Right to education is covered in which article of the indian constitution?

By Snehil Sharma Education has always been considered as a tool to enhance the purpose of life. The reason being that the quality of life of any individual is determined by his education. An appropriate education eventually leads towards enhancement of skills and knowledge. Apart from lifestyle, education also increases the chance of employability for any individual if he is well educated and such opportunities helps the individual to attain growth in any field. Therefore, Education can be referred as a type of right which also aids in exercising all other vested human rights. It provides individual freedom and development benefits to every citizen. Yet there is a large fraction of human population which is deprived from the basic opportunities concerning education and the most common reason behind the same is poverty and lack of appropriate resources. What is Right to Education? The right to education is basically a fundamental right which is vested with every individual. Every person, irrespective of religion, age, gender, race, nationality, social & ethnic origin or disability, is entitled for free elementary education for a better life. This right to education has been universally recognized after the introduction of UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) in the year 1948 and since has been enshrined in numerous conventions, constitutions of countries and plans of development Historical Evolution of Right to Education The historical evolution of Right to Educatio...

More • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Latest Current Affairs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cultural & Educational Rights (Articles 29 & 30) - Indian Polity Notes Cultural and Educational Rights safeguards the rights of linguistic and religious minorities. In this article, you can read all about Article 29 and Article 30 of the Indian Constitution. Aspirants would find this article very helpful while preparing for the IAS Exam . Aspirants should begin their preparation by solving now!! To complement your preparati...

The Constitution of India 1950 was drafted by the collective work of the following institutions: • A 389-member body responsible for drafting India’s Constitution. • Committees were created by the Constituent Assembly comprising smaller groups of members delegated with various responsibilities. • An unofficial forum consisting of Assembly members belonging to the Indian National Congress that met on the side-lines of the Assembly. • Digital Classroom • Writings & Media Engage Discover a wide range of writings and original multimedia content, in the form of blogs, podcasts and videos, that offer valuable insights into the history of India's Constitution, highlighting its relevance to current events both in India and worldwide. We rely on our extensive database of primary materials to produce this content. Article 32, Draft Constitution of India 1948 The State shall, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in case of unemployment, old age, sickness, disablement, and other cases of undeserved want. Article 41, Constitution of India 1950 The State shall, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, and in other cases of undeserved want.

This article has been written by Oishika Banerji of Amity Law School, Kolkata. This article provides a detailed analysis of Article 21A of the Indian Constitution, which provides for free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a fundamental right. This article has been published by Sneha Mahawar . Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Introduction The essence of every country lies in education, and without it, the country fails to survive. As a result, the cornerstone of the country is education. It is crucial for the overall growth and effective operation of a democracy. Education helps people become more skilled and more likeable, and as they grow, so does the country. It aims to achieve a wide range of goals ranging from employment to that of human resource development, general improvement, and bringing about much-needed social environment change. It provides residents of a nation with personal freedom and empowerment, thereby contributing to the development of an independent individual. It is regarded as the societal cornerstone that supports political stability, social progress, and economic prosperity. After food, clothing, and shelter a person’s fourth essential necessity is education. It is the foundation upon which society is built. Social justice and equality are made possible only by means of education. Right to Education and its underlying history Without some knowledge ...

This article is written by Tanya Singh, a 1st year student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh Education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. It promotes individual freedom and empowerment and yields important development benefits. Yet millions of children and adults remain deprived of educational opportunities, many as a result of poverty. Normative instruments of the United Nations and UNESCO lay down international legal obligations for the right to education. These instruments promote and develop the right of every person to enjoy access to education of good quality, without discrimination or exclusion. These instruments bear witness to the great importance that Member States and the international community attach to normative action for realizing the right to education. It is for governments to fulfill their obligations both legal and political in regard to providing education for all of good quality and to implement and monitor more effectively education strategies. Education is a powerful tool by which economically and socially marginalized adults and children can lift themselves out of poverty and participate fully as citizens. The right to education is a universal entitlement to education. This is recognized in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as a human right that includes the right to free, compulsory primary education for all, an obligation to develop secondary education accessible...

As former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh writes in The Hindu, ‘India must protect its hard-won freedoms.’ Indian citizens, under the Constitution, were guaranteed six fundamental rights - the right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to property and right to constitutional remedies. However, since then, the Supreme Court has read the right to Information, the right to education, and the right to privacy into various fundamental rights, and given a broad interpretation to the right to life under Article 21. Moreover, the right to property has been made a constitutional right. What are the basic fundamental rights? Under Articles 14-32 of the Constitution, Indian citizens were granted the six fundamental rights, upheld time and again by the Supreme Court. In India, the steady subversion of equality Right to equality: Under Articles 14-18, citizens are guaranteed equality before the law, protections against discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, and equal opportunity in public employment. Under these articles, untouchability is abolished and its enforcement is deemed a punishable offence, citizens are prohibited from accepting any titles (except military or academic) and people holding office are prohibited from accepting emoluments from any foreign state unless consented to by the President. Is the freedom of speech absolute? Right to freedom: Articles 19-...

• About us • • • • • • • Prelims • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Practice Quiz • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mains & Interview • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Current Affairs • • • • • • • • • Drishti Specials • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Test Series • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • State PCS • • • • • • • • • Videos • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quick Links Tags: • • • • • Why in News Delhi High Court asked the Central government to respond to a petition against the authorities for not deciding upon extension of free education under the Key Points • Constitutional Provisions for Right To Education: • Originally Part IV of Indian Constitution, Article 45 and Article 39 (f) of DPSP, had a provision for state funded as well as equitable and accessible education. • The first official document on the Right to Education was the Ramamurti Committee Report in 1990. • In 1993, the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in the Unnikrishnan JP vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Othersheld that Education is a Fundamental right flowing from Article 21. • Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999) was set up, which encompassed insertion of Article 21A. • The 86 th Constitutional Amendment in 2002, provided Right to Education as a fundamental right in Part-III of the Constitution. • It inserted Article 21A which made Right to Education a fundamental right for children between 6-14 years. • It provided for a follow-up legislation • ...

• About us • • • • • • • Prelims • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Practice Quiz • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mains & Interview • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Current Affairs • • • • • • • • • Drishti Specials • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Test Series • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • State PCS • • • • • • • • • Videos • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quick Links Tags: • • • • • Why in News Delhi High Court asked the Central government to respond to a petition against the authorities for not deciding upon extension of free education under the Key Points • Constitutional Provisions for Right To Education: • Originally Part IV of Indian Constitution, Article 45 and Article 39 (f) of DPSP, had a provision for state funded as well as equitable and accessible education. • The first official document on the Right to Education was the Ramamurti Committee Report in 1990. • In 1993, the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in the Unnikrishnan JP vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Othersheld that Education is a Fundamental right flowing from Article 21. • Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999) was set up, which encompassed insertion of Article 21A. • The 86 th Constitutional Amendment in 2002, provided Right to Education as a fundamental right in Part-III of the Constitution. • It inserted Article 21A which made Right to Education a fundamental right for children between 6-14 years. • It provided for a follow-up legislation • ...

As former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh writes in The Hindu, ‘India must protect its hard-won freedoms.’ Indian citizens, under the Constitution, were guaranteed six fundamental rights - the right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to property and right to constitutional remedies. However, since then, the Supreme Court has read the right to Information, the right to education, and the right to privacy into various fundamental rights, and given a broad interpretation to the right to life under Article 21. Moreover, the right to property has been made a constitutional right. What are the basic fundamental rights? Under Articles 14-32 of the Constitution, Indian citizens were granted the six fundamental rights, upheld time and again by the Supreme Court. In India, the steady subversion of equality Right to equality: Under Articles 14-18, citizens are guaranteed equality before the law, protections against discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, and equal opportunity in public employment. Under these articles, untouchability is abolished and its enforcement is deemed a punishable offence, citizens are prohibited from accepting any titles (except military or academic) and people holding office are prohibited from accepting emoluments from any foreign state unless consented to by the President. Is the freedom of speech absolute? Right to freedom: Articles 19-...

By Snehil Sharma Education has always been considered as a tool to enhance the purpose of life. The reason being that the quality of life of any individual is determined by his education. An appropriate education eventually leads towards enhancement of skills and knowledge. Apart from lifestyle, education also increases the chance of employability for any individual if he is well educated and such opportunities helps the individual to attain growth in any field. Therefore, Education can be referred as a type of right which also aids in exercising all other vested human rights. It provides individual freedom and development benefits to every citizen. Yet there is a large fraction of human population which is deprived from the basic opportunities concerning education and the most common reason behind the same is poverty and lack of appropriate resources. What is Right to Education? The right to education is basically a fundamental right which is vested with every individual. Every person, irrespective of religion, age, gender, race, nationality, social & ethnic origin or disability, is entitled for free elementary education for a better life. This right to education has been universally recognized after the introduction of UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) in the year 1948 and since has been enshrined in numerous conventions, constitutions of countries and plans of development Historical Evolution of Right to Education The historical evolution of Right to Educatio...