Section 21 — School Management Committee.

21. School Management Committee.—(1) A school, other than a school specified in sub-clause (iv) 

of clause (n) of section 2, shall constitute a School Management Committee consisting of the elected 

representatives of the local authority, parents or guardians of children admitted in such school and 

teachers: 

Provided that at least three-fourth of members of such Committee shall be parents or guardians: 

Provided further that proportionate representation shall be given to the parents or guardians of 

children belonging to disadvantaged group and weaker section: 

Provided also that fifty per cent. of Members of such Committee shall be women. 

(2) The School Management Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:— 

(a) monitor the working of the school; 

(b) prepare and recommend school development plan; 

(c) monitor the utilisation of the grants received from the appropriate Government or local 

authority or any other source; and 

(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed. 



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[Provided that the School Management Committee constituted under sub-section (1) in respect of,— 

(a) a school established and administered by minority whether based on religion or language; and 

(b) all other aided schools as defined in sub-section (ii) of clause (n) of section 2, 

shall perform advisory function only.]