Gujarat govt seeks public feedback to revamp school mgmt panels
Citizens will have 45 days to send their feedback to smcgujarat@ssguj.in, officials said.
The SMCs were constituted under the provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. Every govt primary school is required to form such a committee to ensure transparency, accountability and active community involvement in school administration. These committees are reconstituted every two years. The original guidelines defining SMC duties were issued in 2011, but the govt now plans to make major changes based on citizens' inputs.
Public suggestions can cover areas such as reading, writing, arithmetic, co-curricular activities, cleanliness, school health check-up programmes, attendance and school trips. Citizens may also suggest improvements related to exams, competitions, participation of SMC representatives during cluster resource centre visits and physical verification of facilities.
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The move aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasises greater involvement of parents and the local community in children's education. Earlier this year, CM Bhupendra Patel directly interacted with SMC members through video conferencing, following which suggestions were received from legislators, parliamentarians and committee representatives. Recommendations included mandatory parent meetings, awareness about SMC functions, consensus-based selection of members and inclusion of retired teachers, principals or education enthusiasts as experts.
The govt said that after reviewing public suggestions, it will revise and strengthen the 2011 framework to make SMCs more effective in improving the quality of education .
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