Dharmendra Pradhan to launch school management guidelines on May 6 to boost local governance

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch the School Management Committee (SMC) guidelines 2026 on May 6 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The SMC guidelines aim to strengthen local governance and community participation in schools. It also helps to enhance accountability and transparency while improving learning outcomes from Balvatika to Grade 12.

The Minister of Education (MoE) announced the launch date for the SMC guidelines 2026 on its social media account.

“School Management Committees (SMCs) bring together parents, teachers , local representatives and community members to foster participation, shared responsibility and support effective school planning ,” the ministry wrote on X.

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SMC Guidelines 2026 to improve school education system

Explaining the objective of the SMC guidelines 2026, the ministry said that the guidelines were aligned with the vision of National Education Policy (NEP) 2026 and designed to boost community participation and local governance in school education .

The launch of the guidelines are also a significant step towards “building a participatory, equitable and future-ready education system” in line with the vision of Viksit Bharat, the ministry said.

Recently, the education minister also reviewed the availability, printing and distribution of textbooks published by NCERT for the ongoing academic session. He also directed the NCERT officials to monitor last-mile delivery, especially in rural areas.

In April 2026, the education ministry launched career cards for children with special needs in order to enhance access to inclusive career guidance across schools.

The initiative was aimed at providing equal access to children with special needs about information on different career options.