School Management Committee
According to Section 21 of the Right to Free and Compulsory Child Education Act, 2009 and Rules 3 and 4 of the State Rules, 2011, School Management Committee (SMC) was formed to increase community participation and ownership in the school. The School Management Committee has two parts, the General Assembly and the Executive Committee.
In the general meeting, the parents/guardians of every student studying in the school, all the teachers, all the public representatives residing in the concerned area and the remaining members elected/nominated in the executive committee of the committee are present. All the members of the General Assembly i.e. the parents of every child and all the public representatives of that area are the members of SMC. He has all the responsibilities and rights of SMC.
Members of the General Assembly:-
The members of this committee will be as follows-
- Parents or guardians of every student/child studying in the concerned school (guardian in case both mother and father are not alive).
- Every teacher/instructor of the concerned school.
- District Head/Pradhan/Sarpanch/Municipality Chairman residing in the concerned work area.
- All Zilla Parishad members, Municipal Councilors/Panchayat Samiti members/Ward Panch residing in the concerned work area.
- The remaining members elected/nominated in the Executive Committee of the Committee who are not included in the above.