Abstract

In 1950, long before goals were set by the international community, the constitution of India in Article 45 guaranteed free, universal, compulsory education for all children to the age of fourteen, with female education as a key element. However, despite numerous promises and five-year plans from governments up to and including the present, which made an unequivocal commitment in 2004 to provide at least 6 percent of Gross Domestic Product to education, the guarantee remains for many children a distant dream.

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