Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all the children of the age of six to fourteen years.
CitationAct No. 35 of 2009
Enacted byParliament of India
Assented to26 August 2009
Commenced1 April 2010
Related legislation
86th Amendment (2002)
Status: In force

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE) is an Act of the Parliament of India, enacted on 4 August 2009, that implemented the right to free and compulsory education for children from 6 to 14 years in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into force on 1 April 2010.

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