IS EDUCATION A PRIVILEGE OR A BASIC NECESSITY FOR EVERYONE? (RTE ACT 2009 Analysis)
By Kamakshi Gupta, Kalindi College In India, one of the major problems is to provide quality education to the economically weaker sections of the society, the underprivileged and the disadvantaged due to various socio-economic, political and cultural barriers. The various reasons of these sects of the society not getting proper education can be- gender discrimination, social differences of caste and religion, location disadvantage and economic disadvantage. Other reasons include physical and mental disabilities. Right to Education act (enacted on August 4,2009, came into effect on April 1,2010) grants free and compulsory education for children aged between 6-14 years in India under Article 21 (A) of the Constitution of India. It makes education a fundamental right of every child in India. RTE aims at providing free and compulsory elementary education to each and every child of the country in his/her neighbourhood school. It prescribes basic norms for elementary school education su...