Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 21-
In order to increase the parental participation in the management of government schools to further enhance quality of education, the Punjab Cabinet led by CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave its nod to amend the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister at his office in Punjab Civil Secretariat I.
Divulging the details, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the amendment aims at enhancing parental as well as community participation in the School Management Committees to enable holistic development of academics in government schools across the State. This amendment proposes to enhance the number of members in the School Management Committee of Government schools from existing 12 to 16, which includes 12 members from parents of students and four other members from allied fields such as Education, Sports and Extra-curricular activities.
In another significant decision, the Cabinet also gave its consent to amend Transfer of Prisoner Act 1950 to transfer the under-trial prisoners from one state to another.