Section 9 — Duties of local authority.

9. Duties of local authority.—Every local authority shall— 

(a) provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child: 

Provided that where a child is admitted by his or her parents or guardian, as the case may be, in a 
school other than a school established, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided 



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directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government or a local authority, such child or his or her 
parents or guardian, as the case may be, shall not be entitled to make a claim for reimbursement of 
expenditure incurred on elementary education of the child in such other school; 

(b) ensure availability of a neighbourhood school as specified in section 6; 

(c) ensure that the child belonging to weaker section and the child belonging to disadvantaged 
group are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing elementary 
education on any grounds; 

(d) maintain records of children up to the age of fourteen years residing within its jurisdiction, in 
such manner as may be prescribed; 

(e) ensure and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every 
child residing within its jurisdiction; 

(f) provide infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning material; 

(g) provide special training facility specified in section 4; 

(h) ensure good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms specified in 
the Schedule; 

(i) ensure timely prescribing of curriculum and courses of study for elementary education; 

(j) provide training facility for teachers; 

(k) ensure admission of children of migrant families; 

(l) monitor functioning of schools within its jurisdiction; and 

(m) decide the academic calendar.