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The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 1984

The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 1984

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The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 1984, establishes a comprehensive framework for the regulation and administration of school education within the region. It mandates free and compulsory education for children aged six to fourteen, placing the responsibility on parents and the government to ensure school attendance. The Act governs the establishment, recognition, and management of private and aided schools, setting standards for staffing, property management, and academic quality. It empowers the government to oversee these institutions, appoint advisory boards, and intervene in school management when necessary, ensuring that educational standards are maintained for the benefit of all students.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Application of the Act
  4. 4. Compulsory education up to class eighth
  5. 5. Establishment of schools
  6. 6. Government to prescribe manner in which Government Schools to be established and run
  7. 7. Block Education Committee and its functions
  8. 8. Obligation of guardian to send children to school
  9. 9. Warning for failure to discharge obligations and for interference
  10. 10. Exemption from attendance
  11. 11. No private school to be established or run without permission
  12. 12. Recognition of private schools
  13. 13. After this period they shall have to follow the prescribed procedure for recognition.
  14. 14. Duties of Manager
  15. 15. Permission for starting new classes and their recognition
  16. 16. De-recognition of schools
  17. 17. Restrictions on alienation of property of aided schools
  18. 18. Property to be in the name of the educational agency
  19. 19. Selection and appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff in aided schools
  20. 20. Conditions of service of staff in aided schools
  21. 21. Grant-in-aid
  22. 22. The manner in which the grant-in-aid is to be given and the conditions to be fulfilled by the schools for the receipt of such grant-in-aid shall be prescribed by the Government.
  23. 23. Taking over of aided schools
  24. 24. Alteration in the designation of a Government Officer
  25. 25. Indemnity
  26. 26. Courts not to grant injunction
  27. 27. Delegation of powers
  28. 28. Penalties
  29. 29. Power to remove difficulties
  30. 30. Power to make rules
  31. 31. Repeal and saving

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