The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 2002
ladakh · 2002
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- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement — (1)This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 2002
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used throughout the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 2002, including "academic year," "aided school," "child," and "Government school."
- S. 3Application of the Act — The provisions of this Act shall apply to all schools in the State
- S. 4Section mandates free and compulsory education up to class eight in Jammu and Kashmir within ten years.
- S. 5The section allows the government to establish and maintain schools and permit private agencies to do so.
- S. 6Section 6 outlines how the government will establish and operate government schools through official notifications.
- S. 7Section 7 establishes Local Area Education Committees to oversee compulsory education up to class eight.
- S. 8The section mandates parents to send their children to school and ensure they complete elementary education up to class eight.
- S. 9Section 9 mandates warnings and fines for parents or others interfering with a child's school attendance.
- S. 10Exemption from attendance — The Government may prescribe the grounds on which a child may be exempted from attending sc
- S. 11Section 11 prohibits private schools from operating without written government permission and sets out the procedure for obtaining it.
- S. 12Recognition of private schools — (1) Only such private schools as are recognized shall be permitted to function
- S. 13Management of private schools — (1) No private school shall be managed and run by any person other than an educational
- S. 14Section 14 outlines the Manager's responsibilities for school administration, property maintenance, record-keeping, and providing necessary assistance.
- S. 15Section 15 mandates private schools to seek government permission and recognition for adding higher classes.
- S. 16The section allows the government to de-recognize private schools not complying with the Act's provisions.
- S. 17Section 17 prohibits sale, mortgage, pledge, or transfer of aided school property without government permission, deeming unauthorized transactions void.
- S. 18Section 18 states that any property owned by a private school must be considered as the agency's property, regardless of its name.
- S. 19Section 19 mandates private school staff qualifications to match those of government school staff.
- S. 20Section 20 mandates private schools to establish and announce their own staff service terms, including pay and retirement.
- S. 21Grant-in-aid — The Government may give grant-in-aid to private schools
- S. 22The section establishes a State School Education Advisory Board to advise on educational policy and administration.
- S. 23Section 23 adjusts references to government officers when their designation or office changes.
- S. 24Section 24 provides immunity from legal action for government actions taken in good faith under the Act.
- S. 25Section prohibits courts from issuing injunctions or interim orders that would halt proceedings under the Act.
- S. 26The section allows the government to delegate certain powers, except rule-making, to subordinate officers or authorities.
- S. 27Section 27 imposes fines for violating the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Act, 2002, starting at ₹10,000 for the first offense.
- S. 28The section allows the government to issue orders to resolve difficulties in implementing the Act, but only within two years of its commencement.
- S. 29Power to make rules — (1)The Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Ac
- S. 30Repeals three prior education acts in Jammu and Kashmir, preserving their prior effects.