West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

9The authorities of the Society are the General Council (GC)and the Executive Committee (EC). The GC is headed by theChief Minister as Chairman with MIC, School EducationDepartment as Vice-Chairman. The EC which administers theaffairs of the Society, is chaired by the Chief Secretary to theState Government. The State Project Office (SPO) is the mostcrucial unit for implementation of the Programme, which haslinks with District and Sub-district level structures, NGOs,State Government, National Bureau and all other concerned.The State Project Office is headed by the State ProjectDirector (SPD). The District Project Office is headed by theZilla Sabhadipati with the District Magistrate authorized tofunction as District Project Director in all districts. However,in case of Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), anindependent educational District, the Chairman of theCouncil Functions as the Council Project Director, SSA,DGHC. Similarly, in case of Siliguri Mahakuma Parisad(SMP), another independent educational District, theAdditional Executive Officer of SMP holds the chair ofMahakuma SSM Committee and acts as the Project Directorin his Ex-Officio capacity. In Kolkata, the Chairman, District