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THE RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT, 2009 ACT NO. 35 OF 2009 [26th August, 2009.] An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1.
The RTE Act mandates for all private schools to reserve 25 per cent of their seats for children from socially disadvantaged and economically backward sections. This move is intended to boost social inclusion and pave the way for a more just and equal country.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A, means that every child has a right to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies certain essential norms and standards.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between the age of 6 to 14 years in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008, is anchored in the belief that the values of equality, social justice and democracy and the creation of a just and humane society can be achieved only through provision of inclusive elementary education to all.
Main Features of Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. Free and compulsory education to all children of India in the 6 to 14 age group. No child shall be held back, expelled or required to pass a board examination until the completion of elementary education.
“Act” means the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. “Anganwadi” means an Anganwadi Centre established under the Integrated Child Development Scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India.
