Gaon Siksha Samiti and its function

Section 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Act, 1972 deals with gaon Siksha Samiti and its function. [11.(1) For each village or group of villages for which a Gram Panchayat is established under the United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, there shall be established a committee to be known as Gaon Shiksha Samiti which shall consist of the following members, namely :- (a) the Pradhan of the Gram Pa The Act came into force on 17 Aug 1972.

¹[11.(1) For each village or group of villages for which a Gram Panchayat is established under the United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, there shall be established a committee to be known as Gaon Shiksha Samiti which shall consist of the following members, namely :-

(a) the Pradhan of the Gram Panchayat, who shall be the Chairman;

(b) three guardians of students of basic schools (of whom one guardian must be a woman) to be nominated by the Assistant Basic Education Officer;

(c) the headmaster of the basic school situated in the Gram Panchayat and if there are more than one such schools, the senior-most of the headmasters thereof, who shall be the Member-Secretary.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in any other provisions of this Act and subject to the supervision and control of the Gram Panchayat, the Gaon Shiksha Samiti shall perform the following functions, namely :-

(a) to establish, administer, control and manage basic schools in the panchayat area;

(b) to prepare schemes for the development, expansion and improvement of such basic schools;

(c) to promote and develop basic education, non-formal education and adult education in the panchayat area;

(d) to make suggestions to the Zila Panchayat for the improvement of basic schools, buildings and the equipment thereof;

(e) to take all such necessary steps as may be considered necessary to ensure punctuality and attendance of teachers ana other employees of basic schools;

(f) to make recommendation for minor punishment in such manner as may be prescribed on a teacher or other employee of a basic school situate within limits of the panchayat area;

(g) such other functions pertaining to basic education as may be entrusted to it by the State Government.]

Section 11, The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Act, 1972 (Act 34 of 1972).