Right To Education (RT

Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine. Important provisions under RTE Act are: ·         Right of children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighbourhood school. ·         It makes provisions for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age appropriate class. ·         It specifies the duties and responsibilities of appropriate Governments, local authority and parents in providing free and compulsory education ·         It lays down the norms and standards relating inter alia to Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTRs), buildings and infrastructure, school-working days, teacher-working hours ·         It prohibits physical punishment and mental harassment; screening procedures for admission of children; capitation fee; private tuition by teachers; and running of schools without recognition