KBC 14: Which Constitutional Amendment Act was passed to provide compulsory education to children between 6 and 14 years in 2002?
87th Amendment Act, 2003
88th Amendment Act, 2003
86th Amendment Act, 2003
85th Amendment Act, 2003
Answer: 86th Amendment Act, 2003
The 86th Amendment of the Constitution of India provides Rights to Education from the age of six to fourteen years and early childhood care until the age of six.
It has inserted Article 21A (Right to Education as a Fundamental Right) and replaced Article 45 (Early Childhood Education) of Directive Principles of State Policy and amended article 51A (Fundamental Duties) to add new duty of parents for providing education to his child between the age of six and fourteen years.
The Act is titled the Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. It was passed by the parliament in August 2009. When it came into force in 2010, India became one of the 135 countries where education is a fundamental right of every child.
Under the 86th Amendment Act, no child is liable to pay any kind of fees or charges or expenses which may prevent him/her from pursuing and completing elementary education. It also makes it obligatory on the part of the government to ensure admission, attendance, and completion of elementary education by all children falling in the age bracket six to fourteen years.
The article also stipulates that children must have access to a school within a reasonable distance of their homes and it is the responsibility of their parents to ensure that their children attend school.
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