Question

The Article 21A of the Constitution of India which was inserted by the 86th Amendment Act, 2002, gives right to education to all children of the age of 6 to 14 years. The main provision of this article is ______________________.

• A. only selective children shall exercise such right.
• B. parents shall provide free and compulsory education.
• C. centre shall provide free and compulsory education.
• D. state shall provide free and compulsory education.

Answer 1

The correct option is D state shall provide free and compulsory education.

Article 21-A was inserted through the eighty-sixth amendment in the year 2002. It provides that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years.