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Which of the following is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?
Right to Property
Right to Education
Right to Work
Right to Information
Right to Education
The Right to Education (RTE) was inserted into the Indian Constitution as a Fundamental Right under Article 21A through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002. This provision mandates that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 6 and 14 years.
The Right to Education (RTE) was inserted into the Indian Constitution as a Fundamental Right under Article 21A through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002. This provision mandates that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 6 and 14 years.
Article 21A, Part III of the Indian Constitution, 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002.
Article 21A makes education a justiciable right for children aged 6-14.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act) came into force on April 1, 2010.
The 86th Amendment also amended Article 45 (Directive Principles) and added Article 51A(k) (Fundamental Duties).
Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978 and is now a legal right under Article 300A.
Right to Work and Right to Information are not Fundamental Rights; the former is a Directive Principle (Article 41) and the latter is a statutory right under the RTI Act, 2005.
Right to Education was added to Part III to fulfill the mandate of providing universal elementary education.
B is correct тАФ The Right to Education is guaranteed as a Fundamental Right under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.
Always distinguish between Fundamental Rights (Part III) and Directive Principles (Part IV); while Fundamental Rights are enforceable by courts, Directive Principles are fundamental in the governance of the country but not justiciable.