The Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1974 (Single Document)
assam · 1975
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- S. 2This section defines key terms used throughout the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1974, including "area of compulsion," "Autonomous district," "Child," and others.
- S. 3Section 3 transfers funds and employees from previous education acts to the State Government and ensures pension benefits for teachers and employees.
- S. 4Section 4 designates the Director of Public Instruction as the administrative head for elementary education in Assam.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the government to transfer elementary school management to local authorities, while preserving minority and private school management rights.
- S. 6Section 6 assigns Block Development Officer or another specified officer to coordinate education in areas governed by Assam Panchayati Raj Act, 1972.
- S. 7Section 7 allows the State Government to rescind or prohibit local authority decisions deemed excessive or abusive.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates the State Government to set rules for funding and managing elementary schools through District Councils.
- S. 9Section 9 allocates District Council funds for student stipends, school infrastructure, and other educational expenses.
- S. 10Section 10 resolves disputes over property transfer and ownership by referring them to the State Government for a final decision.
- S. 11Section 11 deems all recognized elementary schools under the 1968 Act as state-recognized schools, subject to Section 12.
- S. 12Section 12 outlines the terms for recognizing and funding new elementary schools and deems existing teachers as state employees.
- S. 13No fee shall be levied in respect of any child for attending a recognised Elementary School
- S. 14Section 14 allows the State Government to make elementary education compulsory up to a specified age in designated areas.
- S. 15Section 15 mandates guardians in compulsory areas to enroll their children in recognized elementary schools.
- S. 16Section 16 of the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1974 allows guardians to exempt children from attending recognized elementary schools under certain conditions.
- S. 17Section 17 allows children unable to attend full-time schools due to economic hardship to attend part-time elementary education institutions.
- S. 18Section 18 prescribes the process for preparing and notifying compulsory school attendance lists for children in designated areas.
- S. 19Section mandates local authorities to enlist guardians' cooperation for children's school attendance in compulsory areas.
- S. 20(1) The State Government may appoint the attendance authorities for the purpose of enforcing attendance in schools
- S. 21Section 21 prohibits employing children in a way that interferes with their regular school attendance as required by the Act.
- S. 22Section 22 imposes fines for non-compliance with Sections 15 and 21 of the Assam Elementary Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1974.
- S. 23Section 23 specifies that offenses under the Act are tried by Panchayati Adalats or Magistrates' Courts.
- S. 24No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act except on a complaint of an attendance authority
- S. 25The attendance authority shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Co
- S. 26Section 26 prohibits legal actions against good faith actions under the Act without prior state government approval.
- S. 27Section 27 empowers the Assam State Government to create rules for implementing the Act, including teacher services, scholarship payments, and school management.
- S. 28(1) The Assam Elementary Education Act, 1968 is hereby repealed