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;

   (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.