Revision of Material Cost - 2024-25-Dt-27!11!2024
Revision of Material Cost - 2024-25-Dt-27!11!2024
Revision of Material Cost - 2024-25-Dt-27!11!2024
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Government of Indaa
Ministry of Education
Department of School Education & Literacy
PM POSHAN DWISION
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Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 27h November, 2024
To,
The Principal Secretaries / Secretaries (Education) / Nodal Department of all the States
and UTs for PM POSHAN Scheme
I am directed to inform that it has been decided with the approval of the
competent authority to increase the Material Cost to Rs 6.19 for Bal Vatika and primary
and Rs 9.29 for upper primary classes under the PM POSHAN Scheme w.e.f. 01
December, 2024. The Material Cost will be shared between the Centre and the States as
per the existing funding pattern of 90:10 for the States of North Eastern Region
(NER) and 2 Himalayan States & UT of J&K, 100o/o for Union Territories without
Legislature and 60:zt0 for other States as well as 2 Union Territories with Legislature
(Delhi and Puducherry). The revised rates of Material Cost admissible w.e.f . 0L.12.2024
for Bal Vatika, Primary and Upper Primary classes would be as under:-
Upper
Primary 9.29 5.57 3.72 8.36 0.93 9.29
Contd...2/-
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2. The above Material Cost rates indicate the minimum mandatory contribution
by the State Govemments/UT Administrations. However, States UTs may also/
contribute more than their prescribed share, as some States/UTs have been contributing
more than their minimum mandatory share from their own resources for providing meals
with augmented nutrition under the PM POSHAN Scheme.
3. You are, therefore, requested to disseminate the above increase in the Material
Cost to all concemed and the field functionaries up to school/cooking agency level to
ensure prompt implementation of the revised Material Cost with effect from 1d December,
2024.
4. This issues with the approval of Secretary, DoSE&L and concurrence of the
Ministry of Finance, Deptt. Of Expenditure vide OM. No 13(02)i PFC-II/2021 dated 25s
November,2024.
You rs ncerely
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Under ry (PMP-4&5)
Copy to:
Commissioner/ Director (PM POSHAN) of all the States and UTs.