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29. (1) The curriculum and the evaluation procedure for elementary education shall be laid down by an academic authority to be specified by the appropriate Government, by notification.

(2) The academic authority, while laying down the curriculum and the evaluation procedure under sub-section (1), shall take into consideration the following, namely:-
 * (a) conformity with the values enshrined in the Constitution;
 * (b) all round development of the child;
 * (c) building up child's knowledge, potentiality and talent;
 * (d) development of physical and mental abilities to the fullest extent;
 * (e) learning through activities, discovery and exploration in a child friendly and child-centered manner;
 * (f) medium of instructions shall, as far as practicable, be in child's mother tongue;
 * (g) making the child free of fear, trauma and anxiety and helping the child to express views freely;
 * (h) comprehensive and continuous evaluation of child's understanding of knowledge and his or her ability to apply the same.

30. (1) No child shall be required to pass any Board examination till completion of elementary education.

(2) Every child completing his elementary education shall be awarded a certificate, in such form and in such manner, as may be prescribed.

31. (1) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights constituted under section 3, or, as the case may be, the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights  constituted under section 17, of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights  Act, 2005, shall, in addition to the functions assigned to them under that Act, also perform the following functions, namely:-
 * (a) examine and review the safeguards for rights provided by or under this Act and recommend measures for their effective implementation;
 * (b) inquire into complaints relating to child's right to free and compulsory education; and
 * (c) take necessary steps as provided under sections 15 and 24 of the said Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act.

(2) The said Commissions shall, while inquiring into any matters relating to child's right to free and compulsory education under clause (c) of sub-section (1), have the same powers as assigned to them respectively under sections 14 and 24 of the said Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act.

(3) Where the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has not been constituted in a State, the appropriate Government may, for the purpose of performing the functions specified in clauses (a) to (c) of sub-section (1), constitute such authority, in such manner and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed.

32. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 31, any person having any grievance relating to the right of a child under this Act may make a written complaint to  the local authority having jurisdiction.

(2) After receiving the complaint under sub-section (1), the local authority shall decide the matter within a period of three months after affording a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the parties concerned.