6. Maintenance of records of children by Local Authority for purposes of clause (d) of section 9- Rule 6- Part III- RTE

 6. Maintenance of records of children by Local Authority for purposes of clause (d) of section 9

(1) The Local Authority shall develop a record management system and shall maintain records of all children,in its jurisdiction,through a household survey to be carried out by an officer notified by the Government ,in that behalf or through other means like school register and /or focused group discussion, from their birth till they attain 14 years.

(2) The record referred to inn sub -rule (1) shall be updated every year.

(3) The record referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be maintained transparently ,shall be placed in the public domain,and used for the purposes specified in clause (c)of section 9 for the purposes ofspecial training section 8.

(4) The record referred to in sub -rule (1) shall, in respect of every child,include-

(a) name ,sex,date of birth, (Birth Certificate Number ), if any, place of birth;

(b) parents or guardians name,address,occupation,relation to child;

(c) pre-primary school or Anganwadi center that the child attends up-to the age of six years ( with details of location );

(d) details of the elementary school where the child is admitted with details of name,address , etc;

(e)  (permanent address) and present address of residence of the child;

(f) class in which the child is studying ( for children between age 6-14),and if education is discontinued in the territorial jurisdiction of the Local Authority ,the cause of such discontinuance;

(g) whether the child belongs to the weker section within the meaning of clause (c) of section 2 of the Act (if so,details to be given );

(h) whether the child belongs to a disadvantaged group within the meaning of clause (d) of section 2 of the Act ( if ,so details to be given);

(i) details of special facilities or residential facilities required by children on account of migration,sparse population,age-appropriate admission,disability,transport facility,home visit-based education ,etc.

(5) (a) Appropriate Child Tracking System shall be developed as a tool to track the children dropping out or absenting for more than one month;

(b) the Local Authority shall ensure that the names of all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years in the area under its jurisdiction are publicly displayed in each school before the beginning of the first and the second term.

Explanation-

It shall be necessary to obtain information about children with disabilities every year till they attain the age of 18 years for the purposes of sub -sections (26)and (27) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation)  Act,1995 (1 of 1996 ).