The State Government has signed an MoU with the Dairy Federation to provide Sanchi milk and milk products to girl students of Kasturba Gandhi schools and hostels, residential boys schools and hostels of CWSN. These products will be supplied by Dugdh Sanghs of Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Jabalpur affiliated to the Dairy Federation. The objective of the agreement is to make available quality milk products to girl students. A sum of Rs. 800 per head per student will be spent on making available milk and milk products including ghee, peda, buttermilk, chhena, kheer, shrikhand and lassi to students.
The Government has directed all District Collectors to ensure that milk and milk products are provided to girls’ schools and hostels in accordance with the MoU. The Dugdh Sanghs have been asked to supply milk and milk products at retailer rates. Dugdh Sanghs can also revise rates of their products as per requirement from time to time. Dugdh Sanghs will provide products only in packing through distributors. Receipt of delivery of products will be taken from in-charge/warden with sign and seal in 2 copies. They will ensure that milk products are not received in open or broken packing.
Hostel in-charge/warden will have to give demand of quantity of milk and milk products to be supplied during a month to the Dairy Federation or distributor in the first week of every month. They should deposit advance against estimated quantity of one month in Dugdh Sanghs’ bank account positively by 5th of every month. Distributors and co-transporters will receive demand for the month from hostel in-charge/warden by 5th of every month and supply products accordingly. Dugdh Sanghs will serve bills
Managers etc of Dugdh Sanghs will monitor supply of milk and milk products to hostels on their respective routes and tally accounts. The Government has directed districts to start preparations for supply of Sanchi milk and milk products. The Managing Director of the Dairy Federation has been asked to ensure supply of Sanchi milk and milk products to schools and hostels within prescribed time-limit.