# India makes education a fundamental right from April 1 2026-08-16T19:26:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India has made education a fundamental right for all children aged 6 to 14, effective from April 1, 2010, under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The Act, which came into force on that date, is expected to benefit an estimated one crore children who currently do not attend school. With this law, India joins a small group of countries that have a statutory provision making education a fundamental right. The Hindu reports that the enforcement of the Act represents a momentous step forward in India's 100-year struggle for universalising elementary education. The law mandates free and compulsory education for all children in the specified age group, aiming to ensure access to schooling for every child regardless of economic background. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: elementary education, India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/india-makes-education-a-fundamental-right-from-april-1/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/india-makes-education-a-fundamental-right-from-april-1/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/