Date: 2025-07-04Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part V, Ext No. 72, Dated 4th July 2025, L. A. BILL No. LXVIII OF 2025., A BILL, FURTHER TO AMEND THE MAHARASHTRA EMPLOYEES OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) REGULATION ACT, 1977.
This is a summary of the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary Part Five, published on Friday, July 4, 2025, covering legislation proposed in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council. The specific document is Legislative Assembly Bill No. LXVIII of 2025, which amends the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. The amendment focuses on defining terms within the Act.
**Key Amendments:**
* **Existing Private School Definition:** Redefined to include recognized private schools existing on the specified date, or those affiliated with boards/institutions outside the state or foreign boards/institutions with the state government's No Objection Certificate.
* **Private School Definition:** Redefined to include recognized schools established or managed by a management other than the government or a local authority, or those affiliated with boards/institutions outside the state or foreign boards/institutions with the state government's No Objection Certificate.
* **Recognized Definition:** Redefined to mean recognized by the Director or an authorized officer, the State Board, a Divisional Board, or by state/foreign boards or institutions with state government's No Objection Certificate.
**Objectives and Reasons:**
The statement of objectives highlights inconsistencies in the management practices of private schools (including ICSE, CBSE, IGCSE, and IB schools) in Maharashtra. Issues include admission age, school duration, constitutional reservations, public holidays, national programs, unaffordable fees, arbitrary admissions, and irregularities in service conditions, educational qualifications, and salaries of teachers and non-teaching staff. The existing rules are not being followed by these schools, hence the amendment is deemed necessary to provide security to the service conditions and salary scales of teachers and non-teaching staff, and address administrative irregularities. These schools benefit from state infrastructure but disregard state regulations.
**Publication Details:**
* **RNI No.:** MAHBIL/2009/40124
* **Issue Date:** July 4, 2025
* **Pages:** 3
* **Price:** ₹26.00
* **Legislative Assembly Date:** June 27, 2025
* **Responsible Member:** Sudhir Mungantiwar, In-charge Member
* **Secretary:** Jitendra Bhole, Secretary (1), Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* **Printed and Published by:** Rupendra Dinesh More, Director, Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Mumbai.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977: The primary act being amended by this bill, regulating the service conditions of employees in private schools in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha: The legislative assembly of Maharashtra, where the bill was introduced.
Mumbai: Location of Vidhan Bhavan where the bill was presented.