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Panchayat Education Committee

The Panchayat Education Committee ( PEC) is a very important people's committee that works to improve the quality of education and the physical conditions of schools in the village panchayats of Kerala .

These committees were given more crucial responsibilities when the administration of schools was handed over to local bodies as part of the people's planning movement in Kerala.

The structure and main responsibilities of this committee are as follows:

1. Structure of the Committee

PEC is formed with broad participation at the Panchayat level:

  • Chairman: Gram Panchayat President.

  • Vice Chairman: Chairman of the Standing Committee on Health and Education.

  • Convener: The Headmaster/Principal of a government/aided school within the Panchayat limits will be the convener (usually the Panchayat Governing Body will appoint the convener).

  • Members:

    • Other Standing Committee Chairmen.

    • Headmasters (HMs) of all schools in the panchayat.

    • School PTA presidents.

    • Education experts and representatives of teacher organizations.

    • AEO or his representative.

2. Key Responsibilities

  • Plan educational plans: Prepare annual plans (Education Plan) for the comprehensive development of the education sector in the panchayat.

  • Improve physical conditions: Ensure that facilities such as buildings, drinking water, toilets, playgrounds, and computer labs are in place in schools and allocate funds.

  • Improve academic standards: Develop special coaching classes, career guidance, entrance exams, and plans to address academic backwardness to improve the academic standards of children.

  • Mid-day Meal Scheme: Monitor the quality and distribution of mid-day meals provided in schools.

  • Prevent Drop-out: Conduct public interventions to eliminate the situation where children drop out of school.

3. Relationship with school level committees

This Panchayat-level Education Committee coordinates the activities of the PTA and SMC (School Management Committee) in each school . Major needs that schools cannot solve on their own (for example, construction of new buildings, large fund requirements) are included in the Panchayat plans through this committee.