Collectors told to form JACs to ensure proper hygiene at welfare hostels in Andhra Pradesh

Key Highlights

• Veerapandian, who heads the Task Force committee comprising 24 members, issued the orders to the Collectors on Tuesday (January 20, 2026).
• According to the order, the JAC will be formed with district officials from the departments of health, food safety, Panchayat, municipal, Animal Husbandry, agriculture, BC/SC/ST welfare, Rural Water Supply, and education.
• The JAC has been tasked with the responsibility of conducting regular and surprise inspections at all government educational institutions and hostels according to a fixed schedule.
• They should also examine the conditions of the hostels, toilets, drainage system, overhead tanks and surroundings.
• They should find out if the hostels are being inspected by medical officers, if basic medicines are available, if there have been any outbreaks of diarrhoea, if anaemic students are receiving medicines and help, if any measures are being taken to check mosquito breeding and rat infestation and prevent snakes and dogs from entering the premises, if food is being stored properly and if cleanliness is being maintained in the kitchen.