80% of cooking cost & remuneration to cook-cum-helpers for 6 months is released in advance in the beginning of school academic year.
Funds are e-transferred to HM’s account. Further, the cost of food grains for the 1st & 2nd quarter was e-transferred to the District authority in the 1st week of April and the cost of 3rd & 4th quarter transferred in the 1st week of September.
(Source : AWP&B- 2016-17 State write up)