• Ms. Rupalben Bhupendrabhai Patel
• Dr Nusrat Kadri

The Kothari Commission (1964-66) focused on the need for decentralization of school education and the involvement of parents and local bodies in the school reform process. NPE 1986 mainly focused on decentralized planning and management of primary education. A report (1992) on decentralization of educational planning was submitted by Veerappa Moily to the Government of India on ensuring greater community participation in education. The National Curriculum Framework (2005) also emphasized the need to promote community participation as a means of enhancing quality education. The RTE Act 2009 provides for the formation of School Management Committees. This paper focuses on the policy and practices of community participation in school education in post-independence India. It also focuses on the national view of community participation in school education. It also identifies some of the problems for the proper functioning of school committees. Suggestions are given to improve the proper functioning of school committees.

Community Participation, Responsiveness, Tutor

"Importance of Community Participation in School Education", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.d562-d568, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111380.pdf

"Importance of Community Participation in School Education", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppd562-d568, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111380.pdf