Abstract
Therefore looking at all these and many more of such issues the government needs to ensure that for the smooth functioning of the act and for the benefit to reach the much needed sections of the society, some more detailing and alterations in the act is required. The weaker section of the society who actually needs to get the benefit is hardly informed about the act and its provisions. Therefore a lot of effort needs to be made both on part of the government, NGOs and alert citizens to make the underprivileged people aware of their rights, the facilities and the services being provided. If we are looking towards an educated India we really need to put in a lot of effort to ensure that the benefits reach the needy and the target of being a literate country is achieved.
Highlights
The enforcement of the Right to Education Act brings the country closer to achieving the objectives and mission of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA) and is a historic step taken by the Government of India.Article 21-A and the RTE Act came into effect on 1 April 2010
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. „Compulsory education‟ casts an obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to provide and ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by all children in the 6-14 age group
(ii) It clarifies that „compulsory education‟ means obligation of the appropriate government to provide free elementary education and ensure compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education to every child in the six to fourteen age group. „Free‟ means that no child 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
Summary
The enforcement of the Right to Education Act brings the country closer to achieving the objectives and mission of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA) and is a historic step taken by the Government of India. „Compulsory education‟ casts an obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to provide and ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by all children in the 6-14 age group. The right to education includes a responsibility to provide basic education for individuals who have not completed primary education In addition to this access to education provisions, the right to education encompasses the obligation to eliminate discrimination at all levels of the educational system, to set minimum standards and to improve quality The 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. The heat, the dust and the fumes may take its toll on the health of the young children and they may develop complications
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