(1) The Government of Puducherry or the Local Authority shall maintain a record of all children in the areas of its jurisdiction from their birth till they attain 14 years of age. A unique number may be given to every child to monitor his/her enrolment, attendance and learning achievement.
(2) The record, referred to in sub-rule (1), shall be updated each year.
(3) The record, referred to in sub-rule (1), shall be maintained transparently in the public domain and used for the purposes of clause (f) of section (8) and clause (e) of section 9 of the Act.
(4) The record, referred to in sub-rule (1) shall, in respect of every child, include—
(a) name, sex, date of birth, place of birth of the child;
(b) name, address, occupation of the parent or guardian;
(c) pre-primary school/anganwadi centre that the child attends;
(d) elementary school where the child is admitted;
(e) present address of the child;
(f) class in which the child is studying (for children between the age of 6-14 years), and if education is discontinued, the particulars and the cause of such discontinuance;
(g) whether the child belongs to the weaker section within the meaning of clause (e) of section 2 of the Act;
(h) whether the child belongs to a disadvantaged group within the meaning of clause (d) of section 2 of the Act;
(i) details of children requiring special facilities/residential facilities on account of—
(i) migration and sparse population;
(ii) age appropriate admission; and
(iii) disability.
(5) The Government of Puducherry or the Local Authority shall ensure that the names of all children enrolled in the schools are publicly displayed in each school.
(6) The Government of Puducherry shall evolve a child tracking system for monitoring not only the academic progress of children in schools but also their retention and transition.
323PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT