Norms and standards for school
Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 deals with norms and standards for school. No school shall be established, or recognised, under section 18, unless it fulfils the norms and standards specified in the Schedule. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2010.
(1) No school shall be established, or recognised, under section 18, unless it fulfils the norms and standards specified in the Schedule.
(2) Where a school established before the commencement of this Act does not fulfil the norms and standards specified in the Schedule, it shall take steps to fulfil such norms and standards at its own expenses, within a period of three years from the date of such commencement.
(3) Where a school fails to fulfil the norms and standards within the period specified under subsection (2), the authority prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 18 shall withdraw recognition granted to such school in the manner specified under sub-section (3) thereof.
(4) With effect from the date of withdrawal of recognition under sub-section (3), no school shall continue to function.
(5) Any person who continues to run a school after the recognition is withdrawn, shall be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in case of continuing contraventions, to a fine of ten thousand rupees for each day during which such contravention continues.
Section 19, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
Referred to by 4
- Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organisation of Educational Institutions) Act s. 3
- Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation of Services of Employees and Re-organisation of Madrassa Educational Institutions) Act, 2018 (Single Document) s. 4
- s. 18 No school to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition
- s. 36 Previous sanction for prosecution
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 19
What does Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act deal with?
Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act is headed "Norms and standards for school". No school shall be established, or recognised, under section 18, unless it fulfils the norms and standards specified in the Schedule.
How do I find court cases under Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: RTE Act 19, section 19 RTE Act, section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 18 (No school to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Puducherry Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011 (2011), then The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education, Himachal Pradesh Rules, 2011 (2011).
When did Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act come into force?
Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, cited as RTE Act 19, came into force on 01 Apr 2010, having been enacted on 26 Aug 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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