The Mid-Day Meal Amendment Rules, 2017, were enacted by the Central Government, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy, via Notification G.S.R. 471(E) on May 16, 2017. These rules, which amend the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015, are issued in exercise of powers conferred by subsection (1) read with clause (b) of subsection (2) of section 39 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013). The amendment modifies Rule 5, sub-rule (2) of the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015, to state that every school should have facilities for cooking meals in a hygienic manner. Furthermore, schools in urban and identified rural areas with good road connectivity and viable school clusters may utilize centralized kitchens for cooking meals to improve efficiency, following Central Government guidelines, with the stipulation that meals are served to children at their respective schools. The amendment came into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Contact information: Ajay Tirkey, Jt. Secy., F. No. 162009/Desk-MDM. The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection i vide number G.S.R. 743E, dated the 30th September, 2015.
Key Entities Referenced
National Food Security Act, 2013: An act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to a large section of the Indian population.
Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015: The principal rules which are being amended by this notification regarding the Mid-Day Meal scheme.
Mid-Day Meal Amendment Rules, 2017: The set of rules amending the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015.
Ministry of Human Resource Development: The ministry responsible for the Department of School Education and Literacy, which issued the notification.
Department of School Education and Literacy: The department within the Ministry of Human Resource Development that is responsible for school education and literacy.
Central Government: The governing authority that makes the rules and issues guidelines related to the Mid-Day Meal scheme.
Official Gazette: The official government publication in which the amendment rules are published.
New Delhi: The location from where the notification was issued; the capital of India.
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मानव ससं ाधन ववकास मत्रं ालय
(स्कूल विक्षा और साक्षरता ववभाग)
अवधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 मई, 2017
सा.का.वन. 471(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा अवधवनयम, 2013 (2013 का 20) की धारा 39 की उप-
धारा (2) के खडं (ख) के साथ पठित उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त अवधकारों का प्रयोग करते हुए मध्याह्न भोजन वनयम, 2015
में संिोधन करन े के वलए वनम्नवलवखत वनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाात्:—
1. संवक्षप् त नाम और प्रारंभ.—(1) इन वनयमों का संवक्षप् त नाम मध्याह्न भोजन (संिोधन) वनयम,
2017 ह।ै
(2) य ेराजपत्र उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत् त होंगे।
2. मध्याह्न भोजन वनयमों के वनयम 5 म ें उप-वनयम (2) के स् थान पर वनन वलवखत उप-वनयम रखा
जाएगा अथाात्:—
“(2) प्रत्येक स्कूल म ें स्वच्छ तरीके से भोजन बनान े की सुववधा होनी चावहए। िहरी क्षेत्रों, वचवहहत
ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों जहा ं सड़क समकेंद्रता हो और स्कूलों के समूह वाले क्षेत्र अवभलाभ के प्रयोजन के वलए
केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा जारी दििा-वनिेिों के अनुसार जब कभी अपेवक्षत हो भोजन पकान े के वलए
केहद्रीकृत रसोईघर की सुववधा का उपयोग कर सकेगा और केवल संबंवधत स्कूल के बालकों को ही
भोजन परोसना होगा।”
[फा. सं. 1-6/2009-डेस्क (एमडीएम)]
अजय वतकी, संयुक्त सवचव
ठिप्पण : मूल अवधसूचना सा.का.वन. 743(अ), तारीख 30 वसतंबर, 2015 द्वारा भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण भाग II,
खण् ड 3, खण् ड-धारा (i) म ें प्रकावित हुई थी।
3183 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Department of School Education and Literacy)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th May, 2017
G.S.R. 471(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of sub-section (2)
of section 39 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following
rules to amend the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Mid-Day Meal (Amendment) Rules,
2017.
(2) They come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Mid-Day Meal rules, in Rule 5, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) Every school shall have the facility for cooking meal in hygienic manner and the schools in urban
areas and in identified rural areas which have good road connectivity and viable cluster of schools, for the
purpose of leveraging efficiency gains, may use the facility of centralised kitchens for cooking meals
wherever required in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government and the meal shall
be served to children at respective school only.”.
[F. No. 1-6/2009-Desk(MDM)]
AJAY TIRKEY, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 743(E), dated the 30th September, 2015.
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