The Department of Education, Punjab on February 09, 2023, published the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (First Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011.
This shall come into force on February 09, 2023
The following has been amended namely: -
• In rule 13 which states “Composition and functions of the School Management Committee for the purposes of Section 21” for sub-rule 4, the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: -
"(4) The remaining twenty five percent of the strength of the School Management Committee shall be from amongst the following persons, namely: -
(a) one-third member from amongst the elected members of the Local Authority, to be decided by the Local Authority;
(b) one-third third members from amongst the teachers from the school, to be decided by the teachers of the school;
(c) remaining one-third of the students in the school, to be decided by the students themselves,
(d) the Head Teacher of the school or where the school does not have a Head Teacher, the senior teacher of the school shall be the ex-officio member, but he shall not have any right to vote:
Provided that two additional members shall be included in the School Management Committee as special invitees out of which one member shall be a social worker residing in the vicinity of the respective school and the other member shall be an educationist meaning thereby that such a person has worked in the education sector in a University, college, school, or any other educational an institution on a teaching post, or any other retired Government employee from Group-A service:
Provided further that such additional members shall not have any right to vote and their role in the School Management Committee shall only be advisory in nature:
Provided further that such additional members shall not be eligible to be elected as a Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the School Management Committee."
[Notification No. G.S.R 9/C.A.35/2009/S.38/Amd. (4)/2023]
