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The Bombay Primary Education Act, 1947

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The Bombay Primary Education Act, 1947, serves as the legislative framework for managing and promoting primary education within the Bombay area of Maharashtra, excluding Greater Bombay. It establishes a structured system where primary education is overseen by local bodies, specifically Zilla Parishads in districts and Municipal School Boards in authorized municipal areas. The Act empowers the government to declare specific regions as "areas of compulsion," making primary education mandatory for children aged six to fourteen. It mandates the creation of primary schools, regulates the appointment of teaching staff, and ensures funding through a dedicated Primary Education Fund.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. School boards
  4. 4. Constitution of school boards
  5. 5. Disqualifications of members
  6. 6. Determination of validity of elections; inquiry by Judge; Procedure
  7. 6A. Provided further that such person may by an order of the State Government in that behalf be at any time relieved from such disqualification.
  8. 7. Disqualification after becoming member
  9. 8. Disabilities on account of interest in subject-matter
  10. 9. The vote so given shall not be counted.
  11. 9A. Disqualification of person for misconduct after he has resigned as member
  12. 10. Election of chairman and vice-chairman
  13. 13. Powers, duties and functions of Zilla Parishad
  14. 16. Authorised municipalities to exercise powers, etc. and hold properties of local authority municipalities
  15. 17. Duties and functions of authorised municipalities
  16. 18. Powers, duties and functions of municipal school boards
  17. 19. Exercise of powers, etc. and holding of property in respect of non-authorised municipalities
  18. 20. District school board, authorized municipality to maintain adequate staff, pay, etc
  19. 21. Administrative Officer
  20. 22. He shall draw his pay and allowances from the State revenues.
  21. 23. Staff selection committee and appointment of teachers
  22. 24. Powers of Administrative Officers over school board staff
  23. 25. Provided that no such order shall be made by the State Government in revision to the prejudice of any person unless such person has had an opportunity of being heard in his defence.
  24. 26. Preparation of scheme by authorised municipality
  25. 27. Particulars to be contained in scheme
  26. 28. Sanction of State Government to scheme
  27. 29. Modification, etc., of sanctioned schemes
  28. 30. Power to exempt children of particular classes
  29. 31. No fees to be charged in area of compulsion
  30. 32. Duty of parent to cause children to attend school
  31. 33. Meaning of reasonable excuse
  32. 34. Issue of attendance order
  33. 35. Penalty for failure to cause child to attend approved school
  34. 36. Penalty for employing child to whom scheme applies
  35. 36A. Courts competent to try offences under sections 35 and 36
  36. 36B. Constitution of Primary Schools Panchayat ; its powers and procedure
  37. 36C. The court of the judicial Magistrate taking cognizance of such offence shall try the case summarily in the manner provided in section 263 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
  38. 36D. Saving of pending proceedings
  39. 37. Administrative Officer to be public servant
  40. 38. Subjects, curricula, etc., of approved schools
  41. 39. Recognition and grants to approved schools under private management
  42. 40. Inspection of approved schools : returns
  43. 41. Payment to be made by district local board and non-authorized municipality
  44. 42. Contribution by State Government
  45. 44. Primary education fund
  46. 45. Application of primary education fund
  47. 46. Deposit of primary education fund
  48. 46A. Provident Fund
  49. 47. Payment of travelling allowances to chairman, vice-chairman and members of school board
  50. 48. Inspecting staff
  51. 49. Inspecting officers to be present at school board meetings. Powers of supervision
  52. 50. Power to call for return or require explanation, etc
  53. 51. Power of suspending execution of orders, etc. of school board
  54. 52. Default by authorized municipality
  55. 53. Power of State Government to provide for performance of duties on default by school board
  56. 54. Directions by State Government
  57. 55. Enquiry into affairs of school board
  58. 56. Dissolution or supersession of school board in certain circumstances
  59. 60. Delegation
  60. 61. Delegation by authorized municipalities and school boards of their powers, duties and functions
  61. 62. Limitation of suits
  62. 63. Power to make rules
  63. 64. Repeal and transitory provision relating to school boards
  64. 65. Act to prevail over provisions of certain other Acts
  65. 65A. Consequences of dissolution of district school board
  66. 67. Transitory and special provision, in respect of Banaskantha District School Board, on account of reorganisation of States

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