School Education

To ensure universalization of Primary, Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and to ensure quality education for Human Resource Development.

Upgradation of Qualification of Primary Teachers

Primary school teachers appointed after 03.09.2001 having B. Ed or equivalent qualification should obtain 6 months Special Training to be conducted with the approval of the National Council for Teacher Education.

Guidelines to Opt Pension-Cum-Gratuity Scheme in School

The teaching and non-teaching staff shall exercise their options in the prescribed form to switch over to Pension-cum-Gratuity Scheme and submit the same to the concerned Head of the Institution within 90 days from date of publication of notice.

District Inspector of School as Grievance Redressal Authority – RTE

District Inspectors of Schools (Primary Education) and (Secondary Education) are appointed as grievance redressal authority to dispose of the complaints on violations of various provisions of RTE Act in respect of Primary Education (i.e. from class – I to class – IV) and Upper Primary Level of education (class – V to class – VIII) respectively.

West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973

An Act to make better provisions for the development, expansion, management and control of primary education with a view to making it universal, free and compulsory.