25. Pupil-Teacher Ratio
(1)
[Within three years] from the date of commencement of this Act, the appropriate Government and the local authority shall ensure that the Pupil-Teacher Ratio, as specified in the Schedule, is maintained in each school.
(2)
For the purpose of maintaining the Pupil-Teacher Ratio under sub-section (1), no teacher posted in a school shall be made to serve in any other school or office or deployed for any non-educational purpose, other than those specified in section 27.
Amendment notes (1)
- Subs w.e.f. 1-8-2012 Subs. by Act 30 of 2012, s. 7, for "Within six months" (w.e.f. 1-8-2012).