Directive to constitute school management committees

The State Government has directed all District Collectors to ensure constitution of school management committee in all Government and Government-aided private, primary and middle schools. The two-year term of school management committees constituted in schools under Children’s Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act is ending in July.

As per amendments in RTI rules last year, committees at primary and middle school level have been re-structured. There would be maximum 18 members in primary school committee. Minimum three fourth of its members will be parents. Total nomination of parents of children of deprived and weaker sections will be in proportion to their percentage in the school. local authority will nominate two members.

Head master or senior-most teacher and a woman teacher will also be its member. Head master or senior most teacher will be the Member-Secretary. The committee will comprise 50 woman members. Committees in middle schools will have maximum 16 members. Their structure will be same as that of primary school committees.

Place of woman teacher in the committee will remain vacant in the committee if a woman teacher is not posted in concerning school. As soon as a woman teacher is posted, she should be nominated in the committee. Members will be informed about date and process of election of committee’s President. Ex-officio Member Secretary Head master or senior most teacher will be election officer. Process for election of Vice-President will be the same as President.

As per amendments, if a woman is not elected President then one of the woman members will be elected as Vice President and nomination papers of other candidates for the same post will be returned. Remaining election process will be same as President.

Term of the committee will be two years as before. Jan-Shikshak will be informed about constitution of committee. Jan-Shikshak will collect information about centre and send it to Block Resource Centre Coordinator. BRC will send information to District Project Coordinator, who will forward information to Rajya Shiksha Kendra. On formation of new committees, term of earlier committees will end completely. The state government has directed collectors to ensure that school management committees are constituted within prescribed time-limit.