<P> 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 . India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into force on 1 April 2010 . The title of the RTE Act incorporates the words ' free and compulsory ' . ' Free education ' means that no child , other than a child who has been admitted by his or her parents to a school which is not supported by the appropriate Government , shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary education . ' Compulsory education ' casts an obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to provide and ensure admission , attendance and completion of elementary education by all children in the 6 - 14 age group . With this , India has moved forward to a rights based framework that casts a legal obligation on the Central and State Governments to implement this fundamental child right as enshrined in the Article 21A of the Constitution , in accordance with the provisions of the RTE Act. 17 . </P>
<P> 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 . India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into force on 1 April 2010 . The title of the RTE Act incorporates the words ' free and compulsory ' . ' Free education ' means that no child , other than a child who has been admitted by his or her parents to a school which is not supported by the appropriate Government , shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary education . ' Compulsory education ' casts an obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to provide and ensure admission , attendance and completion of elementary education by all children in the 6 - 14 age group . With this , India has moved forward to a rights based framework that casts a legal obligation on the Central and State Governments to implement this fundamental child right as enshrined in the Article 21A of the Constitution , in accordance with the provisions of the RTE Act. 17 . </P>
when was article 21a ( right to education ) inserted in part of the constitution
when was article 21a ( right to education ) inserted in part of the constitution
4 August 2009
4 August 2009