**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Education Department of the Gujarat Government, dated January 28, 2026. It pertains to the transfer of control and management of nine primary schools from the District Education Committees of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar to the Nagar Primary Education Committee, Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad, based on representations made and subsequent consent from the Urban Development & Urban Housing Department and the Panchayat, Rural Housing & Rural Development department. Teachers from concerned District Education Committee have to give option whether they are willing to be retained or to go to Nagar Primary Education Committee, Ahmedabad within one month.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Transfer of Control:** The control and management of nine primary schools are being handed over to the Nagar Primary Education Committee, Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad. This includes approved staff, as well as movable and immovable property.
* Ghuma Primary School
* Bopal Primary School
* Kathavada Primary School
* B.L. Mehta Kathavada Meij Primary School
* Zaveri dairy farm Primary School
* Hudko Primary School
* Chiloda baraiya kumar Primary School
* Chiloda baraiya kanya Primary School
* Gopal Nagar Primary School
* **Financial Provisions:** The Nagar Primary Education Committee, Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad will receive grants at an 80:20% ratio, as per established rules.
* **Teacher Options and Transfers:** Current teachers from the District Education Committee must choose within one month whether to transfer to the Nagar Primary Education Committee, Ahmedabad or remain. Teachers who opt to remain under the District Education Committee will be accommodated in vacant posts and existing transfer rules will not be affected.
* **Handover Process:** The Directorate of Primary Education and relevant District Education Officers are tasked with fixing a date for the handover of control and management.
* **Responsibilities:** After the handover date is fixed, all educational and administrative responsibilities related to students and properties will vest in Nagar Primary Education Committee, Ahmedabad.
* **Accounts and Records:** All accounts related to GPF, CPF including Service Books along with service records shall be handed over to concerned Nagar Primary Education Committee.
**Impact Analysis**
**Nagar Primary Education Committee, Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad**
* **Impact**: Increased responsibility for managing nine additional primary schools, including staff and property. Will receive 80:20% grant as per rules.
* **Action Required**: Accept control and management of the schools, manage the allocated resources, and receive relevant documentation and information.
**Teachers in Affected Primary Schools**
* **Impact**: Choice to remain with District Education Committee or transfer to Nagar Primary Education Committee.
* **Action Required**: Decide whether to transfer or remain, communicate the decision within one month.
**District Education Committee, District Panchayat, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar**
* **Impact**: Loss of control and management over the nine primary schools, transfer of related staff and assets.
* **Action Required**: Cooperate with the handover process, transfer control and management of the schools, transfer all relevant documentation.
**Directorate of Primary Education**
* **Impact**: Oversight of the handover process.
* **Action Required**: Fix the date for the handover of control and management.
Key Entities Referenced
District Education Committee, District Panchayat: The committee originally responsible for the schools being transferred.
Gujarat Primary Education Act, 1947: The primary law governing the handover of control of primary schools.
Nagar Primary Education Committee, Municipal Corporation Ahmedabad: The entity receiving control and management of the primary schools, subject to conditions outlined in the notification.
Ahmedabad: Location where the primary schools being transferred are situated.
Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949: Act under which the boundary of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was extended, impacting school jurisdiction.