As per
section 11 of Right
of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act, 2009 Government is to provide free
pre-school education for children with a view to prepare children above the age
of three years for elementary education and to provide early childhood care and
education for all children until they complete the age of six years.
As
per section 2 the Government means:
(i)
in relation to a school established, owned or controlled by the Central
Government, or the administrator of the Union territory, having no legislature,
the Central Government.
(ii)
in relation to a school, other than the school referred to in sub-clause (i),
established within the territory of:
(A) a State, the State
Government;
(B) a Union territory
having legislature, the Government of that Union territory;