Act 35 of 2009

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.

  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • Department of School Education and Literacy
  • Enacted 2009-08-26
  • 39 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Right of child to free and compulsory education. Read
4 Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education. Read
5 Right of transfer to other school. Read
6 Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school. Read
7 Sharing of financial and other responsibilities. Read
8 Duties of appropriate Government. Read
9 Duties of local authority. Read
10 Duty of parents and guardian. Read
11 Appropriate Government to provide for pre-school education. Read
12 Extent of school’s responsibility for free and compulsory education. Read
13 No capitation fee and screening procedure for admission. Read
14 Proof of age for admission. Read
15 No denial of admission. Read
16 Examination and holding back in certain cases.Read
17 Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment to child. Read
18 No school to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition. Read
19 Norms and standards for school. Read
20 Power to amend Schedule. Read
21 School Management Committee. Read
22 School Development Plan. Read
23 Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers. Read
24 Duties of teachers and redressal of grievances. Read
25 Pupil-Teacher Ratio. Read
26 Filling up vacancies of teachers. Read
27 Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes. Read
28 Prohibition of private tuition by teacher. Read
29 Curriculum and evaluation procedure. Read
30 Examination and completion certificate. Read
31 Monitoring of child’s right to education. Read
32 Redressal of grievances. Read
33 Constitution of National Advisory Council. Read
34 Constitution of State Advisory Council. Read
35 Power to issue directions. Read
36 Previous sanction for prosecution. Read
37 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
38 Power of appropriate Government to make rules. Read
39 Power of Central Government to remove difficulties. Read
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