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In the Constitution of India "Right to Education" is now guaranteed as fundamental right under Article

Article 21A, inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002, requires the State to provide "free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six…

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In the Constitution of India "Right to Education" is now guaranteed as fundamental right under Article

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Article 21A, inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002, requires the State to provide "free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years" in the manner the State may by law determine; the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 gives effect to it from 1 April 2010. Article 51A lists the fundamental duties (clause (k) asks parents to provide opportunities for education), while Articles 48 and 49 are Directive Principles on agriculture and on monuments.

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