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Section 3: Right of child to free and compulsory education.

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009Central Act · Act 35 of 2009

[(1) Every child of the age of six to fourteen years, including a child referred to in clause (d) or clause (e) of section 2, shall have the right to free and compulsory education in a neighbourhood school till the completion of his or her elementary education.]

(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), no child shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing the elementary education.

* * * * * (3) A child with disability referred to in sub-clause (A) of clause (ee) of section 2 shall, without prejudice to the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), and a child referred to in sub-clauses (B) and (C) of clause (ee) of section 2, have the same rights to pursue free and compulsory elementary education which children with disabilities have under the provisions of Chapter V of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995:

Provided that a child with "multiple disabilities" referred to in clause (h) and a child with "severe disability" referred to in clause (o) of section 2 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999) may also have the right to opt for home-based education.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Section3
Marginal noteRight of child to free and compulsory education.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

How this provision has been amended

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  • substituted, Act 30 of 2012. . Subs. by Act 30 of 2012, s. 4, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-8-2012)
  • omitted, Act 30 of 2012. . Proviso omitted by Act 30 of 2012, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-8-2012).
  • inserted. . Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-2012).

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