Section 9Duties of local authority

Section 9: Duties of local authority

9. Duties of local authority

Every local authority shall—

(a)

provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child:

Provided that where a child is admitted by his or her parents or guardian, as the case may be, in a school other than a school established, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government or a local authority, such child or his or her parents or guardian, as the case may be, shall not be entitled to make a claim for reimbursement of expenditure incurred on elementary education of the child in such other school;

(b)

ensure availability of a neighbourhood school as specified in section 6;

(c)

ensure that the child belonging to weaker section and the child belonging to disadvantaged group are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing elementary education on any grounds;

(d)

maintain records of children up to the age of fourteen years residing within its jurisdiction, in such manner as may be prescribed;

(e)

ensure and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child residing within its jurisdiction;

(f)

provide infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning material;

(g)

provide special training facility specified in section 4;

(h)

ensure good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms specified in the Schedule;

(i)

ensure timely prescribing of curriculum and courses of study for elementary education;

(j)

provide training facility for teachers;

(k)

ensure admission of children of migrant families;

(l)

monitor functioning of schools within its jurisdiction; and

(m)

decide the academic calendar.