Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

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Act ID:	200935
Act Number:	35
Enactment Date:	2009-08-26
Act Year:	2009
Short Title:	The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Long Title:	An Act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years.
Ministry:	Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department:	Department of School Education and Literacy
Enforcement Date:	01-04-2010
Notification:	1st April, 2010, vide notification No. S.O. 428(E), dated 16th February, 2010, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).


Schedule 1. THE SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

RIGHT TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION

CHAPTER III

DUTIES OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PARENTS

CHAPTER IV

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS

CHAPTER V

CURRICULUM AND COMPLETION OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

CHAPTER VI

PROTECTION OF RIGHT OF CHILDREN

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Right of child to free and compulsory education.
Section 4. Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education.
Section 5. Right of transfer to other school.
Section 6. Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school.
Section 7. Sharing of financial and other responsibilities.
Section 8. Duties of appropriate Government.
Section 9. Duties of local authority.
Section 10. Duty of parents and guardian.
Section 11. Appropriate Government to provide for pre-school education.
Section 12. Extent of school’s responsibility for free and compulsory education.
Section 13. No capitation fee and screening procedure for admission.
Section 14. Proof of age for admission.
Section 15. No denial of admission.
Section 16. Examination and holding back in certain cases.
Section 17. Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment to child.
Section 18. No school to be established without obtaining certificate of recognition.
Section 19. Norms and standards for school.
Section 20. Power to amend Schedule.
Section 21. School Management Committee.
Section 22. School Development Plan.
Section 23. Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers.
Section 24. Duties of teachers and redressal of grievances.
Section 25. Pupil-Teacher Ratio.
Section 26. Filling up vacancies of teachers.
Section 27. Prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes.
Section 28. Prohibition of private tuition by teacher.
Section 29. Curriculum and evaluation procedure.
Section 30. Examination and completion certificate.
Section 31. Monitoring of child’s right to education.
Section 32. Redressal of grievances.
Section 33. Constitution of National Advisory Council.
Section 34. Constitution of State Advisory Council.
Section 35. Power to issue directions.
Section 36. Previous sanction for prosecution.
Section 37. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 38. Power of appropriate Government to make rules.
Section 39. Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.

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Year	Description	Files
08-04-2010	Central RTE Rules, 2010
28-09-2015	Central RTE (Amendment) Rules , 2015
30-09-2015	Mid Day Meal Rules 2015
20-02-2017	Central RTE (Amendment) Rules , 2017
16-05-2017	Mid-Day Meal (Amendment) Rules, 2017
17-10-2017	RTE (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017
11-01-2019	The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Educaiton (Amendment) Act, 2019
18-04-2019	Mid-Day Meal (Amendment) Rules, 2019

Year	Description	Files
31-03-2010	Notification dated 31st March,2010 for appointment of NCTE as academic authority us 23 of the RTE Act and of NCERT as the academic authority us 29 of the RTE Act
23-08-2010	Notification dated 23.8.2010 of NCTE laying down the minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a School teacher us 23 (1) of the RTE Act.
19-01-2011	Notification dated 19th January,2011 for including CTSA as speicified category school.
11-02-2011	Guidelines dated 11.2.2010 for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) under RTE Act.
29-07-2011	Notification dated 29.7.2011 of NCTE reg. amendment in notification of 23rd August, 2010 on minimum teacher qualification
13-04-2017	Notification regarding Relaxation under Section 23(2) of the RTE Act, 2009 to the State of Assam -
18-05-2017	Notification regarding the 'children living with or affected by HIV as Child belonging to disadvantaged Group in respect of Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu under Section 2(d) of the RTE Act, 2009
10-08-2017	The Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2017
08-09-2017	Reconstitution of the National Advisory Council (NAC) under Section 33 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
28-06-2018	Notification dated 28.6.2018 of NCTE reg. amendment in notification dated 23rd August, 2010 reg minimum qualification.
04-01-2019	Relaxation to Tripura under section 23(2) of RTE Act, 2009.
11-01-2019	The Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2019
28-02-2019	Notification dated 28.02.2019 regarding enforcement of RTE(Amendment) Act, 2019