Section 16: School Management Committee

16. School Management Committee.—(1) Every school, other than a school specified in sub-clause (iii) of clause (k) of Section 2, shall constitute a School Management Committee consisting of the representatives of the appropriate Government, teachers, parents of children admitted in such school: Provided that at-least two-thirds of members of such Committee shall be parents: Provided further that one-third of members of such Committee shall be women. (2) The School Management Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:- (a) monitor the general working of the school; (b) ensure that the prescribed norms and standards are observed; (c) ensure that the education policy of the appropriate Government is implemented; (d) prepare and recommend the annual development plan; (e) monitor the utilization of the aids and grants received from the appropriate Government or any other source; and (f) perform such other functions as may be prescribed or entrusted to it by the appropriate Government. (3) The School Management Committee shall also ensure that every child required to attend a school under this Act attends a school and for this purpose, it shall take all steps as maybe considered necessary or as may be prescribed by Government. (4) Where a School Management Committee is satisfied that a parent who is required under this Act to cause a child to attend a school has failed to do so, the School Management Committee, after giving the parent an opportunity of being heard and after such enquiries as it considers necessary, may puss an order directing the parent to cause such child to attend a school on and from a date which shall be specified in the order. (5) Any parent who fails to comply with an order issued under sub-section (4) of this section, shall on conviction be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and with further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the conviction for which the failure continues or with imprisonment which may extend to three month or with both. (6) Any employer of a child, who is required under this Act to attend a School, after receiving due warning from the School Management Committee, continues to employ a child, whether on remuneration or otherwise, shall on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with imprisonment which may extend to six month or with both and with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the conviction for which the non-attendance at a school continues.

Effective date: 2012-01-01

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