a) Maintenance of Records

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b) Publication of Information

• i) Belur High School is an educational institution affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal. It imparts education to boys only in the Upper Primary and Secondary Sections, and to both boys and girls in the Higher Secondary section. Instruction language-medium is Bengali. Its function is to maintain and uphold the educational policies as prescribed. Our duty is to serve the educational interests of the children of the age from 10 to 18.
• ii) The powers and duties of its officers and employees:

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Powers and Duties
1	Headmaster	The Head of Institution of an institution, subject to any order of the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned Sub-Division, shall be responsible for the overall academic and administrative matters of the institution and his powers and duties shall include– (a) to allow a candidate to join, either on first appointment or on transfer, in the post of Assistant Teacher or Librarian or any other non-teaching post, if he carries an appointment letter or an order of transfer issued by the Board in pursuance of the provisions of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963, as and when he reports for joining: Provided that upon such joining, the Head of Institution shall, within seven (7) days, send the joining report and other necessary papers pertaining to appointment to the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education), as the case may be, for approval of appointment, and also to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education as well as to the concerned Regional Commission of the West Bengal School Service Commission; (b) to make requisition of salary of teaching and non-teaching staff; (c) to grant annual increments in the pay scale to teachers and non-teaching staff on satisfactory service; (d) to forward,with the approval of the Committee or the Administrator, the prayer of confirmation of teaching or non-teaching staff, upon satisfactory service on probation, to the Board through District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned Sub-Division; (e) to maintain General Provident fund of teaching and non-teaching staff and sanction withdrawal thereof; (f) to maintain service book of the approved teaching and non-teaching staff and update the same annually; (g) to grant career advancement benefit of teaching and non-teaching staff on satisfactory and continuous service as per Government policy and orders; (h) to serve the required notice and submit pension papers of teaching and non-teaching staff as per rules and orders relating to payment of retirement benefit; (i) to act as the custodian of the school records and produce the same as and when required by any superior authority; (j) to follow the provision of law relating to the right to education as laid down in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, in respect of elementary education, if the institution imparts elementary education; (k) to obey any other general or specific order of the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned Sub-Division in the interest of education.
2	Assistant Headmaster	The Assistant Headmaster or the Assistant Headmistress of an institution, subject to any order of the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned Sub- Division, shall, with the approval of the Head of Institution, perform the following functions and discharge the following duties:– (a) to maintain daily class routine and provisional routine, if required; (b) to prepare routine for examination in the institution; (c) to conduct the continuous comprehensive evaluation of students; (d) to maintain progress reports of students; (e) to hold parent-teacher meetings; (f) to prepare reports on drop out of students and take remedial measures for checking drop out; (g) to conduct remedial teaching for the slow learners; (h) to assist the Head of Institution to monitor as to whether Assistant Teachers are taking classes as per syllabus and curriculum; (i) to follow the provision of law relating to the right to education as laid down in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 in respect of elementary education, if the institution imparts elementary education; (j) to obey any other general or specific order of the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the district or the Additional District Inspector of Schools (Secondary Education) of the concerned Sub-Division, or the Head of Institution in the interest of education; (k) to officiate in the post of Headmaster or Headmistress during the temporary vacancy in the post of Headmaster or Headmistress. (2) The Head of Institution shall perform the duties as referred in clause (I), in absence of Assistant Headmaster or Assistant Headmistress in an institution.
3	Assistant Teacher; Non-teaching Staffers	(1)No teacher or non-teaching staff shall behave in a manner, which is improper and unbecoming of a teacher or a non-teaching staff and derogatory to the prestige of the Institution, the State and the Nation. (2) Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall strictly abide by law relating to the prohibition of gambling, intoxicating drinks or drugs, or smoking during the course of his duty in the premises of the Institution or in any public place. Explanation–For the purposes of these rules, the expression "public place" means any place or premises (including conveyance) to which the public have, or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise. (3) No teacher or non-teaching staff shall, in discharge of his official duties, be guided by his personal interest, if any, affecting discharge of such official duties. (4) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, no teacher or non-teaching staff shall engage in any business, trade, undertaking or money lending agency and undertake any employment other than his service directly or indirectly, or use his position to help such business, agency or undertaking: Provided that a teacher or non-teaching staff may, with the permission of the committee, undertake any honorary work of social and charitable nature without hampering his duties in the Institution. (5) A teacher or non-teaching may, with the permission of the committee, undertake writing or publication of books by himself or jointly with others and may receive reasonable remuneration for such work and the proper account of such remuneration shall be furnished before the authority to whom he is subordinate: Provided that such work shall not include publication of answer key or note or help books, by whatever names these may be called, in respect of textbooks approved by the Board or theWest Bengal Council of Higher secondary Education. (6) No teacher shall engage himself in any sort of private tuition for personal gain. Provided that, a teacher shall co-operate in the matter of remedial coaching which may be organised by the Institution. (7) No teacher or non-teaching staff shall employ any subordinate staff in his domestic work or for his personal service. (8) Every teacher shall practise, promote and encourage collective functioning in the interest of academic and administrative efficiency of the intuition and shall attend guardians’ meeting when arranged by the Head of Institution. (9) No teacher shall ask a student to participate in any private programme without permission of his guardian, if the same is held on holidays, and without the permission of the Head of Institution, if the same is held on working days: Provided that if the guardian or the Head of Institution, as the case may be, permits such participation, the concerned teacher shall be responsible for safety, security and well-being of the student till the student returns to his guardian: Provided further that no teacher shall force any student against his desire to participate in any programme in which the institution is taking part. (10) Every teacher or non-teaching staff shall abide by the orders or circulars issued by the concerned authority as to punctuality, regular attendance, attendance at assembly prayer, taking allotted classes, completion of syllabus and other instructions contained in such orders or circulars. (11) No teacher or non-teaching staff shall remain absent without sanctioned leave or overstay after expiry of leave, or leave the Institution without permission from the Head of Institution during working hours. (12) Every teacher shall, to the best of his abilities, perform his duties, as may be assigned to him by the competent authority pertaining to the examinations held by the Institution and including preparation of question papers, evaluation of answer scripts, preparation of mark sheets and invigilation.Every non-teaching staff shall faithfully render his services for holding examinations of the institution smoothly.Inducement by any teacher or non-teaching staff in any unfair practices of students in any dishonest activity shall be construed as misconduct on the part of such teacher or nonteaching staff, as the case may be. (13) Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall perform such duties as may be entrusted to him by the concerned Officer-in-charge of the Centre committee pertaining to Secondary Examination and Higher Secondary Examination.Every teacher shall, if so entrusted by the Board or by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, as the case may be, evaluate answer scripts of the examinations conducted by such Board, or the Council and shall strictly follow the guidelines prescribed by it. (14) A teacher or non-teaching staff shall, with the approval of the Head of the Institution, perform such duties for the conduct of public examinations other than the examinations referred to above, as may be entrusted to him by the concerned authority conducting such examinations.A teacher or non-teaching staff shall be entitled to receive such remuneration as may be sanctioned for discharging duties in such examinations. (15)(a) Every teacher or non-teaching staff may, if permitted by his respective committees,participate in programmes organised by the State Government or the Board or the Council or the Institution for promotion of education or culture or moral value and may also attend events like workshop or seminar etc. as and when organised by them. (b) Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall participate collectively and individually in national programmes or events like Republic Day, Independence Day, and cultural events like drama, sports, and exhibitions etc., held within the Institutions, and extend his support to the best of his ability in the interest of joyful learning by the students and to generate a congenial atmosphere in the Institution. (16) No teacher or non-teaching staff shall inflict any punishment on a student, which is barred under any law or under any order of the Government.Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall be extremely careful in handling student's behaviour so that mental and physical injury to the student is avoided.Every teacher shall, if necessary, make endeavour to take correctional approach towards the students with the help of co-teachers, the Head of Institution and guardians. (17) Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall endeavour to attain and maintain a mutually respectful atmosphere in and outside the institution with respect to other teaching and non-teaching staff and students and guardians and members of the managing committee. No teacher and non-teaching staff shall induce or influence any student to participate, directly or indirectly, in violent, hateful, secessionist, terrorist or communal activity and no teacher or non-teaching staff shall indulge in any activity which may cause dissatisfaction amongst the teachers, non-teaching staff and students on the basis of religion, caste, gender, community, profession etc. (18) Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall abide by and follow the provision of law relating to the right to education as laid down in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, in respect of elementary education, if the institution imparts elementary education. (19) Every teacher and non-teaching staff shall discharge his duties as entrusted to them by provision of any Act, rules and order of the Government. (20) Every Assistant teacher and non-teaching staff shall obey any other general or specific order of the Government or the Director of School Education or the Board or the District Inspector of Schools of the district or the Additional District Inspector of Schools of concerned Sub-Division or the Committee or the Head of Institution or the Assistant Headmaster or the Assistant Headmistress, as the case may be, in the interest of education. (21) Every Assistant teacher or Assistant Headmaster/Headmistress or non-teaching staff shall, in the manner as may be specified by the Government, submit annually, latest by the 30th April of every year, a declaration of his assets as they stood on 1st January of such year, to the Headmaster or the Headmistress of the school who shall forward the same within one month to the respective District Inspector of Schools or the Additional District Inspector of Schools of the concerned Sub-Division. The Head of Institution shall submit his declaration of assets to the District or Additional District Inspector of Schools, as the case may be. (22)(a)Every teacher or non-teaching staff may, subject to the rules, regulations or orders for the time being in force and with the approval from committee, take part in any democratic process, including contesting election to Parliament, Legislative Assembly, Local Self Government, Statutory body, or voluntary organization. (b) Every teacher or non-teaching staff may form association for their academic, professional or service interest. (23) Every teacher or non-teaching staff shall submit an application to the Board for appearing in any examination through the District Inspector of Schools or the Additional District Inspector of Schools of the concerned Sub-Division with the approval of the committee. (24) The Head of the Institution shall allow a candidate to join on fresh appointment or on transfer in the post of Assistant Teachers or non-teaching staff including Librarian as per the order of appointment or transfer, as the case may be, issued by the Board: Provided that if the Head of the Institution is, under circumstances beyond his control, unable to allow a candidate to join the Institution, he shall pass a reasoned order explaining the circumstances which prevented him to allow the candidate to join and inform the District Inspector of Schools or the Additional District Inspector of Schools of the concerned Sub-Division and the Board and also to the Regional Commission of the West Bengal School Service Commission. A copy of such order shall also be endorsed to the concerned candidate.

• iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability: Dicision making is done over discussion on Management Committee meeting and written resolution is adopted in terms of procedure, including channels of supervision and accountability.

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