Question

What are the main objective of RTE Act 2009

Answer 1

Answer: Free and compulsory education to all children of India in the 6 to 14 age group.

Explanation: Elementary Education was added in Fundamental Rights via Art 21 A of the constitution. It is obligatory for the Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to each and every child, in a neighbourhood school within 1 km, up to class 8 in India.

The Right to Education Act lays down norms and standards relating to Pupil-Teacher-Ratios (number of children per teacher), classrooms, separate toilets for girls and boys etc.

The Right to Education Act 2009 prohibits all kinds of physical punishment and mental harassment, discrimination based on gender, caste, class and religion.

The Right to Education Act mandates that no child can be held back or expelled from school till Class 8.

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Answer 2

The main objective of the RTE Act is to ensure that each child in India receives quality elementary education irrespective of their economic or caste background; this includes children who are forced to drop out of school.