Right to Education

• Every child has the right to get basic education as per Indian Law
• This was enshrined by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009.
• It is a Fundamental Duty of each parent to provide basic education to their children of the age of 6-14.

Challenges¶

• Lack of qualified teachers make it difficult to enforce this right.
• In places where schools are available, many primary schools are run by one single teacher.
  • Data One in seven Indian primary schools run by a lone teacher - The Hindu - (Data | One in seven Indian primary schools run by a lone teacher - The Hindu)
  • Right to Education Act mandates one primary school within 1 KM of every habitable area. This might influence the huge number of single-teacher primary schools