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'Right to Education' was made a Fundamental Right by which amendment?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 42nd Amendment
  2. 73rd Amendment
  3. 86th Amendment
  4. 91st Amendment

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 86th Amendment

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (C) 86th Amendment šŸ“š Explanation: The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2002 inserted Article 21A into the Constitution. It states that the "State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years." This amendment transformed education from a Directive Principle into a justiciable Fundamental Right. The Right to Education (RTE) Act was subsequently passed in 2009 to implement this provision.