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Education is the backbone for the progress of the country in the 21st century . The state has enacted the Right to education 2009 in response to the recognition of fundamental right to education under Article 21Aadded by the 86th amendment to the constitution .The state is duty bound to provide for free and compulsory elementary education . The child enters the world of learning first in preschool followed by Elementary education up to 8th grade and further for high school education up to 10th grade . During these years the individual has to be provided with quality education to sustain the competition beyond school. Besides the RTE Act the state has implemented various schemes , appointed commissions, agencies to improve the existing quality of education. The RTE Act has provisions for the involvement of community in the development of the School. This paper explores the role of school management committee(SMDC's) in rural elementary school by adopting the case study method .The paper tries to highlight the functioning of the SDMC towards improving the quality of education