Reservations in private schools: towards a common school system?

Sarin, Ankur and Cherukuri, Tarun (2026) Reservations in private schools: towards a common school system? In: Realising right: a handbook of welfare in India. Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, pp. 166-187.

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Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 mandates that unaided private schools set aside at least 25 per cent of entry-level seats for children from ‘economically weaker sections’ and ‘socially disadvantaged groups in the neighbourhood’. The precursor to this Act was Article 21A of the Constitution, introduced by the 86th Constitutional Amendment, which mandates the provision of free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 6 and 14. Section 12(1)(c) specifically brings private unaided schools within a rights-based framework. The mandate is motivated by the argument that educating underprivileged children is ‘not merely the responsibility of schools run or supported by the appropriate governments, but also of schools which are not dependent on government funds’.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Sarin, Ankur and Cherukuri, Tarun
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Law > Civil procedure & courts Social sciences > 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/7635
Publisher URL:	https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/

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