RTE Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:age 6 to 14 years
gptkbp:amendedBy 2012
2017
2019
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
gptkbp:category Education law
Children's rights law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2009
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 April 2010
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Right_of_Children_to_Free_and_Compulsory_Education_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RTE Act
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_21A_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:mandate free education
compulsory education
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:State_Commissions_for_Protection_of_Child_Rights
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Protection_of_Child_Rights
gptkbp:objective to provide free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14 years
gptkbp:prohibits expulsion
detention
capitation fee
mental harassment
physical punishment
screening procedure for admission
gptkbp:requires neighborhood schools
trained teachers
no child to be held back or expelled until completion of elementary education
minimum infrastructure standards
gptkbp:section Section 12(1)(c) mandates 25% reservation for disadvantaged children in private unaided schools
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Right_to_Education_Act
gptkb:Right_of_Children_to_Free_and_Compulsory_Education_Act,_2009
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6