CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RIGHT TO COMPULSORY EDUCATION: A BOON OR A BURDEN
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The importance of education cannot be denied for the overall development of a human being as it is only the education that makes a difference between animal and humans. Education is the key to inculcating knowledge, skill and confidence in one’s personality. It tends to bring a positive attitude in a psyche and nature of a person. Education helps the person stand out in every field. It enhances the skills of individuals so that they can have a better say in job sector. The paper focuses on making education compulsory through the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (hereinafter referred as RTE Act), 2009. It is a legislation enacted by the Parliament on 4 August 2009 which makes education compulsory for the children between the ages of 6 to 14 years under Article 21A of the Constitution. India is now one of the 135 countries of the world that have made education as a fundamental right. The paper commences with the meaning of education, further explaining it in the context of compulsory education in various countries. Backboned by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Conventions for considering right to education as a human right, the Constitution of India embedded provisions for incorporating education as an enabling fundamental right. The paper goes all round deep into the pros and cons of making education mandatory putting forward it as a roadmap towards a progressed Nation or a Burden on the State’s resources.
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