In force · As amended up to 2026-08
38. Power of appropriate Government to make rules.— (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, make rules, for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: —
(a) the manner of giving special training and the time-limit thereof, under first proviso to section 4;
(b) the area or limits for establishment of a neighbourhood school, under section 6;
(c) the manner of maintenance of records of children up to the age of fourteen years, under clause (d) of section 9;
(d) the manner and extent of reimbursement of expenditure, under sub-section (2) of section 12;
(e) any other document for determining the age of child under sub-section (1) of section 14;
(f) the extended period for admission and the manner of completing study if admitted after the extended period, under section 15;
1[(fa) the manner and the conditions subject to which a child may be held back under sub-section (3) of section 16;]
1. Ins. by Act 1 of 2019, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-2019).
(g) the authority, the form and manner of making application for certificate of recognition, under sub-section (1) of section 18;
(h) the form, the period, the manner and the conditions for issuing certificate of recognition, under sub-section (2) of section 18;
(i) the manner of giving opportunity of hearing under second proviso to sub-section (3) of section 18;
(j) the Other functions to be performed by School Management Committee under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 21;
(k) the manner of preparing School Development Plan under sub-section (1) of section 22;
(l) the salary and allowances payable to, and the terms and conditions of service of, teacher, under sub-section (3) of section 23;
(m) the duties to be performed by the teacher under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 24;
(n) the manner of redressing grievances of teachers under sub-section (3) of section 24;
(o) the form and manner of awarding certificate for completion of elementary education under sub-section (2) of section 30;
(p) the authority, the manner of its constitution and the terms and conditions therefor, under sub-section (3) of section 31;
(q) the allowances and other terms and conditions of appointment of Members of the National Advisory Council under sub-section (3) of section 33;
(r) the allowances and other terms and conditions of appointment of Members of the State Advisory Council under sub-section (3) of section 34.
(3) Every rule made under this Act and every notification issued under sections 20 and 23 by the Central Government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or notification or both Houses agree that the rule or notification should not be made, the rule or notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or notification.
(4) Every rule or notification made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made; before the State Legislatures.
1[39. Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three years from the commencement of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2012 (30 of 2012).
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.]
1. Ins. by Act 30 of 2012, s. 8 (w.e.f. 1-8-2012).
THE SCHEDULE
( See sections 19 and 25)
NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR A SCHOOL
|Sl. No.|Item|Norms and|Standards|
|---|---|---|---|
|1.|Numbers of teachers:<br>(a) For first class to fifth class<br>Admitted children<br>Up to Sixty||Number of teachers<br>Two|
|||Between sixty-one to|Three|
|||ninety||
|||Between Ninety-one to|Four|
|||one hundred and twenty||
|||Between One hundred|Five|
|||and twenty-one to two||
|||hundred||
|||Above One hundred and|Five plus one Head-|
|||fifty children|teacher|
|||Above Two hundred|Pupil-Teacher Ratio|
|||children|(excluding Head-teacher)|
||shall not exceed forty.<br>(b) For sixth class to eighth class<br>(1) At least one teacher per class so that there shall be<br>at least one teacher each for—|||
|||(i) Science and Mathematics;||
|||(ii) Social Studies;||
|||(iii) Languages.||
|||(2) At least one teacher for every thirty-five children.||
|||(3) Where admission of children is above one||
|||hundred—||
|||(i) a full time head-teacher;||
|||(ii) part time instructors for—||
|||(A) Art Education;||
|||(B) Health and Physical Education;||
|||(C) Work Education.||
|2.|Building|All-weather building consisting of—||
|||(i) at least one class-room for every teacher and an||
|||office-cum-store-cum-Head|teacher's room;|
|||(ii) barrier-free access;||
|||(iii) separate toilets for boys|and girls;|
|||(iv) safe and adequate drinking water facility to all||
|||children;||
|Sl. No.||Item|Norms and Standards|
|---|---|---|---|
||||(v) a kitchen where mid-day meal is cooked in the<br>school;<br>(vi) Playground;|
||||(vii) arrangements for securing the school building by|
||||boundary wall or fencing.|
|3.|Minimum number of working||(i) two hundred working days for first class to fifth|
||days/instructional hours in an||class;|
||academic year||(ii) two hundred and twenty working days for sixth|
||||class to eighth class;|
||||(iii) eight hundred instructional hours per academic|
||||year for first class to fifth class;|
||||(iv) one thousand instructional hours per academic year|
||||for sixth class to eighth class.|
|4.|Minimum number of working hours||forty-five teaching including preparation hours.|
||per week for the teacher|||
|5.|Teaching learning equipment||Shall be provided to each class as required.|
|6.|Library||There shall be a library in each school providing|
||||newspaper, magazines and books on all subjects,|
||||including story-books.|
|7.|Play material,|games and sports|Shall be provided to each class as required.|
||equipment|||
Source: India Code