Composition of School Management Committee Punjab

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

(EDUCATION-VII BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 26th April, 2025

No:-SED-EDU701/5/22-3EDU7/45-. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, namely:-

RULES

1. (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

“(3) The School Management Committee shall consist of sixteen members in the following manner, namely:-

(i) twelve members from amongst the parents or guardians of the students of the school concerned, out of which at least fifty percent shall be women;

(ii) Principal, Headmaster or Head Teacher of the school concerned; or, in the absence of such an official, the senior-most teacher of the school concerned;

(iii) a teacher employed at the school concerned;

(iv) an elected public representative of the area or his nominee; and

(v) an education worker i.e. an individual who preferably holds a graduation degree or more but at least has passed XII and is interested in the field of education:

Provided that a social worker with operations in the vicinity shall be an invitee member of the School Management Committee:

Provided further that the School Management Committee may, by a resolution passed by it, invite any person with a special background like education, health, sports and/or industry, as a special invitee member of the School Management Committee:

Provided further that the invitee member or the special invitee member, shall not have voting rights and shall also not be elected as the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the School Management Committee.

(4) The School Management Committee shall elect a Chairperson from amongst the twelve Parent Members to manage its affairs. The School Management Committee shall elect a Vice Chairperson from amongst the fourteen non-official members of the School Management Committee. The Principal or Headmaster or Head Teacher of the school concerned, or where the school concerned does not have a Principal or Headmaster or Head Teacher, the senior-most teacher of the school concerned shall be the ex-officio Member-Secretary and Convener of the School Management Committee.

(5) All the decisions in the School Management Committee shall be taken through consensus and mutual discussion. However, in case that is not possible, all decisions shall be taken by majority votes. In case of tie, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote.”

Education 07 Branch, Department of School Education, Government of Punjab

No:-SED-EDU701/5/22-3EDU7/45 Dated 26-04-2025