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Wednesday, April 10

Duties of the Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child



 
As per section 2 the Government means:
 


Right of Children to Free andCompulsory Education Act, 2009 has cast duties upon the Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child.

(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;

The term “compulsory education” means obligation of the Government to:

(i) provide free elementary education to every child of the age of six to fourteen years; and

(ii) ensure compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child of 
the age of six to fourteen years;

(b) ensure availbility of a neighborhood school as specified in section 6;

(c) ensure that the child belonging to weaker section and the child belonging to disadvantaged group are not discriminated against and prevented from pursuing and completing elementary education on any grounds;

(d) provide infrastructure including school building, teaching staff and learning equipment;

(e) provide special training facility specified in section 4;

(f) ensure and monitor admission, attendance and completion of elementary education by every child;

(g) ensure good quality elementary education conforming to the standards and norms specified in the Schedule;

(h) ensure timely prescribing of curriculum and courses of study for elementary education; and

(i) provide training facility for teachers.