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.