The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 notified
The “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009” has been notified, after receiving the assent of President. Article 21-A, as inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002, provides for free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such manner as the State may, by Law, determine. Consequently, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, has been enacted by the Parliament. The Act received the assent of the President on 26th August, 2009.
