The Delhi Primary Education Act, 1960
The Delhi Primary Education Act, 1960
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The Delhi Primary Education Act of 1960 mandates free and compulsory primary education in Delhi. It applies to children, generally aged six to fourteen, their parents, and local authorities. The law requires local authorities to implement educational schemes and list eligible children. It legally obligates parents to send their children to school unless there is a valid excuse, such as a physical defect or no nearby facility. Employers are also prohibited from hiring children in ways that prevent school attendance. This act matters because it creates a framework to guarantee basic education, utilizing attendance orders and fines to strictly enforce compliance.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Schemes for primary education
- 4. Primary education to be compulsory in areas covered by schemes
- 5. Grants-in-aid
- 6. Duty of local authority to prepare lists of children
- 7. Attendance authorities
- 8. Attendance authority to notify parent of his obligation towards his child
- 9. Responsibility of parent to cause his child to attend school
- 10. Reasonable excuse for non-attendance
- 11. Special schools for physically or mentally deficient children
- 12. Special provision for part-time education in certain cases
- 13. Attendance orders
- 14. Children not to be employed so as to prevent them from attending school
- 15. Primary education to be free
- 16. Age of child how to be computed
- 17. Failure of local authority to prepare or implement scheme
- 18. Penalty for contravention of section 13
- 19. Penalty for contravention of section 14
- 20. Courts competent to try offences
- 21. Cognizance of offences
- 22. Certain persons to be public servants
- 23. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 24. Delegation of powers
- 25. Power to make rules
- 26. Repeal of Punjab Primary Education Act
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