13. Constitution, powers and functions of [District Education Management Committee] :

(i) the Chairman of the Zilla Parishad, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee ;
(ii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad, who shall be the Member-Convenor ;
(iii) ten parents to be [nominated] in the prescribed manner by and from among the parent-members of the [School Management Committees] in the District of whom not less than five shall be women; and one shall be from Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and one from the Minority Community ;
(iv) two Headmasters of Zilla Parishad High Schools co-opted in the Committee in the manner prescribed ;
(v) one educationist or social activist or nominee of a voluntary organisation to be nominated by the District Collector ;
(vi) one chairperson of [Mandal Education Management Committee] to be co-opted in the manner prescribed ;
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(viii) the District Educational Officer ;
(ix) the Minorities Welfare Officer of the District or in the absence of that Officer, an officer belonging to the Minorities from any of the Departments/Offices nominated by the District Collector ;
(x) Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Agency; or the District Tribal Welfare Officer ;
(xi) one representative from the recognised teachers unions to be co-opted in such manner as may be prescribed ;
(xii) two Zilla Parishad Territorial Council Members to be nominated as may be prescribed ;
(xiii) Deputy Director of Social Welfare Department ; and
(xiv) District Backward Classes Welfare Officer.