# India enacts the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009)

Date: 2009

India's Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, Act No. 35 of 2009, is dated 26 August 2009 and entered into force on 1 April 2010. It establishes free and compulsory elementary education for children aged 6-14, gives central and state governments concurrent responsibility for funding implementation, and requires bounded public reimbursement for qualifying private-school places reserved for disadvantaged children.

## Drivers

- Public Education Funding: https://factrail.ai/drivers/edu-public-education-funding
- Teacher Quality and Supply: https://factrail.ai/drivers/edu-teacher-quality-supply

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