Rule 131. Educational Facilities for Workers’ Children

Every employer shall, if the number of workers’ children between the age of six and twelve in his plantation exceeds twenty-five, provide and maintain a primary school or school for imparting primary education to the children:

Provided that an employer may not provide and maintain a primary school if there is one under the direct management of the State Government or of any local body for imparting free education to the children up to the primary or higher standard, and within a distance of 3.5 km from the place where workers reside in his plantation, or if under any other law he is required to pay a cess or tax for primary education:

Provided further that schools started with less than fifty children may be considered for recognition by the Education Department, on the condition that the entire expenses, including the salaries of teachers, shall be met by the employers, and financial aid from the Education Department under the State Government may be considered on merits, under the provisions of the Mizoram Education Act, 2003, if and when the number of pupils in the institution exceeds fifty:

Provided further that, subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 105, a group of employers may jointly provide and maintain a primary school and share its expenses.