Gujarat State School Service Commission Bill-2013 passed again

Gandhinagar, 3 October 2013

The Gujarat assembly today passed the “Gujarat State School Service Commission Bill-2013” again. The state government on Tuesday had tabled this bill in the assembly. The bill aims to establish a state school service commission for recruitment of teachers and headmasters for registered private secondary and higher secondary schools, including private schools receiving grants in aid from the state government.

Earlier, in August, the bill was rejected by Gujarat governor Dr Kamla Beniwal. The Governor had suggested a rethink on the composition of the said commission. The Governor had said that if the objective was to provide good quality teachers in schools, the provisions should have been applicable to all categories of schools, irrespective of whether they are owned by public trusts or by the state government or by local bodies or by minority trusts and just the schools owned by public trusts.