Multiple choice

Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is�

  1. Included in the directive principles of state policy

  2. A Fundamental Right

  3. A Statutory Right

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009) made education a Fundamental Right under Article 21A of the Constitution. Prior to this amendment, the right to education was part of the Directive Principles of State Policy (Article 45). The 86th Constitutional Amendment elevated it from a non-justiciable directive principle to a justiciable fundamental right.

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