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The Delhi Primary Education Act, 1960

Central · 1960

  • S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  • S. 2Definitions.
  • S. 3Schemes for primary education.
  • S. 4Primary education to be compulsory in areas covered by schemes.
  • S. 5Grants-in-aid.
  • S. 6Duty of local authority to prepare lists of children.
  • S. 7Attendance authorities.
  • S. 8Attendance authority to notify parent of his obligation towards his child.
  • S. 9Responsibility of parent to cause his child to attend school.
  • S. 10Reasonable excuse for non-attendance.
  • S. 11Special schools for physically or mentally deficient children.
  • S. 12Special provision for part-time education in certain cases.
  • S. 13Attendance orders.
  • S. 14Children not to be employed so as to prevent them from attending school.
  • S. 15Primary education to be free.
  • S. 16Age of child how to be computed.
  • S. 17Failure of local authority to prepare or implement scheme.
  • S. 18Penalty for contravention of section 13.
  • S. 19Penalty for contravention of section 14.
  • S. 20Courts competent to try offences.
  • S. 21Cognizance of offences.
  • S. 22Certain persons to be public servants.
  • S. 23Protection of action taken in good faith.
  • S. 24Delegation of powers.
  • S. 25Power to make rules.
  • S. 26Repeal of Punjab Primary Education Act.
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