GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Social
Welfare Department –Best Available School Scheme (BAS)– Enhancement of seats under
the Best Available School Scheme in Residential category & Non-Residential
category from the academic year 2017-18 -Orders – Issued.
SOCIAL WELFARE (EDN.2) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.22
Dated:21-03-2017
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.101,
SW(Edn.2) Dept., dated:31-05-2008
2.
G.O.Ms.No.97, SW(Edn.2) Dept., dated:21-12-2013
3.
G.O.Ms.No.52, SW(Edn.2) Dept., dated:23-05-2014
4.
G.O.Ms.No.53, SW(Edn.2) Dept., dated:24-05-2014
5.
G.O.Ms.No.20, SW(Edn.2) Dept., dated:26-03-2015
6.
G.O.Ms.No.32, SW(Edn.2) Dept., dated:03-06-2015
7. Minutes
of the 14th Meeting of Nodal Agency for SCSP held on 07-09-2016
8.
From the DSW, AP, Amaravathi Lr.No.E1/2198/2016, dt:12-09-2016 &
dt:31-12-2016
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ORDER:
The Government of Andhra Pradesh is
committed in it’s objective to ensure that the children from the Scheduled
Castes community are able to access quality education, both within and outside
the Government ecosystem, so that the gaps in educational development and
attainment are bridged in alignment with the mandate given in the Andhra
Pradesh Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and
Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2013.
2. In view of the above and duly considering
the circumstances reported by the Director of Social Welfare, AP, Amaravathi in
the references 8th read above, and in terms of the resolution in the
reference 7th read above, Government hereby enhance the number of
seats under the Best Available School Scheme @ 50 seats in the Residential
category and 100 seats in the Non-Residential category in each district (i.e.
650 seats in total in BAS (Residential) and 1,300 seats in total in BAS
(Non-Residential) in the State) from the academic year 2017-18.
3. The
Director of Social Welfare, A.P. Amaravathi shall take further action
accordingly.
