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The Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1974 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1974

.....the duty of taking care of, bringing up or the custody of the child has been entrusted by the law or custom or by any lawful authority or who has in fact accepted or assumed such duty or has actual custody of such child or where such guardian cannot be readily ascertained of such person as the local authority shall decide; (h) "Local Authority" means the Gauhati Municipal Corporation, a Municipal Board as defined in the Assam Municipal Act, 1956, a Town Committee established under the said Act and a Mahkuma Parishad and a Gaon Panchayat established under the Assam Panchayat Raj Act, 1972; (i) "Management" means and includes such powers and functions, in respect of the local authorities and of "District Council" as have been laid down in this Act; (j) "Notification" means a notification published in the official Gazette: (k) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules under this Act; (l) "State Government" means the Government of Assam; (m) "Recognised School" means a school recognized or deemed to be recognized under this Act; (n) "State Board" for Elementary Education and "Regional Board" for Elementary Education means the Board constituted under the Assam Elementary.....

The Tamil Nadu Elementary Eduction Act, 1920 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1920

.....child is receiving instruction in an unrecognized school or department of a school, provided the instruction imparted therein is declared to be satisfactory by a prescribed officer. (This clause was inserted by Section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Elementary Education (Amendment) Act, 1950. (Tamil Nadu Act XXVII of 1950), deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of the April 1950. (iii) if the child is receiving instruction in some other manner declared to be satisfactory by a prescribed officer; (iv) if the child has already received instruction in an elementary school or otherwise upto the standard prescribed for elementary education; (v) if the child is exempt from attendance on any other prescribed ground. (4) Enforcement of Compulsion (Section 51 is amended as per Amendment Acts II of 1935; Act No. VIII of 1946 and Act No. XXXV of 1958) 51. Enforcement of the liability of guardians under section 49 " (1) In areas where education is made compulsory under this Act the District Educational Officer concerned shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of section 49, and subject to such rules as may be prescribed, shall impose a penalty, not being less.....

The Tamil Nadu Compulsory Elementary Education Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1994

.....as may be prescribed; (3) if such child is attending any unrecognised school provided that the education imparted therein is declared to be satisfactory by the competent authority; (4) if such child is imparted education in such other manner as may be declared to be satisfactory by the competent authority; (5) if such child has already been imparted education in an elementary school or otherwise, upto the standard prescribed for elementary education; or (6) if such child is exempt from attendance on any other ground as may be prescribed 6. Competent authority. - (1) The Government may, by notification, appoint any officer of the Education department, not below the rank of District Educational Officer, to be the (District Elementary Education Officer of the Education District concerned to be the competent authority (G.O.Ms.No.243. dt. 29.6.1998)) [competent authority] for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and different competent authorities may be appointed for different areas. (2) The competent authority shall exercise such powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed. 7. Penalty. -.....

The Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Rules, 1977 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1977

.....Constitution, illegality cannot be regularized. The decision in Director of Technical Education v. K Sitadevi, AIR 1991 SC 308 was distinguished on facts. Percentage of marks whether can be insisted for appointment of a teacher. As held in the case of Debeswar Bora v. State of Assam [(1990) 2 GLJ 489] R. 3 (iii) (a), (b) does not provide that a candidate should have the qualifying examination with certain percentage of marks and this cannot be insisted either for appointment or if a teacher is appointed he should be terminated. Appointment of teachers- Qualification- Minimum of 40 % marks in Pre-University whether a statutory requirement. The question that arose in the case of Debeswar Bora v. State of Assam [1991 (1) GLR 1] as to whether there is any legal or statutory requirement for a candidate for appointment to secure 40% of marks, be it for the post of Primary School or be it for the post of Middle School, R. 3 (iii) (a) and (b) does not indicate so. Hence it cannot be insisted that a candidate should have passed the qualifying examination with certain percentage of marks. Any such insistence would be inconsistent with 1977 Rules. The requirement of such minimum of.....

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Section 4

Title: Special Provisions for Children Not Admitted To, or Who Have Not Completed,elementary Education

State: Central

Year: 2009

Where a child above six years of age has not been admitted in any school or though admitted, could not complete his or her elementary education, then, he or she shall be admitted in a class appropriate to his or her age: Provided that where a child is directly admitted in a class appropriate to his or her age, then, he or she shall, in order to be at par with others, have a right to receive special training, in such manner, and within such time-limits, as may be prescribed: Provided further that a child so admitted to elementary education shall be entitlted to free education till completion of elementary education even after fourteen years.

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Chapter V

Title: Curriculum and Completion of Elementary Education

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....shall take into consideration the following, namely:-- (a) conformity with the values enshrined in the Constitution; (b) all round development of the child; (c) building up child's knowledge, potentiality and talent; (d) development of physical and mental abilities to the fullest extent; (e) learning through activities, discovery and exploration in a child friendly and child-centered manner; (f) medium of instructions shall, as far as practicable, be in child's mother tongue; (g) making the child free of fear, trauma and anxiety and helping the child to express views freely; (h) comprehensive and continuous evaluation of child's understanding of knowledge and his or her ability to apply the same. Section 30 - Examination and completion certificate (1) No child shall be required to pass any Board examination till completion of elementary education. (2) Every child completing his elementary education shall be awarded a certificate, in such form and in such manner, as may be prescribed.

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....backward class or such other group having disadvantage owing to social, cultural, economical, geographical, linguistic, gender or such other factor, as may be specified by the appropriate Government, by notification; (e) "child belonging to weaker section" means a child belonging to such parent or guardian whose annual income is lower than the minimum limit specified by the appropriate Government, by notification; (f) "elementary education" means the education from first class to eighth class; (g) "guardian", in relation to a child, means a person having the care and custody of that child and includes a natural guardian or guardian appointed or declared by a court or a statute; (h) "local authority" means a Municipal Corporation or Municipal Council or Zila Parishad or Nagar Panchayat or Panchayat, by whatever name called, and includes such other authority or body having administrative control over the school or empowered by or under any law for the time being in force to function as a local authority in any city, town or village; (i) "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights" means the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights constituted.....

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Chapter III

Title: Duties of Appropriate Government, Local Authority and Parents

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....of neighbourhood, as may be prescribed, a school, where it is not so established, within a period of three years from the commencement of this Act. Section 7 - Sharing of financial and other responsibilities (1) The Central Government and the State Governments shall have concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) The Central Government shall prepare the estimates of capital and recurring expenditure for the implementation of the provisions of the Act. (3) The Central Government shall provide to the State Governments, as grants-in-aid of revenues, such percentage of expenditure referred to in sub-section (2) as it may determine, from time to time, in consultation with the State Governments. (4) The Central Government may make a request to the President to make a reference to the Finance Commission under sub-clause (d) of clause (3) of article 280 to examine the need for additional resources to be provided to any State Government so that the said State Government may provide its share of funds for carrying out the provisions of the Act. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the State.....

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Chapter II

Title: Right to Free and Compulsory Education

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....1996 (1 of 1996), shall have the right to pursue free and compulsory elementary education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of the said Act. Section 4 - Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education Where a child above six years of age has not been admitted in any school or though admitted, could not complete his or her elementary education, then, he or she shall be admitted in a class appropriate to his or her age: Provided that where a child is directly admitted in a class appropriate to his or her age, then, he or she shall, in order to be at par with others, have a right to receive special training, in such manner, and within such time-limits, as may be prescribed: Provided further that a child so admitted to elementary education shall be entitlted to free education till completion of elementary education even after fourteen years. Section 5 - Right of transfer to other school (1) Where in a school, there is no provision for completion of elementary education, a child shall have a right to seek transfer to any other school, excluding the school specified in sub-clauses (iii) and (iv) of clause (n) of.....

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Section 8

Title: Duties of Appropriate Government

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....to every child of the age of six to fourteen years; and (ii) ensure compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child of the age of six to fourteen years; (b) ensure availability of a neighbourhood school as specified in section 6; (c) ensure that the child belonging to weaker section and the child belonging to disadvantaged group are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing elementary education on any grounds; (d) provide infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning equipment; (e) provide special training facility specified in section 4; (f) ensure and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child; (g) ensure good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms specified in the Schedule; (h) ensure timely prescribing of curriculum and courses of study for elementary education; and (i) provide training facility for teachers.