ABSTRACT
School Education
- The Andhra
Pradesh Right of
Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010
- Amendment - Orders - Issued.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (PE-SSA) DEPARTMENT
G.O.
Ms.No. 41 Dated:
19.06.2013
Read the following:-
1. The
Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free
and
Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 issued vide G.O.
Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 issued vide G.O.
Ms. No. 20 School
Education (PE-Progs.I)
Department, dated 03.03.2011 and notified in
Gazette
No. 10 dated 05.03.2011
2.
G.O. Ms. No. 130 School
Education (PE-Progs.I)
Department, dated 09.09.2011 notified in
Gazette No.
42 dated 09.09.2011.
3. From the
State Project Director,
RVM(SSA), A.P.,
Hyderabad, Lr. Rc. No. 103/RTECELL/10/12, dated
Hyderabad, Lr. Rc. No. 103/RTECELL/10/12, dated
30.11.2012 & 01.03.2013
O R D E R:-
The Andhra
Pradesh Right of
Children to Free
and Compulsory
Education Rules, 2010 under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No. 35 of 2009) were notified in
Education Rules, 2010 under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No. 35 of 2009) were notified in
the
supplement to part-I
Extraordinary of A.P.
Gazette No. 10 dated
05.03.2011.
2. The amendment to the said Right of children for Free and
Compulsory
Rules 2010 was notified in Extraordinary of Andhra Pradesh Gazette No. 42
dated 14.09.2011.
Rules 2010 was notified in Extraordinary of Andhra Pradesh Gazette No. 42
dated 14.09.2011.
3. In the letter 3rd read above, the State Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P.,
Hyderabad, has submitted proposals for substitution / addition of certain
Hyderabad, has submitted proposals for substitution / addition of certain
provisions to
Andhra Pradesh Right
of Children to
Free and Compulsory Education
Rules, 2010.
4. Government
after careful examination
of the proposal
of the State
Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P., Hyderabad, have decided to amend the
Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules,
2010 issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 20 School Education (PE-Progs.I) Department,
dated 03.03.2011 and G.O. Ms. No. 130 School Education (PE-Progs.I)
Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P., Hyderabad, have decided to amend the
Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules,
2010 issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 20 School Education (PE-Progs.I) Department,
dated 03.03.2011 and G.O. Ms. No. 130 School Education (PE-Progs.I)
Department, dated 09.09.2011 suitably.
5. The Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P.,
Hyderabad
and the State Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P., Hyderabad shall take
necessary action in the matter.
and the State Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P., Hyderabad shall take
necessary action in the matter.
6. The following notification will be published in an Extra
Ordinary issue of
the Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 24.06.2013.
the Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 24.06.2013.
N O T I F I C A T I O N
In
exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 38 of
the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No. 35
of 2009), the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following
amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Rules, 2010 issued in G.O. Ms. No. 20 School Education (PE-
Progs.I) Department, dated 03.03.2011, as subsequently amended from time
to time.
the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No. 35
of 2009), the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following
amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Rules, 2010 issued in G.O. Ms. No. 20 School Education (PE-
Progs.I) Department, dated 03.03.2011, as subsequently amended from time
to time.
AMENDMENTS
In the said Rules:-
1. for rule 1, the following shall be
substituted, namely:-
Short
title: These Rules may be called “The
Andhra Pradesh Right
of Children to
Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010’ or ‘APRTE Rules, 2010’.
2. In sub rule (1) of rule 3 -:
(i) for clause (12), the following shall be
substituted, namely :-
“(12). ‘Elementary School’ means
a school that
imparts
education between first and eighth class either exclusively or in
addition to education in other classes, and includes a High School or any other school by whatever name, in so far as the elementary education imparted by it.”
education between first and eighth class either exclusively or in
addition to education in other classes, and includes a High School or any other school by whatever name, in so far as the elementary education imparted by it.”
(ii) for
clause (13), the following shall be substituted, namely :-
“(13).‘Free
Education’ means and includes providing elementary education to all children with no direct or indirect
costs like fees / capitation fees, etc.”
(iii) for
clause (15), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(15). ‘Local Authority’ means
as defined in
the Act, and
includes Mandal Praja Parishads and Gram Panchayats, as the
case may be in their respective jurisdictions.”
includes Mandal Praja Parishads and Gram Panchayats, as the
case may be in their respective jurisdictions.”
(iv) for
clause (20), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(20).
‘Primary school’ means a school or part of a school that imparts education between class I and V and ‘Upper primary school’ means
a school or
part of a
school that imparts education
between class VI and VIII.
3. In sub rule (1) of rule 5 :-
(i)
For clause (a), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a).
In respect of children in classes I-V, a school shall be established within a walking distance of one kilometer of
the neighbourhood taking into consideration the population of at least 20 school-going
children in the
locality, to make
the school viable and ensure quality.”
(ii) for
clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(b). In respect of
children in classes VI-VIII, a school shall be established within a walking
distance of three kilometer of the neighbourhood taking into consideration the
population of the school-going children in
the locality, to make the school viable and ensure quality.”
4. In rule 19 -:
(i) For sub
rule (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:
“(1) (a) The School Management Committee (SMC) shall be
constituted in every school, other than an unaided school,
within its jurisdiction, within six months of the commencement
of the Act;
constituted in every school, other than an unaided school,
within its jurisdiction, within six months of the commencement
of the Act;
(b)
The school having both primary and upper primary classes shall have one SMC for the entire school;
(c) In case of schools
having classes for both elementary and secondary education, separate
School Management Committee
shall be constituted
for the elementary
section, which may be styled
as ‘upper primary School Management Committee’ of the corresponding school;
(d)
The School Management Committee once constituted shall exist
perpetually until its abolition or merger, to be authorized by the Mandal Education Officer in case of Primary
Schools and the DEO in case of other schools. However members will retire
as per their
terms. The resultant
cyclical and casual vacancies shall be filled
within reasonable time as prescribed by the
Implementation Authority.”
(ii) in sub rule (2):-
(a), for clause (a), the following shall be
substituted, namely:-
“(a). The composition of the Committee will
be as follows: Elected members:
(1) Three
parents/guardians elected by
parents/guardians of children in each
class, of whom
at least one
person is parent/guardian
of a child
from the disadvantaged
group and another person is a parent/guardian of a child belonging
to weaker sections, and two are women.
Provided
that, in case, the number of children in a class is less
than 6, the same shall be combined with the next lower or higher
class, such that the number of electors in the combined class is 6
or more.
than 6, the same shall be combined with the next lower or higher
class, such that the number of electors in the combined class is 6
or more.
(2)
The term of an elected member will be for two years, or the date of leaving-from-the-school of the member’s
child/ward, which ever is earlier.
(3) New
parent/guardian members from
entry class will
be inducted into the SMC to replace those parent members who will move out of the SMC when their children leave
school.”
(b) for clause (b),
the following shall be substituted, namely:“(b). Ex-officio members:
(1) The Head Teacher or the
in charge Head Teacher of the school shall be the Member Convenor;
(2)
Additional Teacher Member nominated by the MEO preferably from the gender
opposite to that of the Head Teacher;
(3)
The concerned Corporator / Councillor / Ward Member, as the case may be;
(4)
The Anganwadi Worker(s) serving the neighbourhood area of the school;
(5)
The Multipurpose Health Worker - Female (ANM) serving the neighbourhood area of the school;
(6) The
President of Mahila
Samakhya of the
concerned village/ward.”
(c). for clause (c), the following shall be substituted,
namely:
“(c). Coopted members:
“(c). Coopted members:
(e) Two school supporters from among persons who is an
eminent educationist, a philanthropist, office bearer of a
voluntary rganization, an alumni or such other supporter of the school; coopted by the elected members of the SMC.
eminent educationist, a philanthropist, office bearer of a
voluntary rganization, an alumni or such other supporter of the school; coopted by the elected members of the SMC.
(2)
The term of coopeted members shall be two years from the date of first meeting following the date of cooption.”
(d) After clause (c), the following shall be
added, namely:-
“(d). Local-Authority-Chairperson: The concerned Sarpanch / Municipal
Chairperson / Mayor may attend any meeting of SMC in their respective areas, at his/ her discretion.”
(iii) for sub rule (3), the following
shall be substituted, namely:
“3. The School Management Committee shall
elect the Chairperson
and the Vice Chairperson from among its elected members.
Provided that at least one of them should be a parent/guardian
of a child from the disadvantaged group or the weaker sections.
Provided further that at least one of them should be a woman.”
and the Vice Chairperson from among its elected members.
Provided that at least one of them should be a parent/guardian
of a child from the disadvantaged group or the weaker sections.
Provided further that at least one of them should be a woman.”
(iv) for sub rule (4), the following
shall be substituted, namely:-
“4 (a) The Head Master
of the school shall organize an annual
general body meeting
of parents/guardians within
one month after the normal period
of admission.
(b)All
teachers working in the school and members of the SMC should be present
at the annual
general body meeting
of parents/guardians.
(c)The Head
Teacher shall present
a report on
the learning activities of the school in the previous academic year and
the plan for the current academic year.
(d) The
Chairman SMC shall
summarize school development activities and management issues.
(e)
Electors of respective classes shall elect new parent/guardian members of SMC from entry class and also to fill in any
casual vacancy.
(f) Both parents of a
child may participate in the deliberations of the
annual general body. However, only one of the parents shall be eligible
to vote for election of parent/guardian representative to the SMC.
(g)
Parents/guardians having children in different classes shall
be eligible to participate in the election process of each class.
be eligible to participate in the election process of each class.
(h)The Head Teacher shall conduct the election.
(i) At
least 50% of the parents/guardians should be present for conducting the elections.
(j)
Elections shall ordinarily be by show of hands or voice vote. In extraordinary
situations of unresolved contention, secret ballot procedure may be adopted.”
(v) for sub rule (5), the following shall be
substituted, namely:-
“(5). (a) The School Management Committee shall meet at least once
in two months during the academic year. The first meeting will be
around the beginning of the academic year. The last meeting,
towards end of the academic year, shall review the academic
progress and activities of the year.
in two months during the academic year. The first meeting will be
around the beginning of the academic year. The last meeting,
towards end of the academic year, shall review the academic
progress and activities of the year.
(b) As
and when any elected member of the SMC requests to convene a meeting with a
specific agenda, the Head Teacher shall, with
the approval of the Chairperson,
either convene a special
meeting or schedule the agenda for discussion in the next scheduled meeting.
(c) School
Management Committee may
constitute sub committees, like MDM, academic review, grants and
expenditure and
conduct social audit
for effective monitoring
and implementation of RTE.
(d) Minutes
and decisions of the SMC
and its Subcommittee meetings
shall be recorded and made available or read over to all members.”
(vi) for sub rule (6),
the following shall be substituted, namely:
“(6).
The School Management
Committee shall, in
addition to the
functions specified in section 21(2) of the Act, perform the
functions specified in section 21(2) of the Act, perform the
following functions:
(a)
Periodically review the outcomes of curriculum delivery in
the school and arrange to demonstrate learning outcomes of
the children in the areas of reading, writing, simple arithmetic
and comprehension, by picking the children at random from
each class and shall also pay attention to student absenteeism
and teacher absenteeism and take steps to remedy;
the school and arrange to demonstrate learning outcomes of
the children in the areas of reading, writing, simple arithmetic
and comprehension, by picking the children at random from
each class and shall also pay attention to student absenteeism
and teacher absenteeism and take steps to remedy;
(b) Ensure
the enrolment and continued
attendance of all
the children from the neighborhood in the
school;
(c)
Arrange to maintain a detailed list of
all children including disabled, children of migrant families living
in the neighborhood who are in the age group of 6-14 years and
shall take effective steps to enroll the out of school children and recommend for the implementation of age appropriate class
enrolment;
(d)
Review & monitor attendance & availability of teaching & other
staff of the school.
(e)
Monitor the implementation of the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) in the school;
(f)
Prepare an annual account of receipts and expenditure of the school.”
(vii) for sub rule (7), the following shall be
substituted, namely:
“(7). Any money received shall be credited to
the bank account of
the School Management committee. The account shall be the
joint account of the chairperson and the convener of the
committee. The account will be made available for audit
whenever required. At the end of each year, utilization
certificate shall be submitted to the authority releasing the
grants.”
the School Management committee. The account shall be the
joint account of the chairperson and the convener of the
committee. The account will be made available for audit
whenever required. At the end of each year, utilization
certificate shall be submitted to the authority releasing the
grants.”
(viii) for sub rule (8),
the following shall be substituted, namely:
“(8).
The Accounts of the School Management Committee shall be audited by the agency
or team appointed for the purpose by the
Implementation Authority or its delegatee for purposes of accounts and audit.”
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF
ANDHRA PRADESH)
RAJESHWAR TIWARI
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (PE) (FAC)
To
The Commissioner, Printing & Stationary,
Chanchalguda, Hyderabad
(with a
request to publish the G.O. in
the A.P. Gazette (Extraordinary) dated
24.06.2013 and
supply 1000 copies
to the Government
in School Education Department.)
The
Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad The State
Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P., Hyderabad
The Director, State Council of Education Research &
Training (SCERT), A.P.,
Hyderabad.
Hyderabad.
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