Section 22 in Karnataka Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2012
22. Constitution and Functions of the State Advisory Council.
(1)The Karnataka State Advisory' Council for Elementary Education shall have a Chairperson and fourteen members.(2)The Minister-in-charge of Primary and Secondary Education in Karnataka shall be the ex-officio Chairperson of the Council and the Secretary to Government, Primary and Secondary Education, shall be the Vice-Chairman of the State Advisory Council. The Commissioner for Public Instruction shall be the Member Secretary of the Council.(3)Members of the Council shall be appointed by the Government from amongst persons who have done outstanding work in the field of elementary education in the state, as under.-(a)At least four members should be from amongst persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities, At least one person from amongst those persons having specialised knowledge and practical experience of education of children with special needs. One member from amongst persons who have worked in the field of pre-primary education. members shall be from amongst persons who have worked in the field of elementary teacher education. The other members from amongst persons who have worked in the field of elementary education. Fifty percent of the members amongst the 14 shall be women.(b)The Commissioner for Public Instruction, the Additional Commissioners for Public Instruction, State Project Director Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana, Rashtriya Madhyamika Shiksha Abhiyana, and Directors of Primary, Secondary Education, Urdu and other Minorities and DSERT shall be the ex-ofiicio members.(c)The Council shall meet regularly at least twice in a year and review the status of elementary education in the state. The Council shall also monitor implementation of the Act and these rules and make recommendation to the Government from time to time.(d)The Council shall be reconstituted every three years and no member shall be appointed for more than two terms.(e)The non-official members of the Council are entitled to sitting fees, travel and other allowances, at a rate specified in Annexure A to the Karnataka Civil Service Rules.Part - IX Miscellaneous
