• Bhoomi Shroff

This paper discusses the role of Panchayati Raj in the implementation of the Right to Education Act in Gujarat. Panchayati Raj Institution is a three-tier system of administration established at the grass root level with the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments. For democratic decentralisation of administration, the development of rural areas and the empowerment of local political bodies, the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) are created which are more accountable to local citizens and appropriate to local needs and preferences. The Panchayati Raj institutions have a legitimate jurisdiction over 29 areas including elementary education and can delegate the authority related to education, including primary and secondary schools, technical training and vocational education, adult education and non-formal education, and spread of literary and cultural activities. The role of Panchayati Raj Institution members in management of education specially in elementary education has been discussed by many commissions and committees on education after Independence. The RTE Act 2009 has also recommended for the involvement of local representatives in the School Management Committees (SMC), which will monitor the functioning of school.

Panchayati Raj, Gujarat, Right to Education Act 2009

"Significance of Panchayati Raj in implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act 2009)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 12, page no.1288-1291, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1712178.pdf

"Significance of Panchayati Raj in implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act 2009)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 12, page no. pp1288-1291, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1712178.pdf