RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH 
ABSTRACT 
School Education - The Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and 
Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 - Amendment – Orders –Issued. 
SCHOOL EDUCATION (PE-PROGS.I) DEPARTMENT 
G.O.Ms.No. 130              Dated:09.09.2011
                   
Read the following:- 
1. G.O.Ms.No.20, School Education (PE-Progs.I) Dept, dated 03.03.2011. 
2. From the State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission, (SSA), 
Hyderabad Lr.No.165-1/RVM(SSA)/B12/2009, dated.17.05.2011. 
                                        *** 
ORDER:-
 In the reference 1
st
 read above orders have been issued relating to the 
Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 
2010. 
2. In the reference 2
nd
 read above, the State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya 
Mission, (SSA),A.P. Hyderabad has submitted proposals for substitution/addition 
of certain provisions to A.P. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education 
Rules, 2010. 
3. Government after careful examination of the proposal of the State Project 
Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission, (SSA), A.P. Hyderabad have decided to amend the 
Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 
2010 issued in G.O.Ms.No.20 School Education (PE-Progs.I) Department dated 
03.03.2011 suitably.  
4. The following notification will be  published in an Extra Ordinary issue of 
the Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated  14.09.2011.
   N O T I F I C A T I O N
 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 38 of the 
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No.35 of 
2009), the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following 
amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory 
Education Rules, 2010 issued in G.O. Ms.No. 20, School Education (PE.Progs.I) 
Department dated.03.03.2011.                                    
                                                        
          
                                                AMENDMENTS
In the said Rules:-
1.  For sub rule (2) of rule 19, the following shall be substituted,            
           namely:- 
      “(a) All  Parents/Guardians  of  all  the  children  studying in the school    
            shall elect the School  Management  Committee  (SMC). They will  
              elect  six  parent  members  by  majority from each class by show  
              of hand/voice vote/secret ballot method as shown below :- 
i)  Two parents from general category. 
  ii)  One parent from each of SC, ST, BC, and Minority categories. 
       
                                                                                                                  (PTO) -2- 
           
(b) The Number of parent members in 30 in case of Primary, 42 in case 
of Upper Primary, 48 in case of Upper Primary with VIII  Class  and  
30  in case of High School with classes VI to X  in case the strength is 
less than 30, then parents of all children shall be in the School 
Management Committee.  The Head Teacher or the Incharge Head 
Teacher of the school shall be the Member Convener. The Ward 
Member/Gram Panchayat where the school is situated shall also be a 
member.  In case of urban areas, Corporater/Counselor of the ward 
concerned shall be a member.  50% of the members shall be women. 
The Head Master of the school will organize a meeting of parents/ 
guardians to facilitate the election process by giving written   
communication to all the parents. At least 50% of the parents/ 
guardians should be present for conducting the elections. 
         (c)  An eminent  educationist or a  philanthropist  or a person who  supports        
               the  school in the  neighborhood or  an eminent  NGO representative as  
               co-opted  by the  parents  will  be  a  special   invitee.  The   Anganwadi                
               worker ANM of the Health sub centre of the area of the school, Head of  
               the local federation of the Mahila Samatha Society and 2  children  who  
               actively involve in school activities shall also be the special invitees, out  
               of whom at  least one shall  be  a  girl  child  in  case  of  co-educational  
               school”. 
   2.  In rule 22,  
      (i) after clause (b) of sub rule (3) the following shall be added namely:- 
“(c) Every teacher is accountable for the performance of all the children 
in his/her subjects/class as per the standards prescribed by the 
State Academic Authority from time to time. 
  (d) At the end of the academic year, wherever the performance of 
children in a subject/class falls below 60% of the standards 
prescribed by the State Academic Authority from time to time, the 
class teacher/subject teacher who has worked for the full academic 
year or for a major part of the academic year shall be 
recommended by the local authority concerned for imposing penalty 
by the appointing authority concerned, treating this as a serious 
misconduct attracting anyone of the major penalties under Rule (9) 
of CCA Rules. 
  (e) At the end of the academic year, wherever the performance of 
children in a subject/class, is above 90% of the standards 
prescribed by the State Academic Authority from time to time, the 
class teacher/subject teacher who has worked for the full academic 
year or for a major part of the academic year, and in case where 
there are no complaints of misconduct as defined under rule 22 (4) 
shall be recommended by the local authority concerned for the best 
teacher award at the district/state level to the concerned authority.”
(ii)  after sub rule (3) the following shall be added namely:- 
(4) Any violation of Section 17 (1) of the Act shall be treated as a 
serious misconduct attracting any one of the major penalties under 
Rule 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules 1991 as 
well as action as per section 323 of the Indian Penal Code 1860. 
(contd..) 
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3.    In rule 25 in sub rule (2), 
“(a) In clause (d) after the words  “Individuals” the word  “Teachers”
shall be inserted.  
  (b) In clause (e) after the word “Individuals” the word “Teachers” shall 
be inserted”. 
4.    After rule 28, the following shall be added namely : 
       “ 28 A Grievance and redressal of children
(1) The Gram Panchayat shall be the first level of grievance redressal    
           of children, parents and the public. 
(2) A committee shall be constituted at Mandal Parishad  Level with 
MPP as a Chairman, MPDO as member and Mandal Education 
Officer as convener and shall act as appellate authority on the 
orders of the Gram Panchayat. 
(3) There shall be a District Level Grievance Redressal Committee to 
redress the grievance of the children, parents and public as second 
appellate forum. 
(4) The District Level Grievance Redressal Committee shall consist of 
the Zilla Parishad Chairperson as Chairman, District Collector, 
Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Project  Officer of Rajiv 
Vidya Mission, Project Director of Integrated Child Development 
Scheme, Commissioner of Local Urban Body, Deputy 
Commissioner of Labour, Project Director of District Rural 
Development Authority, Deputy Director of Social Welfare, District 
Medical  and  Health  Officer, Deputy Director of Tribal Welfare, 
B.C. Welfare Officer as members and District Educational Officer as 
the member convener.  The District Level Grievance Redressal 
Committee shall meet at least once in a month.  It may meet as and 
when required based on the Grievance received. 
(5) There shall be a State Level Committee comprising of Principal   
Secretary (Primary Education) and Principal Secretary (Secondary 
Education), State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission, (SSA) and 
Commissioner and Director of School Education. 
(6) The list of entitlements along with the details of grievance        
redressal authority and appellate authority is at Annexure –I. the 
procedure of grievance redressal mechanism is at Annexure –II”. 
5. The Commissioner  & Director of School Education, AP, Hyderabad and 
the State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA), AP, Hyderabad shall take 
necessary action accordingly. 
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) 
                                                           CHANDANA KHAN 
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT.(PE) 
To 
The Commissioner, Printing & Stationery, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad  
      (with a  request to publish the G.O.in the A.P.Gazette (Extraordinary)  
      dated 14.09.2011 and supply 1000 copies to the Government in  
      School Education Department. 
(PTO) -4- 
The Commissioner  & Director of School Education, AP, Hyderabad 
The State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA), AP, Hyderabad 
The Director, State Council of Education Resource and Training (SCERT),  
       AP, Hyderabad 
Copy to:-  
The Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of  
       School Education Literacy, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 
The PS to Spl. Secretary to Chief Minister 
PS to Hon’ ble Minister (Primary Education/Secondary Education) 
PS to Prl. Secretary (Primary Education/Secondary Education), A.P. Secretariat. 
PS to Prl. Secretary, Women Development Child Welfare and Disabled 
      Welfare Department 
Law (A) Department  
Finance Department  
All remaining HODs under the control of School Education Department 
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