law: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
  9. Duties of local
  
  authority.-
  Every local authority
  
  shall--
  a.  
  
    provide
  
  free and compulsory elementary education to every child:
  Provided that where a
  
  child is admitted by his or her parents or guardian, as the case may be, in a
  
  school other than a school established, owned, controlled or substantially
  
  financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government
  
  or a local authority, such child or his or her parents or guardian, as the case
  
  may be, shall not be entitled to make a claim for reimbursement of expenditure
  
  incurred on elementary education of the child in such other school;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
    ensure
  
  availability of a neighbourhood school as specified in section 6;
  c.  
  
    ensure
  
  that the child belonging to weaker section and the child belonging to disadvantaged
  
  group are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing
  
  elementary education on any grounds;
  d.  
  
    maintain
  
  records of children up to the age of fourteen years residing within its
  
  jurisdiction, in such manner as may be prescribed;
  e.  
  
    ensure
  
  and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by
  
  every child residing within its jurisdiction;
  f.  
  
    provide
  
  infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning material;
  g.  
  
    provide
  
  special training facility specified in section 4;
  h.  
  
    ensure
  
  good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms
  
  specified in the Schedule;
  i.  
  
    ensure
  
  timely prescribing of curriculum and courses of study for elementary education;
  j.  
  
    provide
  
  training facility for teachers;
  k.  
  
    ensure
  
  admission of children of migrant families;
  l.  
  
    monitor
  
  functioning of schools within its jurisdiction; and
  m.  
  
    decide
  
  the academic calendar