Discussion
The right to education for children between six and fourteen was made a fundamental right by
Answer: D
Correct answer: The 86th Amendment
The 86th Amendment of 2002 inserted Article 21-A, making free and compulsory education for all children aged six to fourteen a fundamental right, to be provided in such manner as the State may by law determine. It did three things at once. It created the new right; it amended Article 45, which had been a directive to provide free and compulsory education up to fourteen, so that it now directs the State to provide early childhood care and education below six; and it added the eleventh Fundamental Duty, requiring a parent or guardian to provide educational opportunity to a child of that age. The enabling legislation is the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which came into force in 2010 and requires private unaided schools to reserve a quarter of their entry-level places for children from disadvantaged groups. It is one of the few instances of a right moving into Part III; the right to property moved out of it in 1978.
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