Right to Information Act 2009
Right to Education Act 2009, also known as the RTE Act 2009, was enacted by the Parliament of India on 4 August 2009. It describes modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children aged between 6-14 years in India under Article 21 (A) of the Constitution of India.
The title of the RTE Act incorporates the words ‘free and compulsory. ‘Free education means that no child, other than a child who has been admitted by his or her parents to a school which is not supported by the appropriate Government, shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary education.
Right to Information Act 2009
The Act makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and specifies minimum norms in elementary schools. It requires all private schools(except the minority institutions) to reserve 25% of seats for the poor and other categories of children (to be reimbursed by the state as part of the public-private partnership plan).
The Act also provides that no child shall be held back, expelled, or required to pass a board examination until the completion of elementary education.
The RTE act requires surveys that will monitor all neighborhoods, identify children requiring education, and set up facilities for providing it. The World Bank education specialist for India, Sam Carlson, has observed.
The Right to Education of persons with disabilities until 18 years of age is laid down under separate legislation- the Persons with Disabilities Act. A number of other provisions regarding the improvement of school infrastructure, teacher-student ratio, and faculty are made in the Act.
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Right to Education Act 2009 Hindi
