Constitution, powers and functions of the School Management Committee

(1) The School Management Committee in respect of a school located in rural area, shall consist of seven members of whom there shall be four parents of the children enrolled in the school to be nominated as prescribed in the rules. The concerned Ward Member of the area in which the school is located shall be the ex-officio member and the Headmaster or where there is no Headmaster, the senior most teacher of the school shall be the Member-Convenor of the Committee. Of the four parent members, there shall be at least two women and one person belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Backward Class or Minority Community. The Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat shall be the ex-officio Chairperson of the Committee. (1A) In respect of a school located in a Municipality or Municipal Corporation area, the School Management Committee shall consist of seven members of whom there shall be five parents of the children enrolled in the school to be nominated as prescribed in the rules and the Headmaster or where there is no Headmaster, the senior most teacher of the school shall be the Member-Convenor of the Committee. Of the five parent members there shall be at least to women, one person belonging to Schedules Caste or Scheduled Tribe or Backward Class or Minority Community. The concerned counselor of the area in which the school is located shall be the ex-officio Chairperson of the Committee. (2) All decisions shall be taken by a majority of the members of the Committee present and voting. (3) The functions of the School Management Committee shall include the following,- (a) manage the School Education fund for School Development; (b) assist the teachers in ensuring the attendance of the children; (c) ensure enrolment and retention of all the children; (d) hire the services of local persons as teachers or instructors or preraks, as the case may be, where there is a felt need, on voluntary basis or on payment of fixed honorarium meeting the cost from the school education fund: Provided that no regular post is filled on a permanent basis in this manner. (e) hold meetings of parents who fail to send their children to the school; (f) review and monitor the school health programmes; (g) ensure excellence in the overall performance of the school and the children; (h) shall conduct parent day celebrations periodically to involve all parents in the management of the school and to motivate them to send their children regularly to schools; (i) to raise, maintain and manage school nurseries for the purpose of afforestation and ensure clean, healthy environment around the school; (j) help, augment infrastructure facilities needed by the school; (k) ensure effective use of educational equipment in the school; (l) collect membership fee and Corpus Fund for the development of the Institution from all the Parent-Teacher Association members and donors; (m) distribute incentives such as text books, Mid-day meals etc. and wherever felt required to provide uniforms and scholarships; and (n) co-ordinate with the Panchayat Education Committee for assistance as and when required. (4) The term of office of the members of the School Management Committee shall be three years. Provided that the Government, may either extend the term of office of the members of the Committee for a period of not exceeding one year at a time or nominate a person as person incharge of the Committee for a period of one year or till constitution of the School Management Committee whichever is earlier.