Feature of Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009

The RTE Act aims to provide primary education to all children aged 6 to 14 years.
It enforces Education as a Fundamental Right (Article 21).
The act mandates 25% reservation for disadvantaged sectionsof the society where disadvantaged groups include:
- SCs and STs
- Socially Backward Class
- Differently abled
It also makes provisions for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age-appropriate class.
It also states that sharing of financial and other responsibilities between the Central and State Governments.
It lays down the norms and standards related to:
- Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTRs)
- Buildings and infrastructure
- School-working days
- Teacher-working hours.
It had a clause for “No Detention Policy”which has been removed under The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2019.
It also provides for prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational work, other than decennial census, elections to local authority, state legislatures and parliament, and disaster relief.
It provides for the appointment of teachers with the requisite entry and academic qualifications.
It prohibits
- Physical punishment and mental harassment
- Screening procedures for admission of children
- Capitation fee
- Private tuition by teachers
- Running of schools without recognition
It focuses on making the child free of fear, trauma and anxiety through a system of child friendly and child centred learning.