(i) the President of the 15[Mandal Praja Parishad], who shall be the Chairman;
(ii) the Mandal Parishad Development Officer who shall be the Vice-Chairman;
13. Omitted by Act No.4 of 2007.
14. Added by Act No.12 of 2006.
15. Substituted by Act No.41 of 2006.
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(iii) one Headmaster of the Schools under the control of the 16[Mandal Praja Parishad] to be co-opted by *[Mandal Education Management Committee] in the manner prescribed;
(iv) one philanthropist or educationist or representative of voluntary organisation to be co-opted by the *[Mandal Education Management Committee];
17[(v) eight Chairpersons of School Management Committee under the control of Mandal Praja Parishad to be nominated in the prescribed manner of whom four shall be women and one each shall be from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Minorities;]
(vi) one representative from the Recognised Teacher Unions to be co-opted in the manner prescribed;
(vii) one Sarpanch to be co-opted by the *[Mandal Education Management Committee] in the manner prescribed;
(viii) one Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency member to be co-opted by *[Mandal Education Management Committee] in the manner prescribed; and
(ix) the Mandal Education Officer who shall be the Member-Convenor.
(2) All decisions shall be taken by a majority of members of the Committee, present and voting.
(3) The term of office of the Committee constituted under this section shall be two years. A parent member shall
16. Substituted by Act No.41 of 2006.
17. Substituted by Act No.4 of 2007.
10 [Act No.13 of 1998] however cease to be a member when he has not enrolled child in the 18[Mandal Praja Parishad] School or when recalled by the Parent Teacher Association concerned in the manner prescribed:
19[Provided that the Government, may extend the term of office of the Committee for a period not exceeding one year at a time.]
(4) The *[Mandal Education Management Committee] shall monitor the functioning of the schools under the control of the 18[Mandal Praja Parishad], literacy programmes in the Mandal and shall take such corrective steps as may be necessary.
(5) The Committee shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-
(a) to undertake annual evaluation of the performance of the schools, facilitate and provide for academic supervision and inspection of schools under the control of 18[Mandal Praja Parishad], and
(b) to promote sports and cultural activities among the students in 18[Mandal Praja Parishad] Schools.
10. (1) The *[Mandal Education Management Committee] shall maintain a Mandal Education Fund which shall consist of the grant-in-aid received from the State Government and 18[Zilla Praja Parishad] or from any other source, the funds allocated to education in the Mandal Budget and Public donations.
18. Substituted by Act No.41 of 2006.
19. Inserted by Act No.31 of 2000.
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(2) The Mandal Education Fund shall be utilised by the *[Mandal Education Management Committee] for the purpose of its functions:
Provided that the salary grants shall be operated in the manner prescribed by the Government.
(3) The Fund shall be operated by the *[Mandal Education Management Committee] in such manner as may be prescribed.
11. (1) There shall be constituted a *[Municipal Education Management Committee] for each Municipality or Municipal Corporation.
(2) Every *[Municipal Education Management Committee] shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(i) the Chairperson of the Municipality or Mayor of the Municipal Corporation, as the case may be, shall be the Chairperson of the Committee;
(ii) the Municipal Commissioner, shall be the Member Convenor;
(iii) one Councillor to be co-opted by the committee in such manner as may be prescribed;
20[(iv) eight Chairpersons of School Management Committee under the control of Municipality/Municipal Corporation to be nominated in the prescribed manner of whom four shall be women and one each shall be from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Minorities:
20. Substituted by Act No.4 of 2007.
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Provided that out of the eight Chairpersons, four shall be from High School Management Committees and four shall be from Primary School Management Committees.]
(v) two teachers (the senior most headmaster of the primary schools and the senior most headmaster of high schools) in the Municipality or Municipal Corporation;
(vi) one distinguished educationist or philanthropist or nominee of a non-Governmental organisation to be nominated by the District Collector; and
(vii) one representative from the recognised teacher unions to be co-opted as may be prescribed.
(3) All decisions of the *[Municipal Education Management Committee] shall be taken by a majority of the members of the Committee present and voting.
(4) The term of office of the *[Municipal Education Management Committee] shall be two years. A parentmember shall, however, cease to be a member when he has no enrolled child in the Municipality/Municipal Corporation School or when recalled by the Parent Teacher Association concerned in the manner prescribed:
21[Provided that the Government may extend the term of office of the Committee for a period not exceeding one year at a time.]
(5) The *[Municipal Education Management Committee] shall be responsible for the overall development of Primary and Secondary Education in the Municipality or Municipal Corporation as the case may be and for the
21. Inserted by Act No.31 of 2000.
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(6) The committee shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-
(i) to undertake annual evaluation of the performance of the schools, facilitate and provide for academic supervision and inspection of schools to be undertaken by appropriate and competent authorities to be specified by the Education Department, organise sports, cultural and other related activities, prepare annual budget for the *[Municipal Education Management Committee] and assist in the maintenance of proper accounts; and
(ii) to promote sports and cultural activities among the students in Municipality or Municipal Corporation Schools.
12. (1) There shall be constituted a Municipal Education Fund for every Municipality or Municipal Corporation which shall be utilised by the *[Municipal Education Management Committee] for the performance of its functions.
(2) The Fund shall consist of the funds allocated for education in the Municipality/Municipal Corporation budget, grants-in-aid from the State Government and public donations and tax revenue as may be available to the Municipal Council or Corporation as the case may be under sections 37, 38 and 39 of the 22Telangana Education Act, 1982:
Provided that the salary grant shall be operated in the manner as may be prescribed.
22. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education (TE) Department, dated 23.04.2015.
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(3) The Fund shall be operated in such manner as may be prescribed.