April 1, 2010 12:52 PM

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Historic Right to Education Act comes into force today

The historic law making education a fundamental right of every child between the age of 6 to 14 to quality elementary education has come into force. The legal right to education from class one to class 8th could benefit nearly one crore children who do not go to schools at present. <br/><br/>The provisions of the Act says no school can deny admission to a student and all schools need to have fully trained teachers and infrastructure standard have been laid down in the act to ensure that quality education is provided . The local bodies and the state governments will undertake household surveys and neighborhood school mapping to ensure that all children are sent to school. <br/><br/>Twenty five per cent of the seats will have to be reserved in private schools for children belonging to disadvantaged sections of society. Children suffering from disabilities will have the right to pursue free and compulsory education.

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