1Faculty Member, Public Administration, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurugram, Haryana, India
2Research Associate, Public Administration, Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurugram, Haryana, India, anuthapar23@gmail.com
*Corresponding author email id: rajvird@hipa.in
Online published on 27 April, 2020.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 came into force in 2010 (Article 21A of the Indian Constitution), making the ‘right to education’ a fundamental right for children between 06 and 14 years of age a reality. For the proper implementation of this landmark Act, the Parliament gave timelines to the government to execute all its provisions. The civil society collectively converged to raise a voice for demanding the implementation of right to education in its true spirit. Thereafter, this effort was highly supported by many organizations working at grass-root level, activists, educationists and teachers’ associations. This research paper is a study of the genesis of RTE Act highlighting its salient features and includes the apathy and the casual approach of the State towards its commitment of ensuring the right to education for the children. Furthermore, the challenges in the effective execution of this Act are also discussed at length.
Freeeducation, Fundamentalrights, Human development, Implementation of RTE Act, Primary education, Right to education, RTE Act
