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โ๏ธ Fundamental Rights
Right to Education (Art. 21A)
Free and compulsory education for children 6โ14 years; added by 86th Amendment (2002)
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 2002 Fundamental Rights
Key Facts
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Added by 86th Constitutional Amendment (2002); RTE Act enacted 2009, operational from April 2010
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Free and compulsory education for children aged 6โ14 years โ approximately 200 million children
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Every neighbourhood school must admit all children; 25% reservation in private schools for EWS children
โ๏ธ Did you know? RTE Act (2009) implementing Art 21A requires private unaided schools to reserve 25% seats for economically weaker section children
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Free and compulsory education for children 6โ14 years