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.