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Powers and functions of the District Committee.- (1) The District Committee shall, for the purpose of enquiry under this Act, have the same powers of a civil court as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act No. 5 of 1908) while performing functions under the Act, in respect of the following matters, namely:— (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any documents; (c) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any office; (d) receiving evidence on affidavits; and (e) issuing commissions for inspection. (2) The District Committee shall carry out the following functions:- (a) to ensure implementation of the policies, recommendations, and directions of the Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Authority; (b) to register the coaching centre, and to renew the registration certificate or refuse the renewal, as per provision of section 7 of this Act; (c) to take all such steps as necessary for ensuring the promotion and protection of students along with ensuring imparting of quality education in all coaching centres; (d) to ensure that the coaching centre does not charge total fee in one time and option shall be given to the parents to pay the fee in minimum four equal instalments within the duration of the course; (e) to constitute Grievance Redressal Cell at the district and block level for prompt and effective resolution of the grievances of students and their parents as may be prescribed; (f) to take steps to rein in the malpractices of bogus advertisement, false claims, lucrative offers etc. by coaching centres; (g) to enquire about the complaints made by the students or parents as per the provisions of section 18 of this Act; (h) to inspect suo moto or upon any complaint, any records of a coaching centre by भाग 4 (क) राजस् थान राज-पत्र, सितम बर 26, 2025 487 itself or any person or persons authorised by the Chairman of District Committee. The owner or person-in-charge of the coaching centre shall produce before the District Committee such records as may be required during the inspection; (i) to give directions for refund of remaining fee in case a student has paid for the course in full and is leaving the course in the middle of the prescribed period out of the fees deposited earlier for the remaining period, on pro-rata basis within ten days. District Committee may direct to refund the hostel fees and mess fee etc. if the student is staying in the hostel of the coaching centre; (j) to ensure that teachers serving in regular cadre strength in any government institute do not engage in teaching in coaching centres; (k) to ensure that the owner or person-in-charge of a coaching centre shall maintain such records, registers or other documents, as may be prescribed; (l) to ensure that complaint and suggestion box is installed in each coaching centre and shall arrange to collect periodically the complaints and suggestions posted in such boxes; (m) to ensure that coaching centres do not conduct coaching classes for those students who are also studying in institutions/schools during their institutions/schools’ hours, so that their regular attendance in such institutions/schools remains unaffected; (n) to ensure that coaching centre shall keep in view the schedule of School Assessment as set out by the Central and State Education Boards and accordingly adjust the study hours of the coaching centre; (o) to maintain accounts of the amount received on account of the coaching centres from the registration fee, penalty, any other source etc. and for this purpose it shall open a bank account and shall maintain the account of income and expenditure. The transactions in this account shall have to be audited every year as may be prescribed. The statement of account so audited shall be submitted to the Authority at the end of each financial year; (p) to meet as often as may be necessary at such time and place as may be decided by the Chairman of the District Committee but not less than once in every two months; (q) to ensure refund of entire fee to the student by the coaching centre in case of cancellation of registration, or self-closure of coaching centre; and (r) any other functions as may be prescribed.