of Head Master.  The unit cost per child per annum is

3000/- as per SSA norms. However only actual

expenditure should be incurred without exceeding per child limit.  The transport charges should be allowed only to the children studying in the nearest neighbourhood school managed by the Government / Localbody. The children attending private schools are not entitled for this facility in any circumstances.  If the budget is not approved in AWP&B 2013-14 for this facility, expenditure should not be incurred from other heads even though there is a requirement.  The required budget should be released in two instalments i.e., one in July and another in December from District Project Office to the SMC accounts concerned directly through RTGS after obtaining the particulars of children eligible (School-wise) from the MEOs concerned.  The Headmasters concerned should disburse the actual transportation charges to the parents concerned before 5th of every month only for the days children attended the school during the month and maintain acquaintance for payment. The records concerned may be kept in school for future audit. The Headmaster should furnish utilization certificate countersigned by the MEO concerned to the DPO by 31 st March 2014 for the concerned financial year. After actual payment is made, the balance amount if any should be remitted back.  The MEO concerned should submit a report to the DPO containing the details of habitation-wise names of children who were paid transport charges, unit cost, list of nearest neighbourhood schools to which the children attended, total amount paid to the

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www.apteachers.in children (School-wise) during the year 2013-14 etc. Inturn, the Project Officers shall consolidate the mandal-wise reports furnished by MEOs and submit district report to the State Project Office in the month of May 2014.

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District wise approved budget for Transport facility during 2013-14 Sl. No.

Name of the District

Children in remote habitations Phy

Fin

1

Adilabad

4941

148.23

2

Ananthapur

3899

116.97

3

Chittoor

3288

98.64

4

East Godavari

946

28.38

5

Guntur

1477

44.31

6

Hyderabad

0

0.00

7

Kadapa

309

9.27

8

Karimnagar

1618

48.54

9

Khammam

1758

52.74

10

Krishna

90

2.70

11

Kurnool

435

13.05

12

Mahabubnagar

23

0.69

13

Medak

872

26.16

14

Nalgonda

3968

119.04

15

Nellore

1268

38.04

16

Nizamabad

0

0.00

17

Prakasham

1221

36.63

18

Rangareddy

740

22.20

19

Srikakulam

3201

96.03

20

Vishakhapatnam

0

0.00

21

Vizianagaram

807

24.21

22

Warangal

5142

154.26

23

West Godavari

139

4.17

24

SPO

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TOTAL

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36142

1084.26