Development of Right to Education Policy
DEVELOPMENT OF RIGHT TO EDUCATION POLICY
(ALL LEARN, ALL PROGRESS)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN LAW,
RANCHI
Submitted To: Submitted By: Dr. ALOK GUPTA SAGAR KUSHWAH Dean of Fcaulty Semester 3nd Public Policy Section-A NUSRL, Ranchi Roll No. 86
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INTRODUCTION “Every child of the age of six to 14 years shall have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school till completion of elementary education” Education and social change are very closely related to each other. Education should prepare the background for social change. Education fulfils the needs of society and propagates such ideas which promote social change, political change etc. in all forms of life. Education has been formally recognized as a human right since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This has since been affirmed in numerous global human rights treaties, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and cultural rights (1966). These treaties establish an entitlement to free, compulsory primary education for all children and more important a responsibility to provide basic education for individuals who have not completed primary education.
India achieved independence on August 15, 1947. Meanwhile, the social and legal structure of the society underwent changes with the change in the political set-up on January 26, 1950 a new constitution adopted and need of education arises because education is the only medium for achieving benefit, by the developments and changes in the society. In 2002, India joined, although after fifty-two years of Independence, the host of countries that provide a constitutional
(ALL LEARN, ALL PROGRESS)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF STUDY AND RESEARCH IN LAW,
RANCHI
Submitted To: Submitted By: Dr. ALOK GUPTA SAGAR KUSHWAH Dean of Fcaulty Semester 3nd Public Policy Section-A NUSRL, Ranchi Roll No. 86
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INTRODUCTION “Every child of the age of six to 14 years shall have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school till completion of elementary education” Education and social change are very closely related to each other. Education should prepare the background for social change. Education fulfils the needs of society and propagates such ideas which promote social change, political change etc. in all forms of life. Education has been formally recognized as a human right since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This has since been affirmed in numerous global human rights treaties, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and cultural rights (1966). These treaties establish an entitlement to free, compulsory primary education for all children and more important a responsibility to provide basic education for individuals who have not completed primary education.
India achieved independence on August 15, 1947. Meanwhile, the social and legal structure of the society underwent changes with the change in the political set-up on January 26, 1950 a new constitution adopted and need of education arises because education is the only medium for achieving benefit, by the developments and changes in the society. In 2002, India joined, although after fifty-two years of Independence, the host of countries that provide a constitutional
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