Act Number: 35

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

Year: 2009

Enactment Date: 2009-08-26

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

Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department: Department of School Education and Literacy

Section 11: Appropriate Government to provide for pre-school education.
    With a view to prepare children above the age of three years for elementary education and to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years, the appropriate Government may make necessary arrangement for providing free pre-school education for such children.
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