Thursday 7 March 2013

School Canteen Items Have increased In Last Two Years

Schools will receive $ 3.70 per serving school meals daily and $ 1.25 per cup of milk. It fulfills a revised law last year that provides regular updates of the games.

Almost two years after the last increase, enacted in June 2011 - the provincial government updated the value of daily rations for the school meals service and glass of milk. Beginning March 1, the value of the daily fixing for dining province will 2.35 pesos to 2.80 pesos, ie a 19% increase. While the glass of milk (dairy or yogurt cup with a bill) will rise from 0.80 pesos to 0.95 pesos, that is, a 18.75% increase.
These amounts must be added the nutritional support, contribution to the national government sent to all the provinces to improve the quality of food received by children in schools. The Ministry of Social Development of the Nation brings about a weight for each lunch and a few cents for the cup of milk.


Between both games, schools will receive from this month a total of 3.70 pesos for each lunch and 1.25 pesos per glass of milk.
"With the increase in market prices, which directly affect the value of the rations, this measure was necessary, To improve qualitatively the menu that are supplied to students of various educational institutions of the province" , said the government in a press release.
In fact, the government is complying with a law. In October 2012, the provincial legislature passed the amendment to Article 1 of Law No. 10,319 (dating from 1989), setting the update regularly twice a year, the amount of daily rations allocated to schools under the Ministry of Provincial Education. The increase consignments shall in March and July, after every school break, and according to the difference of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the Provincial Institute of Statistics and Census (IPEC).
In the statement, the government clarified that with respect to December 2011, the CPI has experienced an increase of 17.7 percent. In this sense, the update for school canteens province defined by Decree No. 298/13, is located a couple of points above inflation.
"Insufficient"
Juan Villafane, president of the Federation of Cooperating School Department's Capital, considered "insufficient" the increase granted because "inflation is based on the 2012 only, while dining items are two years overdue."
Villafane criticized the government has taken as reference the general level of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that "measures all types of products from food to covers, whiskey, etc.. and that have nothing to do with the dining room. At the January meeting we had with the new Minister of Education, we asked that the increase of considering the cost of food used by school kitchens. "
The Cooperating Federation undertook to make a detailed spreadsheet where slogan-price changes over a two years, from about 87 food products that are used to feed the students, according to data IPEC . "It gives us an average of 90% increase in food only," said the cooperates.
Furthermore, according to the own price surveys of the Federation, which is made between schools, is 6.92 pesos would need to offer a good school meal ration (almost double the 3.70 pesos to which it comes with the announced increase) and 1.48 pesos per glass of milk.
"We do not understand why the government did not consult us to us who are in direct contact with the school's needs, before defining the increase. Surely from the Federation will make a helper assembly to assess the next steps, "he said.

"Lack of credibility"

Juan Villafane reiterated his claim that the National Nutritional Reinforcement items arrived very irregularly last year, suppressing at least 5 months of supply. "Whatever they say, schools did not receive the money for several months. We are surprised by the attitude of the provincial authorities and at this point have a major credibility gap, "the cooperative. He referred to statements from representatives of the Ministry of Education in relation to national funds are being received and liquidated without missing, while admitting some bureaucratic delay by lags in surrender.
In February, the Ministry of Social Development's Office denied that defaults on portfolio allocations for school canteens satisfaction and wondered why the provincial authorities unaccountable funds sent to them.

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