AP Jagananna Vidya Kanuka 2022-23 Replacement of under quality bags and damaged bags which were supplied for the year 2022-23 – Instructions
Memo.No. SS-16/43/2022-CMO SEC-SSA, Dt:- 27.09.2022
Sub:- Samagra Shiksha, AP Jagananna Vidya Kanuka 2022-23 Replacement of under quality bags and damaged bags which were supplied for the year 2022-23 – Instructions issued – Regarding.
Ref:-
1 E mail of this office Dated 19-5-2022 with instructions to the suppliers XO Foot ware, Kores India and Vinishma Technologies
2 Letter of this office Rc. No.SS-16/50/2021-CMO SEC-SSA Dated 3-6-22
3 E mail of this office Dated 16-6-2022 with instructions to the suppliers XO Foot ware, Kores India and Vinishma Technologies
4 E mail of this office Dated: 20-6-2022 Instructions were issued to APC to return the under quality bags to suppliers to replace with new bags to the students.
5 This office Memo.No.16021/50/CMO SEC/SSA, Dt:16.09.2022
6 Adverse news published in the newspapers during the month of July, August and September 2022.
7 Review Meeting conducted with all Districts CMOs on 17-9-22
All the Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the state are informed that instructions were issued in the reference 1 cited dated 19-5-22 addressed to the suppliers XO Foot ware, Kores India and Vinishma Technologies to hold the supplies of Bags as certain deviations are observed in the testing reports duly certified that the samples are not matched with the tender specification.
In the reference 2 cited the suppliers are permitted to start the supplies as per the revised samples duly following certain precautions as mentioned.
In the reference 3 the suppliers are directed to collect back the under quality bags already supplied up to May 2022 and the same should be
replaced with new bags as per the specifications. In the reference 4 cited the Additional Project Coordinator of all Districts are instructed to return the under quality bags to suppliers concerned to replace with new bags to the students.
In the reference 5 cited the All the APCs are again requested to ensure whether the under quality bags which were supplied previously to the students or replaced with new bags or not and also requested to furnish the details of the poor quality bags identified, returned and replaced, and details of damaged bags to be returned, but no information is received till now. In the review meeting dated the CMOS of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and Prakasam have informed that the under quality bags supplied up to May 22 in their districts were not replaced by the suppliers.
It is further informed that several adverse news items are published in several newspapers continuously on the issues of quality and size of the bag.
In this regard, it is informed that to identify the damaged bags in the district with the following defects (the relevant images are annexed)
1. Torn bags
2. Zip failure
3. Damaged bags i.e., peeling of the material
4. Shoulder strap joint failure
It is further informed that a module is designed in the JVK app for replacement of bags to be filled by the HM concerned in the HM login which is also visible to concerned MEOS and APCS in their login for confirmation and also visible in the supplier login for replacement.
Therefore the Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha in the state are requested to issue necessary instructions to the concerned MEOS and School Head Masters to complete the above process by 07.10.2022 without fail and collect the bags and place in the district point for replacement of the same by the suppliers.
The suppliers are directed to replace the under quality bags and damaged bags with new bags as per the specifications immediately and submit the compliance report of replacement of bags district wise Mandal wise as per the tender conditions and the details of the damaged bags information is also visible in the concerned firm login. This has got the approval of the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Andhra Pradesh.
