(1) The prescribed authority shall appoint one or more committees for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the duties of the school committee under this Act.
(2) The composition of the school committee, the procedure of nomination and removal of its members, their term of office, their qualifications and disqualifications for continuing as members, the filling of vacancies, the dissolution of the school committee and the procedure for the conduct of its business, shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the school committee shall exercise and discharge the following powers and functions, namely:- H. P.COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION ACT, 1997 3
(a) to propagate the spread of primary education among the children and parents in its area ;
(b) to recommend any changes which may seem to the school committee to be necessary in the hours of work, holidays and vacations in the schools in its area ;
(c) to make arrangements to provide such facilities and to supervise the implementation of such schemes including mid-day meal scheme, as may be prescribed to the children attending schools in its area;
(d) to recommend exemptions from compulsory attendance at school under this Act;
(e) to maintain an up-to-date list of children liable to attend school in its area and to obtain and keep record of such other information as may be necessary for the purpose of enforcing the attendance of children at school and of preventing interference with such attendance.
(f) to report the cases of absence or late attendance of primary school teachers and non-teaching staff posted in schools in its area ; and
(g) to render all necessary help to Government officials engaged in the work of compulsory primary education in its area.