Constitution, powers and functions of Municipal Education Management Committee

11. Constitution, powers and functions of Municipal Education Management Committee – (1) There shall be constituted a Municipal Education Management Committee for each Municipality or Municipal Corporation. (2) Every Municipal Education Management Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:- (i) the Chairperson of the Municipality or Mayor of the Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, shall be the Chairperson of the Committee; (ii) the Municipal Commissioner, shall be the Member Convenor; (iii) one Councilor to be co-opted by the committee in such manner as may be prescribed: (iv) eight Chairpersons of School Management Committee under the control of Municipality/Municipal Corporation to be nominated in the prescribed manner of whom four shall be women and one each shall be from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Minorities; Provided that out of the eight Chairpersons, four shall be from High School Management Committees and four shall be from Primary School Management Committees. (v) two teachers (the senior most headmaster of the primary schools and the senior most headmaster of high schools) in the Municipality or Municipal Corporation; (vi) one distinguished educationist or philanthropist or nominee of a non-Governmental organisation to be nominated by the District Collector; and (vii) one representative from the recognised teacher unions to be co-opted as may be prescribed. (3) All decisions of the Municipal Education Management Committee shall be taken by a majority of the members of the Committee present and voting. (4) The term of office of the Municipal Education Management Committee shall be two years. A parent-member shall, however, cease to be a member when he has no enrolled child in the Municipality/Municipal Corporation School or when recalled by the Parent Teacher Association concerned in the manner prescribed: Provided that the Government, may extend the term of office of the Committee for a period not exceeding one year at a time. (5) The Municipal Education Management Committee shall be responsible for the overall development of Primary and Secondary Education in the Municipality or Municipal Corporation as the case may be and for the purpose, it shall provide the necessary infrastructure to the schools under its control and monitor their functioning. (6) The committee shall have the following powers and functions, namely: (i) to undertake annual evaluation of the performance of the schools, facilitate and provide for academic supervision and inspection of schools to be undertaken by appropriate and competent authorities to be specified by the Education Department, organise sports, cultural and other related activities, prepare annual budget for the Municipal Education Committee and assist in the maintenance of proper accounts; and (ii) to promote sports and cultural activities among the students in Municipality or Municipal Corporation Schools.