Provision of Free Education after Elementary Stage

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years i.e. from Class I to VIII. The Act came into force from 1st April, 2010 and is being implemented by all States/UTs. The Government has constituted a sub-Committee of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) to examine the implications of extending the RTE to pre-primary and secondary stage of education.

The Central Government alongwith the State Governments has taken steps for the effective implementation of the Act and for addressing various issues, to provide quality education to children under the Act.