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The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi promulgates the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2025, to amend the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011.

Detailed Summary

This notification, F. No. DE.23(123)/RTE/SMC/CwSN/2025/204-218, dated 4th December, 2026, issued by the Directorate of Education, Right to Education Branch, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, introduces the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2025. These rules are enacted by the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, exercising powers conferred by Section 38 read with sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No. 35 of 2009). The primary objective is to amend the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, which were originally published vide notification no. DE.23(462)/Sch./Br./10/17-33, dated 23.11.2011, in the Delhi Gazette. Specifically, the amendment substitutes sub-rule (2) of Rule 3 of the 2011 Rules. The new sub-rule (2) mandates that seventy-five percent of the total strength of the School Management Committee shall comprise parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school. Furthermore, in schools enrolling Children with specific disabilities, as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, at least one parent or guardian of such a child must be included as a member, selected from among such parents or guardians. These amendment rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-17022026-270201 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 36] DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026/MAGHA 17, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 450 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION: RIGHT TO EDUCATION BRANCH NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 4 December, 2026 F. No. DE.23(123)/RTE/SMC/CwSN/2025/204-218.β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 38 read with sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act No. 35 of 2009), the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby makes the following rules to amend the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, published vide notification no. DE.23(462)/Sch./Br./10/17-33, dated 23.11.2011, in the Delhi Gazette, namely: 1. Short Title and Commencement:- (1) These rules shall be called the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Delhi Gazette. 2. Amendment: In the Delhi Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011, in Rule 3, in place of sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted: "(2). Seventy-five percent of the total strength of the School Management Committee shall comprise parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school. In schools where one or more Children with specific disabilities, as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, are enrolled, at least one parent or guardian of such a child shall be included as a member, selected from among such parents or guardians." By Order and in the Name of Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, PANDURANG K. POLE, I.A.S., Secy. (Education) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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