(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “Act” means the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act 35 of 2009);
(b) “Anganwadi” means an Anganwadi Centre established under the Social Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu;
(c) “appointed date” means the date on which the Rules come into force as notified in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette;
(d) "Assistant Elementary Education Officer" means an officer in charge of elementary education in all schools having classes I to V and I to VIII in Block level;
(e) "District Education Officer" means an officer in charge of secondary education in all schools having classes VI to X and VI to XII;
(f) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;
(g) "Head Teacher” includes the Headmaster, Headmistress and Principal of the school;
(h) “Pupil Cumulative Record” means the record of the progress of the child based on comprehensive and continuous evaluation;
(i) "School mapping" means assessment of the availability of schooling facilities for elementary education based on norms and standards specified in the Schedule to the Act in terms of location, infrastructure, teachers and distance matrix between schools and habitations and includes planning, school location for the purpose of section 6 of the Act to overcome social, developmental and geographical barriers and geographical distance. It also includes maps of all the schools in the State using new and emerging technologies including Geographic Information System, prepared by the authorised agencies.
(j) “Schedule” means the Schedule to the Act.
(2) All other words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
PART - II RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION