Constitution of IndiaPart IIIFundamental RightInserted by 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.
Article 21A
Right to Education
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Plain English Explanation
Article 21A guarantees the right to free and compulsory education to children between 6 and 14 years. Added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment, 2002. This led to the Right to Education Act (RTE), 2009. Children in this age group must be provided free education in neighbourhood schools. Private schools must reserve 25% seats for economically weaker sections.
Legal Text
The Constitution of India · Article 21A
The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.
Quick Facts
- Article Number
- 21A
- Part
- III
- Type
- Fundamental Right
- Inserted/Amended by
- Inserted by 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.
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