19. Norms and standards for school.—(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 sub- section (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 (5) Any person who continues to run a school after the recognition is withdrawn, shall be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in case of continuing contraventions, to a fine of ten thousand rupees for each day during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.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Right of child to free and compulsory education.Section 4 · Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education.Section 5 · Right of transfer to other school.Section 6 · Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school.Section 7 · Sharing of financial and other responsibilities.Section 8 · Duties of appropriate Government.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-05-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.