
India's Parliament passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act on 4 August 2009 (in force 1 April 2010), making free and compulsory education a fundamental right for all children aged 6-14 under Article 21A, including a mandate that private unaided schools reserve 25% of seats for disadvantaged children.
India's Parliament passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act on 4 August 2009 (in force 1 April 2010), making free and compulsory education a fundamental right for all children aged 6-14 under Article 21A, including a mandate that private unaided schools reserve 25% of seats for disadvantaged children.
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The RTE Act created binding state financing obligations (free schooling, 25% private-seat reimbursement), strengthening sustained public education funding in India.
The Act set pupil-teacher norms that drove recruitment drives, though it also exposed a large teacher shortfall, so the net effect on teacher supply is positive but partial.