Chandigarh, March 21 -- In order to increase the parental participation in the management of government schools to further enhance quality of education, the Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave its nod to amend the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011.
A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the Council of Ministers held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister at his office in Civil Secretariat.
A spokesperson of the CMO said that the amendment aims at enhancing parental as well as community participation in the School Management Committees to enable holistic development of academics in government schools across the State.
This amendment proposes to enhance the number of members in the School Mana...