Page:Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 on Gazette of India.pdf/4

 4 7. (1) The Central Government and the State Governments shall have concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) The Central Government shall prepare the estimates of capital and recurring expenditure for the implementation of the provisions of the Act.

(3) The Central Government shall provide to the State Governments, as grants-in-aid of revenues, such percentage of expenditure referred to in sub-section (2) as it may determine, from time to time, in consultation with the State Governments.

(4) The Central Government may make a request to the President to make a reference to the Finance Commission under sub-clause (d) of clause (3) of article 280 to examine the need for additional resources to be provided to any State Government so that the said State Government may provide its share of funds for carrying out the provisions of the Act.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the State Government shall, taking into consideration the sums provided by the Central Government to a State Government under sub-section (3), and its other resources, be responsible to provide funds for implementation of the provisions of the Act.

(6) The Central Government shall—
 * (a) develop a framework of national curriculum with the help of academic authority specified under section 293;
 * (b) develop and enforce standards for training of teachers;
 * (c) provide technical support and resources to the State Government for promoting innovations, researches, planning and capacity building.

8. The appropriate Government 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 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.
 * Explanation—The term "compulsory education" means obligation of the appropriate Government to—
 * (i) provide free elementary education to every child of the age of six to fourteen years; and
 * (ii) ensure compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child of the age of six to fourteen years;
 * (b) ensure availability of a neighbourhood school as specified in section 63;
 * (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) provide infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning equipment;
 * (e) provide special training facility specified in section 4;
 * (f) ensure and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child;
 * (g) ensure good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms specified in the Schedule;