Yes. Section 18(1) in The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 clearly states that no school, other than a school established, owned or controlled by the appropriate Government or the local authority, shall, after the commencement of this Act, be established or function, without obtaining a certificate of recognition from such authority, by making an application in such form and manner, as may be prescribed.

No. Section 19 of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 states in subsection 4 thatwith effect from the date of withdrawal of recognition under sub-section (3), no school shall continue to function. Subsection 5 continues to states that any person who continues to run a school after the recognition is withdrawn, shall be liable to a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees and in case of continuing contraventions, to a fine of ten thousand rupees for each day during which such contravention continues .

Section 19 subsection 2 of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 states that where a school established before the commencement of this Act does not fulfill the norms and standards specified in the Schedule II, it shall take steps to fulfill such norms and standards at its own expenses.

No. The entire process is online.

- Yes. The entire process has to be completed by the District within 135 days. - the application submitted by a school has to be verified via physical inspection by the office of District Superintendent of education (DSE) within 90 days. - Once application is sent to the Committee, meeting has to be scheduled within 30 days. - Within 15 days of completion of meeting a final decision has to be taken on the application.

Section 6 of the JHARKHAND RAJYA SEWA DENE KI GUARANTEE ACT, 2011 states a) subsection (1): Any person, whose application is rejected or who is not provided the service within the stipulated time limit, may file an appeal to the first appeal officer within 30 days from the date of rejection of application or the expiry of the stipulated time limit. Provided that the first appeal officer may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time. b) Subsection (3): A second appeal against decision of first appeal officer shall lie to the second appellate authority within 60 days from the date on which the decision was made: Provided that the second appellate authority may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of 60 days if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

1. First Appellate authority: RDDE
2. Second appellate authority: Director, Primary of DoSE&L