A Critique of Right to Education in India

Authors

  • Mubashir Ahmad Malik Doctoral Fellow, School of Law and Legal Studies, GGS Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi- 110078. Assistant Professor, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India 1900006.
  • M. Afzal Wani Dean, School of Law and Legal studies, GGSIP University, Dwarka Delh

Keywords:

Criticism of Right to Education, Constitutional 86th Amendment, Fundamental Right to Education, Free and Compulsory Education.

Abstract

The judicial efforts at national level along with the pressure built by International community at Jometien Conference and afterwards finally led to the Constitutional Amendment in 2002 to ensure 8 years of basic schooling as a fundamental right in India. The amendment needed enabling legislation to be effective, the enactment of which was not smooth but had a long chequered history, depicting official apathy. The historic legislation was ultimately enacted in 2009 but its criticism outnumbered its main features. The paper submits the critical appraisal of the legislation which most of the critiques have neglected.

 

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Published

2014-08-15

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Malik, M. A., & Wani, M. A. (2014). A Critique of Right to Education in India. Asian Journal of Education and E-Learning, 2(4). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJEEL/article/view/1406

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): August 2014

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