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POWERS UNDER THE DELHI EDUCATION ACT AND RULES, 1973 AND THEIR DELEGATION AND AUTHORISATION
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SECTIONS
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S.NOSECTION RULEPOWER/ FUNCTIONVESTED IN DELEGATE TO OFFICER AUTHROISEDOFFICER FURTHER AUTHORISED
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1Section 3(1)Regulation of Education in all the SchoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education {except for rules 6 (2). 22(1), 25(1) AND 26(1) (C )}-As specified in the Rules from 1 to 43.
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2Section 3(2)Establishing and maintaining schools in DelhiThe AdministratorThe Director of Education--
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3Section 3(2) and Rule 44(3)Permitting any person to establish and maintain any school in DelhiThe AdministratorThe Director of Education --
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4Section 3(2)Permitting a local authority to establish and maintain any school in DelhiThe Administrator---
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5Section 4(1) & Rule 50Recognizing private schoolsThe appropriate authority i.e., the Administrator-The Director of Education-
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6Section 4(6) and Rule 56(1)Withdrawing recognistion of a private school The appropriate authorityThe Director of Education--
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7Section 4(3) and 4(7) and rule 56(4) and rule 58(C )Hearing appeals against refusal or withdrawal of recognition of schoolsThe Administrator---
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8Section 5(1) and Rule 59(3)Approval of the scheme of management except of unaided minority schoolsThe appropriate authority i.e., the Administrator-The Director of Education-
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9Section 6(1) Distribution of aid to recognized schools except primary schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education--
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10Section 6(2) and Rule 69Stoppage, reduction or suspension of grant-in-aidThe AdministratorThe Director of Education--
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11Section 7(1) and rule 93Acceptance of statement of property of aided schoolsThe appropriate authority i.e., the Administrator-The Director of EducationRegional Directors
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12Section 7(2) and rule 94 Grant of permission for transfer, mortgage or lease of property of aided schoolsThe Appropriate authority i.e. the AdministratorThe Director of EducationRegional Directors
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13Section 7(3) and rule 95Hearing of appeals against grant or refusal of permission for transfer, mortgage or lease of the property of aided schoolsThe Administrator
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14Section 8(1) and Rule 100Making rules regulating the minimum qualifications for recruitment and conditions of service of employees of recognised schoolsThe Administrator
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15Section 8(2) and Rule 120(1) and (2)Grant of approval for reduction in rank, removal or dismissal or otherwise termination of the services of employees of recognised schoolsThe Director of Education
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16Section 8(4), Section 8(5)Grant of approval to suspension of employees of recognised schoolsThe Director of Education
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17Section 10(1)Issuance of directions to recognised schools to bring pay & allowances etc., of their employees to the level of those of the employees of schools run by the GovernmentThe appropriate authority i.e., the AdministratorThe Director of Education
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18Section 10(2)Disbursing or getting disbursed salaries to the employees of aided schools within the first week of the every monthThe AdministratorThe Director of EducationThe Regional Directors
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19Section 11(1)Constitution of the Delhi School TribunalThe Administrator
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20Section 11(2)Appointment of the presiding officer of the Delhi School Tribunal to fill the vacancy, other than a temporary absence The Administrator
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21Section 11(3)Making available to the Delhi School Tribunal, the necessary staffThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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22Section 17 (1)Specifying fees, charges and payments to be collectedby aided schoolsThe Director of Education
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23Section 17(2) and rule 154Grant of approval to aided schools for collecting different fees, charges and fundsThe Director of Education
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24Section 17(3)Accepting statement of fees filed by recognised unaided schoolsThe Director of Education
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25Section 17 (3)Granting approval to charging fee by recognised unaided schools in excess of that specified in the statement filed by themThe Director of Education
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26Section 18(2)Approval of establishment of the School Fund and all othe funds including the pupils fund in aided schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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27Section 18(5) and rule 180(2) and (3)Accepting and getting audited such audited financial and other returns as filed by recognised aided and unaided schoolsThe Director of Education
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28Section 19(3)Holding a public examination for the students of recognised middle schoolsThe Director of Education
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29Section 20(1)Taking over the management of a school, recognized or not, initially for a period of three yearsThe Administrator
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30Section 20(1)Continuance of take-over of management of recognised schools for two more years on a year to year basisThe Administrator
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31Section 20(2)Accepting possession of the school property of a taken-over school or authorising any officer to do so. The AdministratorThe Director of Education
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32Section 20(3) Managing the taken-over school through the director or any other person authorised by the Director in this behalfThe Administrator
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33Section 20(3)Authorising a person to manage a taken over school as the authorised officerThe Director of Education
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34Section 20(4)Hearing of appeals against take-over of management of recognised schools and passing orders on the appeal including order for restoration of management and reduction of the period of take-overThe Administrator
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35Section 20(5) Payment of rent of the building of the taken-over school during the period of take-overThe Administrator The Director of Education
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36Section 20(6) (d)Approval of any resolution passed by the managing committee of a taken-over school during the period of take-overThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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37Section 22(2) and Rule 186(1)Constitution of the Delhi School Education Advisory BoardThe Administrator
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38Section 23(1)Delegation of the powers, duties and functions of the Administrator under the Act to the Director or any other officer.The Administrator
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39Section 23(2)Exercising the delegated power in the same manner and with the same effect as if such power had been conferred on him directly by this Act and not by way of delegation All persons to whom any power is delegated by the Administrator
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40Section 24(1) and rule 190(1) Inspection of Regional schoolsThe Director of EducationEducation officers, dy. Directors of Education (Distt.) Regional Directors, All officers authorised in individual cases
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41Section 24(2)Arrangement of special inspection of any school or on any aspects of its working The Director of Education
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42Section 24(3)Issuance of directions to recognised schools to rectify any defect or deficiency found at the time of inspection or otherwiseThe Director of Education
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43Section 24(4)Ordering stoppage of aid and withdrawal of recognition of any school or taking over the management of a non-minority schoolThe Director of Education
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44Section 28(1)Making rules to carry out the provision of the Act with the previous approval of the Central Govt. and subject to the condition of previous publication.The Administrator
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POWERS UNDER THE DELHI EDUCATION ACT AND RULES, 1973 AND THEIR DELEGATION AND AUTHORISATION
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RULES
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S.NOSECTION RULEPOWER/ FUNCTIONVESTED IN DELEGATE TO OFFICER AUTHROISEDOFFICER FURTHER AUTHORISED
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1Rule 3(1)Dividing Delhi into Districts and ZonesThe Director of Education
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2Rule 3(4) Altering the limits and the number of Districts and ZonesThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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3Rule 4 (1) Classification of schoolsThe Director of Education
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4Rule 4(2)Re-classification of schoolsThe Director of Education
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5Rule 5(1)Making suitable arrangements for imparting free education upto class VIII or the age of 14 yearsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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6Rule 6(1)Making arrangment for education of children through their mother-tongue at the primary stageThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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7Rule 6(2)Issuing directions to the local bodies for imparting education at the primary stage in the mother-tongue of the childrenThe Administrator
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8Rule 6 (5) Providing facilities of teaching through the mother tongue at the primary stage for linguistic minority studentsThe Director of Education
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9Rule 7Making arrangment for imparting education through the mother-tongue at the middle stage and opening of additional classes, sections and schools for the purposeThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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10Rule 8(2)Granting of permission to impart education in some or all subjects through the medium of any language other than Hindi at the Sr. Secondary stageThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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11Rule 8(3)Opening of new classes, sections schools for imparting education in their mother-tongue to the students whose mother-tongue is not Hindi at the Sr. Secondary stageThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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12Rule 10Refusing permission to open aided minority schools if sufficient number of such schools are availableThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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13Rule 10Refusing to give aid to a lingusitic minority school imparting education in a language other than the language of such linguistic minorityThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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14 Rule 11(1) Establishing Science CentresThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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15Rule 11(2)Making arrangement for sharing of facilities at the Science CentresThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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16Rule 12(1)Establishing workshopsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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17Rule 12(2)Making facilities for sharing of facilities at the workshopsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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18Rule 13Providing adult education centres, Bal kendres, Balwadis, education of drop-outs and literacy centresThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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19Rule 14Providing for multiple entry of students in schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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20 Rule 15Provision of part-time education functional literacy and adult educationThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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21Ruel 16 Provision of remedial teachingThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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22Rule 17(1)Permission to schools to function as autonoums schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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23Rule 17(2)Prohibition of use of undesirable text-books used by autonoumous schoolsThe Director of Education
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24Rule 17(4)Review of the work of the autonoums schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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25Rule 18(1)Specifying the course of study upto class VIII and recommending text-books upto class VIIIThe Director of Education
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26Rule 19 Paying special attention to value-education while specifying the course of studyThe Director of Education
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27Rule 20 Providing for co-curricular activities in recognised studyThe Director of Education
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28Rule 21Specifying course of study for non-formal educationThe Director of Education
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29Rule 22(1)Constitution of Curriculum CommitteeThe Administrator
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30Rule 25(1)Accepting resignation of the chairman or a member of the Curriculum CommitteeThe Administrator
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31Rule 26(1) (c )Giving opinion on whether an offence which a member of the Curriculum Committee is convicted of involves moral turpitudeThe Administrator
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32Rule 26(1) (d)Granting leave of absence to the members of the Curriculum CommitteeThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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33Rule 30(ii)Approval of hostels for studentsThe Director of EducationRegional Directors
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34Rule 30(iii)Approval of places of residence of the studentsThe Director of EducationRegional Directors
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35Rule 31(1)Specifying the time of commencement and conclusion of Govt. and aided schoolsThe Director of Education
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36Rule 32(2)(ii)Specifying the dates of summer vacationThe Director of Education
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37Rule 32(2)(iii)Approving the period of autumn and winter breaksThe Director of Education
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38Rule 32(2) (iv)Approval of special holidaysThe Director of EducationZonal Education Officers
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39Rule 34 (2)Sending underiable students to special schoolsThe Director of EducationRegional Directors
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40Rule 36(2)Amending or adding to the forms of practices forbidden for studentsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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41Rule 36(3)Shifting of students indulging in forbidden practices to special schoolsThe Director of EducationRegional Director
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42Rule 37 (5)Sanctioning admission of an expelled student to any other schoolThe Director of EducationRegional Director
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43Rule 37(7)(ii)Approval of expulsion and rustication of studentsThe Director of EducationRegional Director
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44Rule 38 (5)Issuance of detailed instructions regarding medical staff in schools The AdministratorThe Director of Education
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45Rule 39(1)Establilshment or assistance in establishing hostels in aided schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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46Rule 39(2)Specifying the conditions for establishment of hostels by recognised unaided schoolsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education
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47Rule 39(5) (B)Granting approval of expulsion from hostels of studentsThe Director of EducationRegional Directors
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48Rule 39(6)Issuing detailed instructions regarding running of hostelsThe AdministratorThe Director of Education