The right to education journey: from access to quality

De, Anuradha and Sinha, Amarjeet (2026) The right to education journey: from access to quality. In: Realising right: a handbook of welfare in India. Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, pp. 149-156.

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Article 21A of the Constitution, introduced by the 86th Constitutional Amendment, set out the right of children between the ages of six and fourteen to free and compulsory education. In 2009, this was operationalised by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. While efforts over the years have improved levels of school participation, data continue to report learning deficits among students and concerns about the quality of education and students’ learning outcomes remain. Policy needs to focus on overcoming these learning deficits to create an environment where learning can take place in a meaningful way. This would require transforming schools into community institutions, decentralising their management and providing teachers with adequate training and teaching time.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	De, Anuradha and Sinha, Amarjeet
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Education Social sciences > Education > Teacher education Social sciences > Education > Elementary education
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7634
Publisher URL:	https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/

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