GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
SE Dept. - APSSA - Civil Works – Administrative approval accorded to take up
maintenance, repairs and paintings to Upper Primary Schools in the State with
an amount of Rs.347.40 Crores approximately for the F.Y. 2017-18 – Orders –
Issued.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (PROG.II) DEPARTMENT
G.O.RT.No. 84 Dated: 17-05-2017
From the SPD, SSA, A.P. Vijayawada, Lr.Rc.No.306/ APSSA/CW/
DyEE-2/UP Schools/2017, dated:24.03.2017
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ORDER:
In the reference read above, the State Project Director, SSA, A.P.
Amaravati has stated that after providing infrastructure facilities like Class
Rooms, Kitchen Sheds, Toilets and Compound walls to the Primary and Upper
Primary Schools, they are being left without maintenance due to paucity of funds
and life span of the school buildings is decreased which results in more capital
expenditure in future on construction of new buildings. Further, there is no
Central Assistance is being released for the maintenance and repair work to the
School buildings. The maintenance and taking up minor repairs to the existing
school buildings will increase the life span of the school buildings. The Chief
Engineer, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Amaravati has prepared estimates to take up
repairs and paintings to “Upper Primary Schools" in the entire state of Andhra
Pradesh. Hence, the State Project Director, SSA, A.P. has requested to issue
necessary administrative sanction to take up repairs and paintings to Upper
Primary Schools with an estimated amount of Rs.347.40 Crores (Rupees Three
Hundred Forty Seven Crores and Forty Lakhs only) by calling tenders on e-
procurement platform.
2. In the circumstances reported by the State Project Director, SSA, A.P. in the
reference read above, after careful examination of the matter, Government
hereby accord administrative approval to take up maintenance, repairs and
paintings to “Upper Primary Schools” in the entire State of Andhra Pradesh with
an estimated cost of Rs.347.40 Crores (Rupees Three Hundred Forty Seven
Crores and Forty Lakhs only) approximately by calling tenders on e-procurement
platform, before reopening of schools. The Commissioner of School Education,
A.P. Amaravati and the State Project Director, SSA, A.P. Amaravati shall identify
the actual amount required to take up the works within the budget available or
from savings. Work orders and agreement shall be done only after further orders
of the Government.
3. The Commissioner of School Education, A.P. Amaravati and the State
Project Director, SSA, A.P. Amaravati shall take further necessary action in the
matter.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

ADITYA NATH DAS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Commissioner of School Education, A.P. Amararvati.
The State Project Director, SSA, A.P. Amaravati.
Copy to :
P.S. to Minister for HRD.
// FORWARDED BY ORDER //

SECTION OFFICER