The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act

Extent of school’s responsibility for free and compulsory education

No capitation fee and screening procedure for admission

Proof of age for admission

No denial of admission

Examination and holding back in certain cases

Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment to child

No school to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition

Norms and standards for school

Power to amend Schedule

School Management Committee

School Development Plan

Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers

Duties of teachers and redressal of grievances

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Filling up vacancies of teachers

Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes

Prohibition of private tuition by teacher


RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS


No teacher shall be
deployed for any non-educational purposes other than the decennial population census, disaster relief
duties or duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the
case may be.

LAWGIST

# 27 Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes