By which of the following amendments was the Right to Education included in the Indian Constitution?

Correct option is B

Sol: The correct answer is (b) 86

The Right to Education (RTE) was included in the Indian Constitution through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002.

Key Points:

• Article 21-A was added, which made free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years a fundamental right.
• The amendment also modified Article 45, ensuring that the state shall endeavor to provide early childhood care and education to all children until they complete the age of six years.
• The first official document on the Right to Education was the Ramamurti Committee Report in 1990. In 1993, the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in the Unnikrishnan JP vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others held that Education is a fundamental right flowing from Article 21.
  
• It provided for a follow-up legislation Right to Education Act 2009.
  

Information booster:

The 87th Amendment Act of 2003 amended Article 16 of the Indian Constitution, which deals with equality of opportunity in public employment, by providing for reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs, as well as allowing the government to make provisions for this.

The 85th Amendment Act of 2001 of the Indian Constitution provided reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs, and it also stated that the seniority of employees in these categories would not be affected by their promotion through reservation.

The 83rd Amendment Act of 2000 of the Indian Constitution extended the deadline for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and State Legislative Assemblies for another 10 years,​