Rc.No.404. Dt:5.10.16. Bio-Fencing under MGNREGS to all schools which are not having permanent compound walls

From                                                   To

K. Sandhya Rani, I.Po.S.,                      All the Collectors and District Magistrates,

Commissioner of School Education     

Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.                   

Rc.No.404/CSE/DC/Bio-Fencing/2016,                                     dated: 05.10.2016

Sub:-  School Education – Design Cell – Bio-Fencing under MGNREGS to all schools which are not having permanent compound walls – Instructions issued – Reg.,

Read:-1.This office Lr. Even No. dated: 19.04.2016 addressed to all the District Collectors & Magistrates in the State and Copy extended to all the District Educational Officers in the state.

          2. Lr.Rc.No. 1109/2016/Sch.III/AP, dated: 20.01.2016 of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, AP, Aranya Bhavan, Hyderabad.

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          I wish to inform that during the District Collectors’ Conference held on 15^th of December, 2015 at Vijayawada, the Hon’ble Chief Minister directed to arrange Bio-fencing under MGNREGS to all the schools not having permanent compound walls in the state.

In this connection, instructions were already issued vide reference 1^st cited, that schools without compound walls get affected in different ways such as people using it as a thoroughfare, grazing ground for their cattle, for dumping of garbage by local community, etc. Lack of protection wall to a school building also gives scope for thefts of school property like costly furniture, lab equipment, computers and other things from the school apart from lack of safety to children. In view of these, it has become imperative to provide a compound wall to protect the infrastructure and as well as to ensure proper ambience to the schools.

Please ensure that Model Primary Schools, Girls High Schools, KGBVs, Model Schools and ZP/Govt Schools with >200 enrolment etc are taken up on priority.

In this regard the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, A.P., Hyderabad has given instructions vide reference 2^nd cited to all the Divisional Forest Officers for providing Bio-Fencing to Schools. Accordingly furnished the Progress report of Bio-Fencing to the Schools as on 22.08.2016 (copy enclosed).

The table below indicates U-DISE data of district wise total number of schools, number of schools not having compound walls, schools for which technical sanctions and administrative sanctions issued.

S.No.	Name of the District	Total Schools	Not having Compound Walls	Technical Sanctions Issued	Administrative Sanctions Issued
1	SRIKAKULAM	2888	2306	0	0
2	VIZIANAGARAM	2143	1595	234	234
3	VISAKHAPATNAM	2950	2362	190	179
4	EAST GODAVARI	3479	2779	214	214
5	WEST GODAVARI	2682	1981	205	205
6	KRISHNA	2446	1762	157	157
7	GUNTUR	2869	2171	155	155
8	PRAKASAM	2981	2283	15	15
9	NELLORE	3159	1980	85	85
10	KADAPA	3112	1887	95	95
11	KURNOOL	2477	1809	381	367
12	ANANTAPUR	3462	2070	150	150
13	CHITTOOR	4551	3097	227	210
	TOTAL	39199	28082	2108	2066

It can be seen that a large number of schools still are not covered under bio-fencing. Vide this office letter cited clear instructions were issued on the process to be followed for ensuing bio-fencing.

Therefore, you are instructed to pro-actively get Bio-fencing done through Forest Dept. to the schools not having Pacca Compound Walls in your district. I request you to submit progress report on the matter by 30.10.2016 and best practices followed in your district expedite bio-fencing to schools.

         

                                                                                 Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                                               

  SD/-K.SANDHYA RANI

             Commissioner of School Education

Copy to all the District Educational Officers, in the state for information and take necessary action immediately in the matter.

Copy to the Regional Joint Directors of School Education in the state for information and take necessary action in the matter.

Copy submitted to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (Head of Forest Force), AP., Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad.

Copy submitted to the Principal Secretary to Govt., School Education Dept., Secretariat, Velagapudi, Krishna District for kind information.

Copy submitted to the PS to Hon’ble Minister, MHRD, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Krishna District for kind information.