Establishment, maintenance and management of schools by local authorities

Education1982102 sections17 chapters

Chapter III Chapter III

Statutory text

(1) Every municipal corporation or Municipal council shall make provision for education upto the end of the stage of secondary education in the area within its jurisdiction for all the children in the prescribed age group ordinarily resident therein.
(2) Every zilla parishad shall establish, maintain or expand secondary, vocational and industrial schools in the area within its jurisdiction and shall be responsible to implement the objectives of secondary education.
(3) Every panchayat samithi shall be responsible to establish and maintain primary schools in the area within its jurisdiction and shall undertake the management of such Government and taken over aided primary schools as deemed necessary.
(4) Every municipal corporation, municipal council, zilla parishad or panchayat samithi shall undertake to make provision for, and improvement of, accommodation for schools with peoples’ participation.

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