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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 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.

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

State: Assam

Year: 1974

.....to provide for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of 14 years, and in implementation thereof the repealed Act was enacted, and the present Act is basically in the same spirit. The Supreme Court, in the case of In re, Kerala Education Bill, 1957 [AIR 1958 SC 956], following the decisions in the case of State of Madras v. Smt. Champakam Darairajan [AIR 1951 SC 226]; Hanif Qureshi v. The State of Bihar [AIR 1958 SC 731], held that the directive principles of State policy have to conform to and run as subsidiary to the Chapter on Fundamental Rights. CHAPTER I 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 974 (2) It extends to the whole of Assam except the autonomous districts: Provided that the Governor may, with the consent of the district council concerned, extend all or any of the provisions of this Act to all or any of the autonomous districts on such date as may be notified in this behalf. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions. In this Act.....

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.....

The Tamil Nadu Compulsory Elementary Education Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1994

.....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. - Every parent or guardian of a child of school age who fails to discharge his duty under section 4 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. 8. Cognizance of offences. - No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except on a complaint in writing made by an (District Elementary Officer of the Education District concerned to be the officer (G.O.Ms.No.244. dt. 29.6.1998)) [Officer] authorised by the Government in this behalf by general or special order. 9. Competent authority, etc. to be public servants. - The competent authority appointed under section 6 and the officer authorised under section 8 shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act XLV of 1860). 10. Power of.....

The Kerala State Higher Education Council Act, 2007 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 2007

THE KERALA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL ACT, 2007 ACT 22 OF 2007 THE KERALA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL ACT, 2007 An Act to provide for the setting up of the Kerala State Higher Education Council. Preamble .- WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish a State Higher Education Council as a collective of the Government, Universities, academics, experts and people's representatives in order to forge a synergic relationship among them by occupying an operational space in between the Government and Universities and between Universities and apex level regulatory bodies, with the objects of (i) ensuring the autonomy and accountability of all institutions of higher education in the State, (ii) promoting academic excellence and social justice by providing academic input to the State Government for policy formulation and perspective planning, and (iii) guiding the growth of higher education in accordance with the socio-economic requirements of the State ; AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to achieve the above said objectives, to empower this Council to (i) review and co-ordinate the implementation of policies in all higher education institutions in the State including.....

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 12

Title: Extent of school's responsibility for free and compulsory education

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....2 imparts pre-school education, the provisions of clauses (a) to (c) shall apply for admission to such pre-school education. (2) The school specified in sub-clause (iv) of clause (n) of section 2 providing free and compulsory elementary education as specified in clause (c) of sub-section (1) shall be reimbursed expenditure so incurred by it to the extent of per-child-expenditure incurred by the State, or the actual amount charged from the child, whichever is less, in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that such reimbursement shall not exceed per-child-expenditure incurred by a school specified in sub-clause (i) of clause (n) of section 2: Provided further that where such school is already under obligation to provide free education to a specified number of children on account of it having received any land, building, equipment or other facilities, either free of cost or at a concessional rate, such school shall not be entitled for reimbursement to the extent of such obligation. (3) Every school shall provide such information as may be required by the appropriate Government or the local authority, as the case may be.

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Section 3

Title: Right of Child to Free and Compulsory Education

State: Central

Year: 2009

(1) Every child of the age of six to fourteen years shall have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighbourhood school till completion of elementary education. (2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), no child shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing the elementary education: Provided that a child suffering from disability, as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection and Full Participation) Act, 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.

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

Title: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....Ratio Section26 - Filling up vacancies of teachers Section27 - Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes Section28 - Prohibition of private tuition by teacher Chapter V Section29 - Curriculum and evaluation procedure Section30 - Examination and completion certificate Chapter VI Section31 - Monitoring of child's right to education Section32 - Redressal of grievances Section33 - Constitution of National Advisory Council Section34 - Constitution of State Advisory Council Chapter VII Section35 - Power to issue directions Section36 - Previous sanction for prosecution Section37 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section38 - Power of appropriate Government to make rules ScheduleI - SCHEDULE