RNI No. MAHBIL/2009/37831 Reg. No ME/MR/South-339/2011-13 HERT JET T FATIRVT 9T AR-§ ad ¥, 3w 0] wfFaw, SRER 23, R083/9 1%, T WY [z et : 7 Q.00 SHTLTIOT I € WG WS HERTE FEAT TN Afafawiad Tar Feie (W0 T, UH-31 ATfr -7 AR Wig Fotel faw @ oW wiefafied) Fraw @ smew. e freor @ mer fawmr HRTH HTET /A, GEICHT TR Wi, T, g ¥oo o3, feiw R} SR 3033 Elttent WERTE - AR et (R 7 faferawr) arfuferam, Ro03. S TR 3088/ W, 3R/RR/RT-,. —HERTE, Tard- SRt FMeat (T 7 faframm) afufam, 203 (023 =1 TE. 2) A FEH A G-FAF (3) TR T FAT AERE TR FET TR WA, ARR I Sfuframwier aqgter FAEEEUIAET 2} FHARY R0k3 71 feiw Fftew wa e, TERTTS T AT SARAAER d A, . |, W@, TR AR e gfeE. T TR-A—E} ® 3 TS VI T STRTERT H SR-4, AR 23, 203/7 %, 7 138 SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, Dated the 19th January 2013 NOTIFICATION MAHARASHTRA SELF-FINANCED SCHOOLS (ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATION) Acr, 2012, No. MIS. 2011/ C.R. 239/ SE-1.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Maharashtra Self-financed Schools (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012 (Mah. I of 2013), the Government of Maharashtra hereby appoints the 19th day of January 2013 to be the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force. By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra, J. S. SAHARIA, Additional Chief Secretary to Government. ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJT SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004, EDITOR : SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI. RNT No. MAHENG/2009/35528 Reg. No. ME/MR/South-344/2011-13 TERTE IFEA TS0 SIATARTT AT 3ATS ad ¥, 3w 3¢| AT, AT ¥, 30%3/9 R¥, T 38 [ 9 <3, fvmm : T ve.00 FEARO FHHE 2 it v werTg frerigard afafae T T TEntE ae Ry q et fafew anfer faeft @ =arw PrarTEET R fadad (iRl oeTER). In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Self-financed Schools (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012 (Mah. ActNo. 10f2018), is hereb y published under the authority of the Governor. By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra , H. B. PATEL, Secretary to Government, Law and Judiciary Department. MAHARASHTRA ACT No. I OF 2013. (First published, after having received the assent of the Governo r in the « Maharashtra Government Gazette ”, on the 4th January 2013 ). An Act to make provisions to establish a new school including pr ovision for up-gradation of existing school on self-financed basis, to make suitable provisions with regard to requirements and norms for establishing such new school or up-gradation of existing school, for creating an endowment fund and to provide for matters con nected therewith or incidental thereto. WHEREAS, it is expedient to make provisions for giving permi ssion to establish a new school including permission for up-gradation of the existing school to upper-primary or secondary or higher secon dary school, as the case may be, on self-financed basis, to make. suitable pro visions with regard to requirements and norms for establishing such n ew school, or up-gradation of existing school, for inviting applications therefor, to provide ® T 32X R WERTE, VWA YT SHAROT WO 313, AHERT ¥, 03/9 0¥, W& j3¥ procedure to scrutinize such applications for creating an endowment fund and to provide for matters cornected therewith or incidental thereto ; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :— Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Self-financed Schools oxient and (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2012. commencement. (2) Itextends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.
(3) Itshall come into foree en suchdate as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Definitions. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “District Education Officer” in relation to primary education means, the District Education Officer (Primary) and in relation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the District Education Officer (Secondary) ;
(b) “Director”,—
(i) in relation to primary education, means the Director of Education (Primary Education) ;
(it) inrelation to secondary or higher secondary education means, the Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary Education) ;
(c) “endowment fund” means the endowment fund created under section 4 ;
(d) “existing school” means a recognised school existing and imparting education on the date of commencement of this Act ;
(e) “local authority” means,—
(i) inrelation to educational institution managed by a Zilla Parishad, the Zilla Parishad constituted under the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayats Samitis Act, 1961 ; (%) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal Corporation, the Municipal Corporation constituted under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act or, as the case may be, the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act ;
(1) in relation to educational institution managed by the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or, as the case may be, Industrial Township, the Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayat or Industrial Township constituted under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965;
(iv) any other authority treated as local authority under any other law ; Mah. V of
1962. T of
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1949. Mah. XL of
1965. 21of 35 of LXI of
1947. Mah. XLI of
1965. Mah. XLIX of 1971 Mah. XIII of
1976. Mah. I of
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(f) “pre-primary school” means a Nursery, Junior Kinder Garten, Senior Kinder Garten level or any school imparting education upto pre-primary school level for children having age 3 to 6 years, by whatever name called and of any medium attached to primary school, but does not include a creche ;
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules ;
(h) “registered society” means a society for charitable purposes registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 ;
(1) “registered trust” means a public trust for charitable purposes registered under the provisions of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act ; () “rules” means rules made under this Act ;
(k) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act ;
(1) “school” means a pre-primary school, primary school, secondary school, higher secondary school or junior college recognised by the Government and managed by any management and affiliated to any Indian-or foreign course or Board on self-financed basis wherein all expenses of the school, for any purpose whatsoever, are to be met with by the management itself ; and neither any grant-in-aid or financial assistance be given from the State Government or from a local authority, nor the State Government or the local authority be liable to meet any liability whatsoever incurred by such management of the school ;
(m) “scrutiny committee” means a scrutiny committee constituted under section 6 ;
(n) “section” means section of this Act ;
(0) “State” means the State of Maharashtra ;
(p) “up-gradation of school” means up-gradation of a recognised primary school to upper-primary school, upper-primary school to secondary school or secondary school to higher secondary school.
(2) Words and expression used in this Act, but not defined herein, and— () defined in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 or the rules made thereunder shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act or the rules ; or
(i) defined in the Maharashtra Primary Education Act or the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965 or the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Transfer of Management) Act, 1971 or the Maharashtra Educational Institutions (Management) Act, 1976 or the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977, shall, as the context may require, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in or under these Acts. ¥ Application to establish new school or upgradation of existing school. Creation of endowment fund. No financial assistance by State Government to school established on selffinanced basis. WERT WA (AU SAEEROT W A(S, FRER ¥, R0R3/TT ¥, W LRI
8. Any registered trust or-a registered society or a local authority desirous of establishing-a new school, such as pre-primary or primary or upper-primary or secondary or higher secondary or up- gradation of the existing school to upper-primary or secondary or higher secondary, as the case may be, shall submit the application to the concerned Director in the format as provided in Schedule A alongwith the documents as specified in Schedule B, and with such fees as the State Government may by order, specify from time to time ; and such application shall be made before the 30 June of the year previous to the academic year for which permission is applied for:
Provided that, for the academic year 2013-2014, such application shall be made before the 31* January 2013.
4. (I) Any registered trust or a registered society or a local authority desirous of establishing a new school or up-grading the existing school shall have to deposit the amount as specified in Schedule C, by way of National Saving Certificate or Fixed Deposit in any Nationalized Bank as security deposit towards creating an endowment fund ; and pledge, such certificate or Fixed Deposit Receipt obtained in the name of the management, with the concerned District Education Officer.
(2) The endowment fund may, with the prior permission of the State Government and subject to the provisions of section 5, be utilized for meeting the liability in the form of legal dues, if any, of the management.
5. (I) Anapplication, for establishing a new school or for up-gradation of aschool anywhere in the State by private management of registered trust or a registered society or a local authority shall, and shall only, be on the condition that such school shall be established, maintained and administered or up-graded on self-financed basis. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, all expenses in a school for any purpose whatsoever shall be met with by the management itself ; and neither any grant-in-aid or financial assistance shall be sought from the State Government or from a local authority, nor shall the State Government or the local authority be liable to meet any liability in the form of legal dues whatsoever incurred by such management of the school.
(2) On withdrawal of a permission to run or up-grade a school granted under the provisions of this Act, or where a school is established or up-graded without obtaining such permission, or any school established or up-graded after obtaining a permission under the provisions of this Act, or an existing school is closed, for any reason whatsoever, the liabilities in the form of legal dues of a management establishing or up-grading or closing a school, as aforesaid, shall first be met with from the endowment fund created under section 4. 35 of 35 of
2009. WERT I TEAG SFRTEIOT W 36, WA ¥, 3083/ ¥, W %%
(3) If the endowment fund falls short of the total liability in the form of Icgal ducs incurred by the management, which has obtained a permission to establish or up-grade a school on self-financed basis, the office bearers and the members holding office for the time being in force of the management of a school, shall be jointly and severally liable to meet such liability in equal proportion :
Provided that, nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable as aforesaid, if he proves that such liability was incurred without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent incurring such liability.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), where a liability in the form of legal dues has been incurred by the management and it is proved that the liability has been incurred with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any secretary, manager, or any staff, then such secretary, manager, or staff, shall also be deemed to be liable to meet such liability.
6. (I) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gagzette, constitute the scrutiny committee for the entire area of the State or different scrutiny committees for different areas of the State as may be specified in such notification, consisting of Chairperson and not less than three other members, for considering and recommending to the State Government the permission to be granted to the applicants for establishing a new school or up-grading an existing school based on inspection report obtained by the scrutiny committee. The report of the scrutiny committee shall, having regard to the norms and standards for school as required under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and the rules made thereunder, as well as such other norms and standards as may be prescribed, from time to time, the applicant’s financial soundness, the extent of assets and its ability to setup the infrastructure ofa school, its expertise and experience in the field of education and after the spot ingpection, contain reasons for recommending grant of permission or, as the case may be, for rejecting the application seeking permission for establishing a new school or up-grading the school, and shall be submitted to the State Government on or before the 31% October of the year referred to in section 3:
Provided that, for the academic year 2013-2014, such report of the scrutiny committee shall be submitted to the State Government on or before such date as the State Government may by order, specify. (2 Before submission of such report to the State Government, the scrutiny committee shall display its report on the State Government Website inviting objections and suggestions so as to reach the Director within fifteen days from the date of public notice in respect thereof given in at least two local newspapers. ‘The report to be submitted by the scrutiny committee, to the State Government under sub-section (I), shall be accompanied with the objections and suggestions, if any, received.
(3) The qualifications and experience of the Chairperson and members, the powers and duties and the procedure to be followed for transacting the business of the scrutiny committees shall be such as may be prescribed. T SRR Procedure to scrutinize application. Grant of permission. Communication of decision of Government. Special provisions in respect of certain schools. 35 of 2009. Disciplinary action. Permission for academic year. Upgradation of existing schools. AERTZ WA (A0 AETERO MU 1S, THART ¥, 0t3/0E 0¥, W %I
7. (I) The State Government on receipt of the report of the scrutiny committee, may grant or refuse the permission to establish a new school applied for or to up-grade an existing school.
(2) The decision of the State Government under sub-section (1) shall be final.
8. (1) The decision of the State Government of granting or refusing to grant any permission as applied for under section 3 shall be communicated with reasons to the applicant before the 1* May of the academic year ; and the same shall be displayed on the State Government Website.
(2) On establishing a new school or up-gradation of a school from the academic year for which the permission is granted, the management shall inform the concerned District Education Officer about the same within one month from the commencement of the academic year.
9. The State Government, in case of a school imparting education in any language except English, as a medium of instruction, running for a period of at least five years immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, shall have power to grant permission to such school under this Act :
Provided that, no such school shall be granted permission under this section unless the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 are complied with :
Provided further that, all the provisions of this Act, except the provisions of sections 3, 4 and of paragraph 12 of Schedule A shall, mutatis mutandis apply to such school.
10. The work of scrutiny of applications received under section 3, submission of report of inspection and official duties assigned to the officers under this Act if found to be inaccurate or false, or there is any wilful or intentional delay or negligence in discharge of such official duties, it shall amount to dereliction of official duties and make such officer liable for appropriate disciplinary action under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979 or any other relevant disciplinary rules applicable to such officer.
11. Permission to establish or up-grade a school granted under the provisions of this Act shall be for the academic year for which it is granted and on the failure of the management to start a school within eighteen months, the permission so granted shall stand cancelled.
12. (I) Any registered trust or a registered society or a local authority running an existing school may, at its option apply for up-gradation of the school on self-financed basis under this Act and shall abide by the orders or directions issued by the State Government in this regard. & TERTS T AT SRERT W0 315, FER ¥, Rotd/T T¥, W WIY
(2) The Director or an officer nominated by t he Director may, during working hours enter and inspect such school as and when required and forward the inspection report to the State Governme nt,.
13. (1) Save asotherwise provided in this Act, no s chool established or up-graded under this Act shall be closed down or di scontinued, unleas a notice of not less than eighteen months indicati ng the intention of the management of the school to do so, has been given by t he secretary or manager or any person who is managing the affairs of the school, by whatever designation called, to the concerned Director and the Sta te Government. On receipt of such notice, the Director may, ifin his di scretion he so desires, give the secretary, manager or the person who is managi ng the affairs of the school, as the case may be, an opportunity of being heard in person. Thereafter, if the Director isof the opinion that the cl osing down or discontinuation of school is justified, he shall report to the State Government for Lalring appropriate action to accommodate affected students. The Government shall take appropriate actions to accomm odate such affected students to other available neighbourhood schools.
(2) If any such secretary, manager or person who is man aging the affairs of the school fails to give notice asrequired under sub-se ction (1), he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which shall not be l ess than five lakh rupees but which may extend to tent lakh rupees.
14. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 11 , the State Government may, by order, withdraw the permission, if any, granted, on following reasons, namely :— .
(a) violation of any of the provisions of this'Act or rules made thereunder or failure to comply with any directions issued under this Act or the norms or standards or terms and conditions, if any , stipulated by the State Government, from time to time ;
(b) engaged in activities prejudi(fial to the interests of the st udent ; or
(c) poor academic performance.
(2) No order for withdrawal of permission under sub-sectio n (1) shall be passed, unless areasonable opportunity of being h eard is given to such trust or society or local authority. T HE—2-} No school under this _ Act to be closed down. Withdrawal of permission. Ny < Provisions of Act to apply to school seeking affiliation to any-Board or institution in the State, outside State or outside India. Power to issue directions to registered trust or registered society or local authority. Power to amend Schedules. Finality of orders. Protection of action taken in good faith. TR WET TETT HEEARIT W7 313, FRA@ ¥, wRA/AE ¥, T R]I Y
15. (1) Any registered trust or a registered society or a local authority intending to establish or run a school which it proposes to have it affiliated to any Board or any Institution in the State, outside the State or outside India shall be bound to comply with the requirements for establishing such school in the State in addition to any other requirements of any such Board or Institution in the State, outside the State or outside India and any application for permission to establish or run such school made by such trust, society or local authority in that behalf shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) No such school shall be established without obtaining the permission under this Act, and merely because an application is made in that behalf it shall not be deemed that a permission is granted for establishing such school in this State.
(3) The registered trust or registered society or local authority as the case may be, shall ensure that the school is run as per the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, and the specified norms and standards and shall be committed to provide quality education to the children. .
16. The State Government may issue to any registered trust or registered society or local authority to which permission is granted under this Act, such general or special directions, consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, as in its opinion are necessary or expedient, for carrying out the purposes of this Act or for giving effect to any of the provisions contained therein or in any rules or orders made thereunder and the management of the educational institution shall comply with every such direction.
17. (1) The State Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, modify, add to or delete any entry, from any of the Schedule and may, for that purpose, suitably amend the Schedule, by the said notification, and thereupon the entry in the Schedule shall stand amended accordingly.
(2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is issued, before each House of the State Legislature.
18. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, every decision taken,order passed or notice, directions issued by the State Government or the concerned Director shall be final.
19. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer of the State Government for anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done by any such officer under this Act or any rules or orders made thereunder. \ ' \ \ WEWTE YITHA TSTTH TRV WA A0, AHA ¥, 2003/91 08, T €Y
20. Every officer or servant acting under the provisions of this Act or the rules shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 45; of the Indian Penal Code. of
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21. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of any law for the time being in force in relation to, and applicable to, a management of a school established or up-graded under this Act.
22. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delegate all or any of its powers under this Act, except the powers under sections 6, 7, sub-section (1) of section 17, this section and section 23, the powers of the Director and District Education Officer, to any of its or their subordinate officers subject to such conditions and to such control as may be specified in the notification; and it may, in the like manner, withdraw any powers so delegated. -
23. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature, 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 in wihchitis 50 laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, and notify their decision to that effect in the Official Gazette, the rule shall from the date of publication of such decision in the Official Gazette, 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 or omitted to be done under that rule.
24. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, as occasion arises, by an order, published in the Official Gazette, do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing the difficulty :
Provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature. ST 3TBE—2-331 N Officers, etc., to be public servants. Act shall be in addition” to existing laws. Delegation of powers. Power to make rules. Power to remove difficulties. ( . % ORI WA TR HETAIVT AP 3G, EART ¥, 083/AT 2%, ‘W ]3¥ (Y] @ ® @ ®) © ® [¢)] 10 an
SCHEDULE A “(See section 3) FORM OF APPLICATION Name of the Applicant -A Registered Trust or Registered Society or a local authority: Application for opening of new school : Preprimary or Primary or Upper-primary or Secondary or Higher Secondary either separately or in combination with one or more of them: - The name of the school : Full address of the —
(a) Applicant:
(b) Office of the Management : Up-gradation of existing school : Primary or Upper-primary or Secondary or Higher Second- - ary (give DISE or SEMIS number of existing school) : Medium of Instruction for proposed new school or up-gradstion of existing school: Details about existing affiliation or proposed affiliation to State Board or CBSE or ICSE or | IGCSE or IB or CIE or any other Board or Institute, by whatever name called : Place, taluka, district where the school is or will be located : Copy of certificate of registration of trust or society or details of local authority :
(a) Copy of Trust Deed or Scheme:
(b) Details of the trustees, members of the managing committee and their addresses : Land details—
(a) Registered Land ‘in the name of the management:
(b) Registered Lemse Deed of thirty years or more in favour of the trust, society or local authority :
(c) Board or Institute or Council to which school wishes to seek affiliation: ‘ ; ‘ \ “o . TS YR TR SIS ST S, SRy o ROYH/NE TS, VTR Dated : 12y 3) Aresof land available—
(a) Minimum half acre in Mumbai and Mumbai suburban area : () Ongam'einm‘ty area:
(c) Two acres in rural area : Construction on the land for which the documents are submitted (details about the construction)—
(a) Total area in square'metre :
(b) Construction area in square metre :
(c) Area available in classroom per child (per child approximately one square metre) : s . Total construction details— 2 (§) Number of Classrooms—(classroom size eight -nyetres x sixmIetres): - : () Staffreom :
(i) Principal room :
(iv) Office room : . N
(v) Library :
(vi) Laboratory :
(vii) Activity room:
(viii) -Computer room (minimum ten computers ): a4 15y
(16) an a8) 19) (20
(ix) Toilets (lavatory for boys and girls separately) :
(x) Drinking water facility :
(x) Equipped with necessary furniture :
(xii) Playground : Transport facility for children (optional) : Residentialfacility for children (optional) : Staff quarters (optional) : Extra facilities (provided by the school), details: Bank details—
(a) Current savings, fixed deposit, bonds :
(b) Balance sheet or certified audit report: Details about the fees which shall-be charged, estimated income and expenditure details : Staff norms-adequate qualified staff according to norms : Signature. ] § ® @ Documéflfii‘ewm &ehfi& R @ Documentsre}nfléflithn mw commencement . certificate, cumphtmnawfnw, aempauofl arhficaw ®) ?homa Mm%fl norms. as required under the provisions.of the Right of Children te. Fre eand Compulsory Education Act, 2009 .
(6) Documentsrelated mthbmkAoco\*fls‘ :
(7) Auditreport. WETIT, YT TA STEROT WV 3G, AAARY ¥, 2083/0 ¥, W R33¥ 2,
SCHEDULE C [See section 4(1)]
(a) for establishinganew - (i) invillage panchayat Rupees minimum primary or pre-primary area two lakh, attached to primary or (i) inMunicipal Council, Rupees minimum upper-primary or secondary Nagar Panchayat or three lakh, or higher secondary school, Industrial Township as the case may be,— area )
(iii) in Municipal Rupees minimum Corporation area fivelakh,
(iv) in Mumbai and Rupees minimum Mumbai suburban seven lakh; area
(b) forestablishinganew (i) invillage panchayat Rupees minimum . school from primary level ~ area five lakh, : to higher secondary,— (ii) in Municipal Council, Rupees minimum Nagar Panchayat or ten lakh, Industrial Township area
(iii) in Municipal Rupees minimum Corporation area fifteen lakh,
(iv) in Mumbai and Rupees minimum Mumbai suburban twenty lakh; area (¢) for up-gradation of (i) invillage panchayat Rupees minimum school to upper-primary, area two lakh (for each secondary or higher up-gradation), secondary school, as the (i) in Municipal Council, Rupees minimum case may be,— Nagar Panchayat or three lakh (for each Industrial Township area up-gradation),
(iii) in Municipal Rupees minimum Corporation area five lakh (for each up-gradation),
(iv) in Mumbai and Rupees minimum Mumbai suburban seven lakh (for each area up-gradation). ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004, EDITOR : SHRI PARSHURAM JAGANNATH GOSAVI.