Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) It shall be the duty of every Primary School Council— (a) to prepare and maintain in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed, a register showing all primary schools within its jurisdiction, together with the teachers thereof and the accommodation available therein; (b) to maintain in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed a register of teaching and non- teaching staff of all primary schools under its management; (c) to maintain in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed a service record of teaching and non-teaching staff of all primary schools under its management; (d) to tabulate such further information and to prepare such plans or maps as may be necessary to enable the Primary School Council to frame an estimate of the existing provisions for primary education and of the further provisions necessary to place primary education within the reach of all children; (e) to prepare in the prescribed manner schemes for the extension of primary education and to make adequate provisions for facilities for the free primary education of all children to whom such schemes apply; (f) to arrange, in the prescribed manner and with the prior approval of the Board, for the opening of additional primary schools and expansion of existing primary schools with a view to giving effect as funds permit to such schemes; (g) to provide for the welfare of the children attending primary schools; 404 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973. XLIII of 1973.] (Part 111.—Chapter V1.—The Primary School Councils.— Section 60.) (h) to maintain an adequate number of primary schools within its jurisdiction; (i) to carry on propaganda for expansion of primary education; (j) to construct, repair and manage, either directly or through any local authority, all primary schools under public management; (k) subject to the prescribed conditions, to appoint teachers and other staff in primary schools, to transfer any such teacher or other staff from one primary school to another primary school within the jurisdiction of the same Primary School Council and to pay to teachers and other staff salaries and allowances, if any, at such rates as may be fixed by the State Government; (1) to grant recognition to primary schools with or without conditions or to withdraw recognition and to grant financial aid to any such primary schools or to withdraw such aid, in such manner, as may be prescribed; (m) to make grants in the prescribed manner for scholarships and stipends; (n) to prepare and transmit to the Director proposals for increasing the supply of trained and certified teachers; (o) to comply with such instructions as may be issued by the Board under clause (I) of sub-section (1) of section 19; (p) to advise upon and to supply all information with respect to matters relating to primary education referred to the Primary School Council by the Director or the Board; (q) subject to the prescribed conditions— (i) to grant pensions and gratuities to, (ii) to form and manage a provident or an annuity fund for, (iii) to compel contributions to such fund from, and (iv) to supplement the contributions to such fund of, the establishment of the Primary School Council and teachers in primary schools; (r) to exercise supervision and control over the primary schools and the work of the Welfare Commitees; and (s) to perform such other duties as may be prescribed. 405 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973. [West Ben. Act Reports to be made by the Primary School Council. (Part 11T—Chapter VI.—The Primary School Councils.— Sections 61-64.) (2) The register referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall be maintained and the information referred to in clause (d) thereof shall be tabulated separately for each prescribed area.