Right to education: responding to gender disparity?

Present paper is a critical commentary on the status and objectives of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in the light of gender equality in India. In the Indian political system, constitutional declarations for equality assurances are elaborately present in Fundament Rights (Part III) and Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV). Provisions under these two provide magnified articles through which future governments are made responsible for the eradication of disparity, whether based on gender or caste. These promises are further sharpened and systemized by making education as one of rights, through Right to Education Act 2009.

Present paper is evaluating the capacity of Act in favor of women. It is an attempt to see if the Act is actually working for eradicating of gender disparity, exists in larger extend. The research is a blend of empirical and normative knowledge. The study will be descriptive, analytical and interpretative. It shall use library based knowledge as a major tool.