EDUCATION UGC NET
BASIC FACT ABOUT EDUCATION SYSTEMS
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Free and compulsory primary education
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Education for weaker sections of the country
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Giving financial assistance to less advanced states
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Rights of minorities to establish educational institutions
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Detailed explanation-1: -*[45. The State shall endeavour to provide, within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of fourteen years.]
Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution of India in a Directive Principle contained in article 45, has ‘made a provision for free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of fourteen years within ten years of promulgation of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 45 in The Constitution Of India 1949.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine.
Detailed explanation-5: -It also ensures equality in educational opportunities in India. Insertion of Article 21A, making elementary education a fundamental right of all children between the age group of 6-14 years, Article 45 has been amended so as to restrict its scope to pre-primary education up to 6 years of age.