Arunachal Pradesh State Food Commission of Arunachal Pradesh was constituted in April, 2016 which is a quasi-judicial functionary, to monitor and implement National Food Security Act, 2013, an act of Parliament that aims to provide food & Nutritional Security in human lifecycle at an affordable prices.
Emphasis were given on the following points :-
1. Whether PDS bags are properly sealed and checked by quality checking officer and items are properly weighed before being received from FCI godowns and name of the contractors and the officer delegated from the district HQs are enlisted.
2. Whether the same guidelines are applied while being received by the FPS owners from the state godowns.
3. Stock register, sale or issue register are properly maintained and audited or not and guidelines are properly followed especially social Audit, local body audit, vigilance verification etc.
4. Whether items are properly weighed before distribution to the targeted beneficiaries by the FPS owners or proper verification of the ration cards is done before distribution.
5. Whether display board contains the following guidelines :
i) Name of the Shop and registration No.
ii) Phone No. of DGRO & DFCSO of the district.
iii) Time and Date of opening of FPS
iv) Display of instruction on the board as per Section 10 Para II & IV of the NFSA-13
6. Violators of NFSA-13 guidelines are brought to book in the Court of DGRO and failing to solve the grievances is referred to State Food Commission for final hearing.
ICDS (Women and Child Development) department.
Emphasis is given to see :-
1. Attendance of the children improving or declining.
2. Attendance of the Pregnant/lactating women improving or declining.
3. The quality and quantity of the food being provided to the children are checked and its acceptability by the children examined.
4. Whether food items are properly cooked and tasted before serving the children and fortified with vegetables and other vitamins rich supplements.
5. Whether the children are given lessons on health, hygiene, sanitation and nutrition.
6. Whether the Anganwadi centers is attached with storage and toilet facilities. And if any, whether cleanliness maintained with proper water supply.
7. Whether proper implementation of PMMVY schemes to pregnant ladies/lactating mothers,and their installments are properly and timelypaid.
8. Whether distribution of IFA and other supplements for Pregnant and Lactating mothers are timely and periodically distributed and properly checked before distribution.
9. Sources of fund and its expenditure with all transparency and accountability.
Mid-day Meal (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Yojana)
Emphasis is given to overview whether :
1. the place of kitchen is in a proper hygienic area and the cook are with proper uniform and masks.
2. the hot cooked meal is tested by the school authority and the cook before distribution to the children.
3. the meals are fortified with vitamins and minerals rich vegetables.
4. the place of dining is under proper dining shed to avoid food poisoning.
5. there are toilet facilities and whether its cleanliness are maintained to avoid food poisoning.
6. the display board are properly maintained.
7. the cooks are properly paid.
8. the kitchen garden is properly maintained.
9. there is proper storage facilities to avoid damage to the food items.
10. The funds have been properly utilized with full transparency and accountability.
11. the attendance of the school improved or not which is an important objective of the scheme.
