State Act

The Bihar Elementary School Education Committee Act, 2011

This Act was repealed on 25 February 2019 by the Bihar Elementary School Education Committee (Repeal) Act, 2019 (Bihar Act 9 of 2019), s.2; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

2. Definition.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context- (i) "Primary School" means such schools which have been established to provide education upto class-V, but it does not include the schools fully or partially aided by the State Government and the minority schools; (ii) "Middle School" means such schools which have been established to provide education up to class-VIII, but does not include the schools fully or partially aided by the State Government and the minority schools; (iii) "Elementary School" means primary and middle/Basic schools providing education up to class V or up to Class VIII; (iv) "Basic School" means such school which have been set up under Bihar and Orissa Primary Education (Amendment) Act, 1959; (v) "Block Education Extension Officer" means an Officer specified as such by the Human Resource Development Department; (vi) "The State Government" means the Human Resource Development Department of Government of Bihar; (vii) "Act." means The Bihar Elementary School Education Committee Act 2011; (viii) "Adhoc committee" means the Committee constituted under section-3 of this Act and registered under the Provisions of this Act. (ix) "Parents" means a person whose child/children are enrolled in the schools; (x) "Parent Body" means a body of parents of the children studying in Primary, Middle/Basic schools; (xi) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti constituted under this Act; (xii) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti constituted under this Act; (xiii) "Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti Development Fund" means the fund established by the Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti (including ad hoc committee); (xiv) "Guardians" means in context of a child, legal guardian declared by a competent court.