Correct option is B
- The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 added Article 21-A to the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to elementary education as a fundamental right for all children between the ages of 6 and 14 years.
- This amendment made India one of the few countries to explicitly guarantee free and compulsory education as a fundamental right. The provision aims to ensure that every child has access to education during the critical years of childhood.
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- The Right to Education Act (RTE), which came into effect in 2009, operationalized this constitutional right, ensuring that children in the 6-14 age group are enrolled in school and provided with quality education.
- The amendment and the RTE Act are part of India’s commitment to achieving universal primary education and improving literacy rates across the country.
