The Constitution (Eighty-sixth) Amendment Act inserted Article 21A in the Constitution which makes education a Fundamental Right for Children in the age group of 6-14 years by providing that “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”.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation to Article 21A, has been enacted by Parliament to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. After receiving the assent of the President, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 was published in the Gazette of India on 27th August, 2009.
The Union Cabinet has, in December, approved the introduction of a Bill in Parliament for carrying out certain amendments to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The following amendments are proposed:
(i) Inclusion of children with disabilities within the meaning of ‘children belonging to disadvantaged group’
(ii) Providing that children with disabilities as defined in the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 shall have special rights to pursue free and compulsory elementary education; and
(iii) School Management Committee constituted under the Act by aided minority institutions shall perform advisory function.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which represents the consequential legislation to Article 21A, has been enacted by Parliament to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years. After receiving the assent of the President, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 was published in the Gazette of India on 27th August, 2009.
The Union Cabinet has, in December, approved the introduction of a Bill in Parliament for carrying out certain amendments to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The following amendments are proposed:
(i) Inclusion of children with disabilities within the meaning of ‘children belonging to disadvantaged group’
(ii) Providing that children with disabilities as defined in the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 shall have special rights to pursue free and compulsory elementary education; and
(iii) School Management Committee constituted under the Act by aided minority institutions shall perform advisory function.
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