Section 345 in Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996
345. Duties and functions of Education Extension Officer.
- Education Extension Officer shall be primarily responsible for universal primary education of boys and girls in rural areas of Panchayat Samitis and improving quality of education in schools. His main functions will be:-(1)Preparing proposals for opening of new schools so that facility of Primary schools is available to all residents within one kilometre radius.(2)Increase enrollment of boys and girls to cover all the families by organising enrollment campaign.(3)Conduct survey of children in age group 6-11 and 11-14 not coming to school every year in the month of July.(4)Formation of village education committees to bring 100% children to schools and assist in school programmes of enrollment, tournaments, cultural programmes etc.(5)Arrange to send children to non-formal education centres for extensive coverage.(6)Prepare lady teachers for Saraswati Yojana in hamlets/villages having no school within one kilometres.(7)Inspect schools twice a year :(a)assess quality of teaching,(b)ensure use of equipment supplied under operations Black Board Scheme.(c)check postings of teachers as per sanctioned strength and as per teacher student ratio.(8)Keep uptodate schoolwise statistics about buildings, rooms, room sizes, play grounds, boundary walls, furniture, other equipment, library books, play material, Tat Pattis, tree plantation etc.(9)Keep uptodate schoolwise details of classwise enrollment of boys and girls and number of children not attending any school.(10)Prepare regular programme of teaches training through District institute of Education and Training.(11)Touring for 120 days and 60 nights during a year.(12)Necessary guidance in monthly meeting of teachers on pay distribution day and making pay centre schools as ideal schools of Panchayat Samiti in all respects.(13)Get annual developmental plan prepared for every school and get it implemented through parents/villagers.(14)Arrange Teacher-Parents day every 3 months.(15)Uptodate maintenance of service books of teachers.(16)50% expenditure of education cess on school buildings and equipments.(17)Maintain all other records pertaining to educational activities.(18)To attend gram sabha meetings and perform duties assigned in Rules 5 and 8.(19)Perform all other functions allotted by Vikas Adhikari/Development Department from time to time.
