# Education Becomes a Fundamental Right for Children Aged 6 to 14 2026-08-07T00:46:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India’s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, took effect on April 1, 2010, giving all children aged 6 to 14 a statutory right to free and compulsory education. The Hindu described the law as a major step in India’s long effort to universalise elementary education. It placed India among a small group of countries with such a legal provision. An estimated one crore children who were out of school were expected to benefit from the measure. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: children, education, RTE Act, schooling Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/education-becomes-a-fundamental-right-for-children-aged-6-to-14/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/education-becomes-a-fundamental-right-for-children-aged-6-to-14/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.