G.O.ms - No.231, Dated 11-08-2010 (Kalvi Anjal)

ABSTRACTI
School Education The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education

Act, 2009 Pupil Teacher Ratio in schools under the Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Act, 2009-Exercise to be initiated - Orders-Issued.
School Education(C2)Department
G.O.(Ms).No.231 Dated:11.08.2010.
Read:
1. From the Director, Ministry of Human Resource Development,

Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of
India, New Delhi, Letter No.1-4/2010-EE4, Dated: 22.6.2010.
2. From the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Free and
Compulsory Education Act note dated: 30.07.2010.
ORDER:
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 has
come into effect from 1 April 2010. The Act provides for Free and Compulsory
Education to all children including disabled children of the age of 6 to 14 years.
Section 25 () of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act,
2009 stipulates that within 6 months from the date of commencement of this Act,
the appropriate Government and the Local Authority shall ensure that the pupil
teacher ratio as specified in the Schedule is maintained in each school.
2. In the light of the representations from the State Governments that it

may not be possible to complete the recruitment process within the time limit
specified in the said Act, the Government of India have advised the State
Governments to undertake the following two processes within a period of six
months from the commencement of the said Act:
i. rationalize the deployment of existing teachers to address the problems of

urban-rural and other spatial imbalances in teacher placements; and
ii. initiate the process of recruitment of new teachers to fill vacant posts as
per the Pupil Teacher ratio stipulated in the Schedule
3. The Chairman, Advisory Committee on Free and Compulsory Education
has recommended that the following steps may be taken:
1. The process of rationalizing the deployment of existing teachers as per the

Pupil Teacher ratio specified in the Schedule to the Act may be taken up
initially
2. Directions may be issued to the Director of School Education and the
Director of Elementary Education to do a complete survey of the students
enrolled and teachers working in elementary sections as on 1.9.2010
based on the Pupil Teacher ratio specified in the Act.
3. The Director of School Education and the Director of Elementary

Education may, thereafter, be requested to initiate steps to rationalize the
deployment of existing teachers to address the problem of imbalances in
teacher placements. Rationalizing the deployment of teachers should be
done in respect of both the Government controlled and aided schools.
4 The Government, after careful consideration, accept the

recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Free and Compulsory Education
Act and they issue the following orders:

Education are directed to undertake the initial process of rationalizing
the deployment of existing teachers as per the Pupil Teacher ratio
specified in the Schedule to the Act.

Education are also directed to do a complete sunvey of the students
enrolled and teachers working in elementary sections as on 1.9.2010
based on the Pupil Teacher ratio specified in the Act.

Education are requested to initiate steps thereafter to rationalize the
deployment of existing teachers to address the problem of imbalances in
teacher placements. Rationalizing the deployment of teachers should be
done in respect of both the Government controlled and aided schools.
(By Order of the Govemor)
M. KUTRALINGAM,
Principal Secretary to Government.
To
The Director of School Education, Chennai-6.
The Director of Elementary Education, Chennai-6.
Copy to
The Director of Matriculation Schools, Chennai-6.
The State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Chennai-6
The State Project Director,
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Chennai-6.
Additional State Project Directo,
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Chennai-6.
All Members of the Advisory Committee on Free and Compulsory
Education Act (through Director of Elementary Education, Chennai-6)
IForwarded/By order/
Section Officer.

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ABSTRACTI

School Education The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education

1. From the Director, Ministry of Human Resource Development,

2. In the light of the representations from the State Governments that it

i. rationalize the deployment of existing teachers to address the problems of

1. The process of rationalizing the deployment of existing teachers as per the

3. The Director of School Education and the Director of Elementary

4 The Government, after careful consideration, accept the

1. The Director of School Education and the Director of Elementary

2. The Director of School Education and the Director of Elementary

3. The Director of School Education and the Director of Elementary

(By Order of the Govemor)

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