Section 1 in Rules for the Grant of Recognition and Aid to Elementary Schools
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The power to grant permission to open new schools, additional classes in the existing schools and to grant or withdraw recognition and aid to or from elementary schools including Basic Schools and Pre-basic sections attached to Basic Schools shall vest in the Officers of the Education Department:Provided that the previous permission of the officers of the Education Department shall not be required for the opening of new elementary schools by the district boards in places which have no school within a radius of one mile and which have a population of not less than 500. In such cases it will be sufficient if the District Educational Officer is informed of the opening of the schools as soon as possible.
