The biggest challenge facing this vast country with people belonging to diverse background in terms of culture, language,religion,caste is to educate it's people to make this nation a knowledge based economy.
Education comes under the state list subject but it was a historic moment when through the Constitutional Amendment Bill(86th Constitutional Amendment Bill),2002 Right to Education was added to our constitution under Article 21-A. (First ever Fundamental Right being added to the constitution after Independence)
Supreme Court had already in some verdicts clearly mentioned that Right To Education was implicit in Right To Life under article 21. Right to Life i.e to live a life with dignity will only be possible with a Right to Education. Also the articles 41,45,46 in Part IV of the constitution under directive principles of state policy clearly have given directions that it should be the responsibility of the state to provide employment health and education facilities for the welfare of the people in addition to providing education to the weaker sections of the society without any discrimination.
Keeping all these things in mind a legal enforceability was given to Right to Education as Right Of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act ,2009. This act was passed by the Central Government to make education free and compulsory for all children between the age group of 6-14 years.
Education comes under the state list subject but it was a historic moment when through the Constitutional Amendment Bill(86th Constitutional Amendment Bill),2002 Right to Education was added to our constitution under Article 21-A. (First ever Fundamental Right being added to the constitution after Independence)
Supreme Court had already in some verdicts clearly mentioned that Right To Education was implicit in Right To Life under article 21. Right to Life i.e to live a life with dignity will only be possible with a Right to Education. Also the articles 41,45,46 in Part IV of the constitution under directive principles of state policy clearly have given directions that it should be the responsibility of the state to provide employment health and education facilities for the welfare of the people in addition to providing education to the weaker sections of the society without any discrimination.
Keeping all these things in mind a legal enforceability was given to Right to Education as Right Of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act ,2009. This act was passed by the Central Government to make education free and compulsory for all children between the age group of 6-14 years.
