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Education Becomes a Fundamental Right for Children Aged 6 to 14
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 Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Calling the law either a complete solution or a hollow promise would be too easy. The right creates a legal duty, but access depends on schools, teachers, attendance and usable classrooms. The estimate of one crore potential beneficiaries gives the policy a clear test: how many children in that group actually enter and remain in school? Enrolment figures alone will not settle it if learning remains weak.
Source: thehindu.com
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