Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006

No: 13 Dated: Jun, 12 2006

Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006

(Tamil Nadu Act 13 of 2006)

    An Act to provide learning of Tamil as one of the subjects in all schools in the State of Tamil Nadu.

    Whereas a policy decision has been taken by the Government of Tamil Nadu to ensure that all students studying in standards I to X in all schools in this State to learn Tamil as one of the subjects, in a phased manner, from the academic year 2006-2007.

    Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

1. Short title extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "academic year" means the year commencing on the first day of June;

(b) "competent authority" means the competent authority appointed by the Government under section 4;

(c) "Government" means the State Government;

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;

(e) "school" means, -

(i) any primary school, middle school, high school or higher secondary school maintained by the State or local bodies; or

(ii) any primary school, middle school, high school or higher secondary school established and administered or maintained by any private educational agency including minority school established and administered under clause (1) of Article 30 of the Constitution, whether receiving aid out of the State fund or not; or

(iii) any Nursery and Primary School, Matriculation School, Anglo-Indian School or Oriental School including minority school established and administered under clause (1) of Article 30 of the Constitution, whether receiving aid out of the State fund or not; or

(iv) such other school as may be notified by the Government in this behalf;

Explanation. - For the purpose of this clause, -

(i) Nursery and Primary School consist of standards L.K.G. to V;

(ii) Primary School shall consist of standards 1 to V;

(iii) Middle School shall consist of standards I to VIII or standards VI to VIII;

(iv) High School shall consist of standards I to X, or VI to X or IX and X;

(v) Higher Secondary School shall consist of standards I to XII, VI to XII or IX to XII.