Education Department (Secondary)

While the Zilla Parishad in Raigad primarily focuses on primary education, its Secondary Education Department also plays a significant role, albeit with a more supervisory and facilitative function, especially for privately managed secondary schools.

Here’s a brief overview of its functions:

Supervision of Private Secondary Schools: The department mainly oversees the functioning of private secondary and higher secondary schools in the Raigad district, including aided, unaided, permanently unaided, and self-financed schools. This involves ensuring they adhere to government norms and educational standards.

Teacher and Staff Related Matters: It handles administrative tasks related to teachers and non-teaching staff in these private schools, such as verifying and approving staff appointments (where applicable), transfers, and other service-related matters. For aided schools, it plays a role in the disbursement of teacher salaries based on government criteria.

Grant Disbursement: The department is involved in the inspection of secondary schools and the release of grants to eligible aided institutions.

Implementation of Government Schemes: It acts as the implementing agency for various state and centrally sponsored schemes aimed at improving secondary education. This can include scholarship programs (like National Means-Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme), science exhibitions, and other initiatives for student development and quality enhancement.

Monitoring and Inspections: Through its regional officers, the department conducts school visits and inspections to monitor the implementation and progress of central and state government programs and projects.