The Supreme Court has said, children cannot be expected to walk three or more kilometres to attend school. The court said this while dealing with a matter regarding to a school in Kerala, the state which has the highest literacy rate in the country. The apex court said, right of education up to the age of 14 years is now a fundamental right under the Constitution. It said, to make right of education meaningful, efforts should be made to have upper primary schools in such a manner that no child in the age group of 10 to 14 years, has to walk such a distance only to attend schools.<br/>

The Supreme Court has said, children cannot be expected to walk three or more kilometres to attend school. The court said this while dealing with a matter regarding to a school in Kerala, the state which has the highest literacy rate in the country. The apex court said, right of education up to the age of 14 years is now a fundamental right under the Constitution. It said, to make right of education meaningful, efforts should be made to have upper primary schools in such a manner that no child in the age group of 10 to 14 years, has to walk such a distance only to attend schools.<br/>

The Supreme Court has said, children cannot be expected to walk three or more kilometres to attend school. The court said this while dealing with a matter regarding to a school in Kerala, the state which has the highest literacy rate in the country. The apex court said, right of education up to the age of 14 years is now a fundamental right under the Constitution. It said, to make right of education meaningful, efforts should be made to have upper primary schools in such a manner that no child in the age group of 10 to 14 years, has to walk such a distance only to attend schools.<br/>